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To implement the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5763| House 
| Updated: 5/30/2018
Alan S. Lowenthal

Alan S. Lowenthal

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (14)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 10, 2018
Introduced in House
May 10, 2018
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.
May 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
May 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • May 10, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • May 10, 2018
    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.


  • May 30, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.


  • May 30, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Animals

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAquatic ecologyBirdsCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment information and archivesInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationLicensing and registrationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionScientific communicationWildlife conservation and habitat protection

To implement the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5763| House 
| Updated: 5/30/2018
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.
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Timeline
May 10, 2018
Introduced in House
May 10, 2018
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.
May 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
May 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • May 10, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • May 10, 2018
    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.


  • May 30, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.


  • May 30, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Alan S. Lowenthal

Alan S. Lowenthal

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (14)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Animals

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAquatic ecologyBirdsCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment information and archivesInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationLicensing and registrationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionScientific communicationWildlife conservation and habitat protection