,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ac1 #bjag,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mrs4 ,love1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 and ,ms4 ,cheney7 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 plans1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,greater ,sage ,grouse ,protection and ,recovery ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,protection and recovery of ,greater ,sage ,grouse 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,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 ,the term ,greater ,sage ,grouse means a sage grouse of the species ,centrocercus urophasianus4 7#c7 ,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 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 ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc findings 7#a7 ,delay required ,during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act and ending on ,september #cj1 #bjbg1 the ,secretary of the ,interior may not alter or invalidate the finding made by ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service on ,october #b1 #bjae1 under 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 7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 #eiheg et seq474 7#b7 ,effect on other laws ,paragraph 7#a7 shall apply 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 ,september #cj1 #bjbg1 the conservation status of the ,greater ,sage ,grouse under the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47 shall remain not warranted for listing under such ,act4 7d7 ,coordination of ,federal land management and ,state conservation and management plans 7#a7 ,prohibition on withdrawals and modification of ,federal resource management plans ,effective upon notification by the ,governor of a ,state with a ,state management plan1 neither the ,secretary of the ,interior nor the ,secretary of ,agriculture may 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 withdrawal of1 nor amend1 revise1 or otherwise modify any ,federal resource management plan applicable to1 ,federal lands in the ,state 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 amendment1 revision1 or modification of a ,federal resource management plan applicable to ,federal lands in the ,state was issued after ,june #a1 #bjad1 and the amendment1 revision1 or modification altered management of the ,greater ,sage ,grouse or its habitat1 implementation and operation of the amendment1 revision1 or modification shall be stayed to the extent that the amendment1 revision1 or modification is inconsistent with the ,state management plan4 ,the ,federal resource management plan1 as in effect immediately before the withdrawal1 amendment1 revision1 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 an amendment1 revision1 or other modification of a ,federal resource management plan 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 ,federal action consistent with a ,state management plan1 any findings1 analyses1 or conclusions regarding the ,greater ,sage ,grouse or its habitat under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcca et seq47 shall not have a preclusive effect on the approval or implementation of the ,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 #bjbg1 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 this section1 including determinations made under this section1 shall not be subject to judicial review4