,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bgc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #a1 #bjag,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,mr4 ,enzi7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the protection and recovery 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 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are-- 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 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 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 land pursuant to section #bjb of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab72 and 7,b7 a land and resource management plan prepared by the ,forest ,service for ,national ,forest ,system land 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 #d4 ,protection and recovery of greater sage-grouse 7a7 ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc findings 7#a7 ,delay required ,the ,secretary of the ,interior may not modify or invalidate the finding of the ,director of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service announced in the proposed rule entitled ,endangered and ,threatened ,wildlife and ,plants2 #ab-,month ,finding on a ,petition to ,list ,greater ,sage-,grouse 7,centrocercus urophasianus7 as an ,endangered or ,threatened ,species 7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 #eiheh 7,october #b1 #bjae77 during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act and ending on ,september #cj1 #bjbg4 7#b7 ,effect on other laws ,the delay required under paragraph 7#a7 is and shall remain 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 ,the conservation status of the greater sage-grouse shall be considered not to warrant listing of the greater sage-grouse as an endangered species or threatened species under the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47 during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act and ending on ,september #cj1 #bjbg4 7b7 ,coordination of ,federal land management and ,state conservation and management plans 7#a7 ,prohibition on withdrawal and modification of ,federal resource management plans ,on notification by the ,governor of a ,state with a ,state management plan1 the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of ,agriculture may not make1 modify1 or extend any withdrawal or amend or otherwise modify any ,federal resource management plan applicable to ,federal land in the ,state in a manner inconsistent with the ,state management plan for1 as specified by the ,governor in the notification1 a period of not fewer than #e 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 any amendment or modification of a ,federal resource management plan applicable to ,federal land in the ,state was issued after ,june #a1 #bjad1 and the withdrawal1 amendment1 or modification altered the management of the greater sage-grouse or the habitat of the greater sage-grouse-- 7,a7 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 plan2 and 7,b7 the ,federal resource management plan1 as in effect immediately before the withdrawal1 amendment1 or modification1 shall apply instead with respect to the management of the greater sage-grouse and the habitat of the greater sage-grouse1 to the extent consistent with the ,state management plan4 7#c7 ,determination of inconsistency ,any disagreement regarding whether a withdrawal1 amendment1 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 7c7 ,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 and the habitat of the greater sage-grouse 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 7d7 ,reporting requirement ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 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 describing the implementation by the ,secretaries of1 and the effectiveness of1 systems to monitor the status of greater sage-grouse on ,federal land under the jurisdiction of the ,secretaries4 7e7 ,judicial review ,notwithstanding any other provision of law 7including regulations71 this section1 including any determination made under subsection 7b77#c71 shall not be subject to judicial review4