,i #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgci ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ae1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,hardy1 ,mr4 ,zinke1 ,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cook1 and ,mr4 ,chaffetz7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the conservation and preservation of the ,greater ,sage ,grouse by facilitating ,state recovery plans4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,greater ,sage ,grouse ,protection and ,recovery ,act of #bjaf4 #b4 ,protection and recovery of greater sage grouse 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,federal resource management plan ,the term ,federal resource management plan means-- 7,a7 a land use plan prepared by the ,bureau of ,land ,management for public lands pursuant to section #bjb of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab72 or 7,b7 a land and resource management plan prepared by the ,forest ,service for ,national ,forest ,system lands pursuant to section #f of the ,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable ,resources ,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd74 7#b7 ,greater ,sage ,grouse ,the term ,greater ,sage ,grouse means a sage grouse of the species ,centrocercus urophasianus4 7#c7 ,state management plan ,the term ,state management plan means a ,state-approved plan for the protection and recovery of the ,greater ,sage ,grouse4 7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this section is-- 7#a7 to facilitate implementation of ,state management plans over a period of multiple1 consecutive ,greater ,sage ,grouse life cycles2 and 7#b7 to demonstrate the efficacy of the ,state management plans for the protection and recovery of the ,greater ,sage ,grouse4 7c7 ,delay in making ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc finding 7#a7 ,delay required ,in the case of any ,state with a ,state management plan1 the ,secretary of the ,interior may not make a finding under clause 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii7 of section #d7;b77#c77;,b7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;b77#c77;,b77 with respect to the ,greater ,sage ,grouse in that ,state before ,september #cj1 #bjbf4 7#b7 ,effect on other laws ,the delay imposed by paragraph 7#a7 is1 and shall remain1 effective without regard to any other statute1 regulation1 court order1 legal settlement1 or any other provision of law or in equity4 7#c7 ,effect on conservation status ,until the date specified in paragraph 7#a71 the conservation status of the ,greater ,sage ,grouse shall remain not warranted for listing under the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474 7d7 ,coordination of ,federal land management and ,state management plans 7#a7 ,prohibition on withdrawals and modifications of ,federal resource management plans ,in order to foster coordination between a ,state management plan and ,federal resource management plans that affect the ,greater ,sage ,grouse1 upon notification by the ,governor of a ,state with a ,state management plan1 the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as applicable1 may not exercise authority under section #bjd of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agad7 to make1 modify1 or extend any withdrawal1 nor amend or otherwise modify any ,federal resource management plan applicable to ,federal land in the ,state1 in a manner inconsistent with the ,state management plan for a period1 to be specified by the ,governor in the notification1 of at least five years beginning on the date of the notification4 7#b7 ,retroactive effect ,in the case of any ,state that provides notification under paragraph 7#a71 if any withdrawal was made1 modified1 or extended or if any amendment or modification of a ,federal resource management plan applicable to ,federal lands in the ,state was issued during the three-year period preceding the date of the notification and the withdrawal1 amendment1 or modification altered management of the ,greater ,sage ,grouse or its habitat1 implementation and operation of the withdrawal1 amendment1 or modification shall be stayed to the extent that the withdrawal1 amendment1 or modification is inconsistent with the ,state management plan4 ,the ,federal resource management plan1 as in effect immediately before the amendment or modification1 shall apply instead with respect to management of the ,greater ,sage ,grouse and its habitat1 to the extent consistent with the ,state management plan4 7#c7 ,determination of inconsistency ,any disagreement regarding whether a withdrawal1 or an amendment or other modification of a ,federal resource management plan1 is inconsistent with a ,state management plan shall be resolved by the ,governor of the affected ,state4 7e7 ,relation to ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi ,with regard to any major ,federal action consistent with a ,state management plan1 any findings1 analyses1 or conclusions regarding the ,greater ,sage ,grouse or its habitat under section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c77 shall not have a preclusive effect on the approval or implementation of the major ,federal action in that ,state4 7f7 ,reporting requirement ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter through #bjbf1 the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall jointly submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the ,secretaries' implementation and effectiveness of systems to monitor the status of ,greater ,sage ,grouse on ,federal lands under their jurisdiction4 7g7 ,judicial review ,notwithstanding any other provision of statute or regulation1 the requirements and implementation of this section1 including determinations made under subsection 7d77#c71 are not subject to judicial review4