US Congress House Bill 4480 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-1-1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act This bill authorizes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, done at Cape Town, South Africa, on February 2, 2001. This bill authorizes USFWS and NMFS to take action to conserve albatrosses and petrels, including to: reestablish albatrosses and petrels; prevent the introduction of, eradicate, or control invasive and nonnative species that have or may have an adverse effect on albatrosses and petrels; conserve, protect, and restore breeding sites; undertake measures for the conservation and protection of albatross and petrel habitat and other marine habitats that provide food for albatrosses and petrels; undertake scientific research to assess the effects of pollutants and marine debris on albatrosses and petrels; develop and implement measures to prevent, minimize, or mitigate the taking or disturbance of albatrosses and petrels in U.S. waters or by U.S. vessels; develop and undertake measures to minimize the bycatch of albatrosses and petrels; and share information on the conservation status of albatrosses and petrels, the threats facing albatrosses and petrels, and any actions taken under this bill. This bill prohibits the taking of an albatross or petrel without a permit, authorization, or exemption. USFWS, in consultation with NMFS, may authorize the taking of an albatross or petrel under exceptional circumstances or incidental to otherwise lawful activities. This bill gives the USFWS, the NMFS, and the Coast Guard authority to enforce this bill. This bill authorizes cooperation with other countries to achieve and maintain a favorable conservation status of albatrosses and petrels.

Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act

Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2016-02-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
2016-02-04	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2016-02-04	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2016-02-04	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2016-02-04	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4480/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4480/BILLS-114hr4480ih.pdf