US HB4483 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises requirements governing the management of endangered or threatened species, establishes exemptions from environmental review requirements, and permits the delegation of authority for species management to states under certain circumstances. Specifically, this bill revises requirements governing cooperative management agreements to manage areas established for the conservation of endangered or threatened species. Under current law, the agreements are between states and the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce. allows the departments to enter into (1) agreements with local governments, Indian tribes, or nonfederal persons; and (2) agreements to manage areas established for the conservation of species that are candidates for listing. The bill exempts the actions of preparing, approving, and entering into an agreement from environmental review requirements. The departments may (1) delegate the authority to manage species to states that establish and maintain an adequate program for the conservation of endangered or threatened species that reside in the state, and (2) provide financial assistance to a state that has entered into an agreement with the department or to a state with delegated authority.
Title
LAMP Act of 2019 Localizing Authority of Management Plans Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR] | Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] | Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA] |
Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT] | Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA] | Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY] | Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND] |
Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-10-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. |
2019-09-24 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
2019-09-24 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental protection
Federal-Indian relations
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Property rights
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental protection
Federal-Indian relations
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Property rights
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4483/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4483/BILLS-116hr4483ih.pdf |