US Congress House Bill 3069 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on September 29 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-08 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 220.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is operating to issue one-year permits to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission for the lethal taking on the waters of the Columbia River or its tributaries of sea lions that are part of a healthy population that is not listed as an endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in order to protect endangered and threatened species of salmon and other nonlisted fish species. Authorizes the Secretary to renew such permits. Prohibits such a permit from authorizing the lethal taking of more than 10 sea lions. Limits the cumulative annual taking of sea lions each year under all such permits to 1% of the annual potential biological removal level. Provides that environmental impact statement requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) do not apply with respect to this Act and the issuance of any such permits during the five-year period that begins on this Act's enactment. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend the issuance of such permits if, after five years, lethal removal authority is no longer necessary to protect salmonid and other fish species from sea lion predation. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) preventing predation by sea lions, recovery of listed salmonid stocks, and preventing future listings of fish stocks in the Columbia River is a vital priority; (2) permit holders exercising lethal removal authority should be trained in wildlife management; and (3) the government should continue to fund lethal and nonlethal removal measures for preventing such predation.

Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act

Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]	Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-08	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 220.
2011-12-08	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-322.
2011-10-05	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 13.
2011-10-05	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-09-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

HB946 (Related) 2011-06-14 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB2578 (Related) 2012-06-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3069/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3069/BILLS-112hr3069ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3069/BILLS-112hr3069rh.pdf