Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act This bill authorizes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 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. Specifically, the FWS and the NMFS may take action to protect albatrosses and petrels and their habitats. The bill prohibits the taking of an albatross or petrel without a permit, authorization, or exemption.The FWS, in consultation with the NMFS, may authorize the taking of an albatross or petrel under exceptional circumstances or incidental to otherwise lawful activities. The bill gives the FWS, the NMFS, and the Coast Guard authority to enforce this bill. Finally, the bill authorizes cooperation with other countries to achieve and maintain a favorable conservation status of albatrosses and petrels.
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Timeline
Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 12.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.
Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 12.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.
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Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act
USA116th CongressHR-1305| House
| Updated: 10/22/2019
Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act This bill authorizes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 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. Specifically, the FWS and the NMFS may take action to protect albatrosses and petrels and their habitats. The bill prohibits the taking of an albatross or petrel without a permit, authorization, or exemption.The FWS, in consultation with the NMFS, may authorize the taking of an albatross or petrel under exceptional circumstances or incidental to otherwise lawful activities. The bill gives the FWS, the NMFS, and the Coast Guard authority to enforce this bill. Finally, the bill authorizes cooperation with other countries to achieve and maintain a favorable conservation status of albatrosses and petrels.
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Timeline
Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 12.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.
Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 12.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.
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