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A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to issue a scientifically valid and State-supported recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf.

USA115th CongressS-368| Senate 
| Updated: 2/14/2017
Jeff Flake

Jeff Flake

Republican Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (1)
John McCain (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act of 2016 This bill: requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to publish a revised recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf populations in Arizona and New Mexico; outlines what must be contained in the plan, including input from states and individuals, a maximum population of the wolf, and a specified range for the wolf; establishes a process for the state wildlife authority of Arizona or New Mexico to assume or supplant the USFWS' authority to manage such wolf in the relevant states if certain conditions are met; requires USFWS to reduce the population of such wolf within the specified range when the wolf's population exceeds the maximum population; and sets forth requirements for removing such wolf from the list of endangered species, threatened species, or experimental populations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 if the population recovery goal outlined in the plan is met.
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Feb 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • February 14, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 14, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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ArizonaEndangered and threatened speciesIntergovernmental relationsLivestockMammalsNew MexicoState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to issue a scientifically valid and State-supported recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf.

USA115th CongressS-368| Senate 
| Updated: 2/14/2017
Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act of 2016 This bill: requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to publish a revised recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf populations in Arizona and New Mexico; outlines what must be contained in the plan, including input from states and individuals, a maximum population of the wolf, and a specified range for the wolf; establishes a process for the state wildlife authority of Arizona or New Mexico to assume or supplant the USFWS' authority to manage such wolf in the relevant states if certain conditions are met; requires USFWS to reduce the population of such wolf within the specified range when the wolf's population exceeds the maximum population; and sets forth requirements for removing such wolf from the list of endangered species, threatened species, or experimental populations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 if the population recovery goal outlined in the plan is met.
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Timeline
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • February 14, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 14, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jeff Flake

Jeff Flake

Republican Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (1)
John McCain (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Animals

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ArizonaEndangered and threatened speciesIntergovernmental relationsLivestockMammalsNew MexicoState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection