S3963-118

Introduced

To clarify that noncommercial species found entirely within the borders of a single State are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or any other provision of law enacted as an exercise of the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 14, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To clarify that noncommercial species found entirely within the borders of a single State are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or any other provision of law enacted as an exercise of the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Trade, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id65FDDD099D174E51939A5C3A93095BB2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Native Species Protection Act.
  • Section id3AFDB7A115384CCB990566D920F21DD4: 2. Treatment of intrastate species In this section, the term intrastate species means any species of plant or fish or wildlife (as those terms are defined in...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To clarify that noncommercial species found entirely within the borders of a single State are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or any other provision of law enacted as an exercise of the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Trade, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, To clarify that noncommercial species found entirely within the borders of a single State are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or any other provision of law enacted as an exercise of the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Trade Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies:
environmental regulators and natural-resource users:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 14, 2024

Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Sullivan) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Trade Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"intrastate species" §id3AFDB7A115384CCB990566D920F21DD4

any species of plant or fish or wildlife (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532)) that is— found entirely within the borders of a single State

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