,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cfh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ad1 #bjag,mr4 ,flake introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,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 wolf4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,mexican ,gray ,wolf ,recovery ,plan ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service4 7#b7 ,mexican gray wolf ,the term ,mexican gray wolf means the subspecies classified as the ,mexican gray wolf 7,canis lupus baileyi7 of the species gray wolf 7,canis lupus7 7as of the date of enactment of this ,act74 7#c7 ,prey ,the term prey means wild ungulates and other wild animals4 #c4 ,recovery plan for ,mexican gray wolves 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall publish a revised recovery plan for the ,mexican gray wolf populations in the ,states of ,arizona and ,new ,mexico4 7b7 ,contents ,the recovery plan described in subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 the requirements described in section #d7;f77#a77;,b7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;f77#a77;,b771 unless otherwise provided in this subsection2 7#b7 an assertion that ,state and individual interests and cooperation are crucial components to the recovery of the ,mexican gray wolf2 7#c7 the input of ,state entities and individuals1 including-- 7,a7 ,state wildlife authorities2 7,b7 livestock producers2 7,c7 ranchers2 7,d7 managers or owners of-- 7i7 natural resources2 or 7ii7 private land2 7,e7 recreation interests2 7,f7 affected county governments2 and 7,g7 other interested ,state parties2 7#d7 recovery goals for the ,mexican gray wolf in the ,states of ,arizona and ,new ,mexico1 as determined by the agreements between the ,director1 the ,states of ,arizona and ,new ,mexico1 and ,state interests1 that-- 7,a7 comply with section #d7;f77#a77;,b77ii7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;f77#a77;,b77ii772 and 7,b7 include an enforceable maximum population of the ,mexican gray wolf that-- 7i7 ensures that-- 7,i7 the population of ,mexican gray wolves in the ,states of ,arizona and ,new ,mexico does not reach an unsustainable level2 and 7,,ii7 the range of ,mexican gray wolves in the ,states of ,arizona and ,new ,mexico is acceptable to a majority of the ,state entities and individuals described in paragraph 7#c72 and 7ii7 is not more than a number of ,mexican gray wolves that is agreed on by1 and acceptable to1 the ,state entities and individuals described in paragraph 7#c7 in accordance with paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f72 7#e7 the decrease of wild ungulate species in the ,states of ,arizona and ,new ,mexico due to the ,mexican gray wolf1 as determined to be acceptable to the ,state entities and individuals described in paragraph 7#c72 7#f7 a description of the acceptable and unacceptable impacts on-- 7,a7 wild game2 7,b7 livestock2 and 7,c7 recreation in the ,states of ,arizona and ,new ,mexico due to-- 7i7 the ,mexican gray wolf population2 and 7ii7 the management of the ,mexican gray wolf2 7#g7 a range for the ,mexican gray wolf during and after recovery that-- 7,a7 ensures a suitable habitat and prey base2 7,b7 does not allow the ,mexican gray wolf to disperse north of ,interstate #dj in the ,states of ,arizona and ,new ,mexico2 and 7,c7 focuses on areas that can support a robust wild ungulate population2 7#h7 a description of the efforts that the ,director will make to share with ,mexico all ,federal and ,state knowledge1 history1 and expertise relating to ,mexican gray wolf recovery efforts to ensure that any recovery effort by ,mexico is successful2 and 7#i7 a statement by the ,director that1 if the ,director does not comply with subsection 7a71 as determined by the ,state wildlife authority of the ,state of ,arizona or ,new ,mexico1 the ,director will allow the ,state wildlife authority to submit a proposal to assume or supplement the management of the ,mexican gray wolf in the relevant ,state4 7c7 ,management by the ,state 7#a7 ,noncompliance by the ,director 7,a7 ,in general ,if the ,director does not comply with subsection 7a71 the ,state wildlife authority of the ,state of ,arizona or ,new ,mexico may make a determination of noncompliance4 7,b7 ,proposal ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,state wildlife authority of the ,state of ,arizona or ,new ,mexico makes a determination under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,state wildlife authority of each ,state in which the ,mexican gray wolf is present may submit to the ,director a proposal to assume or supplement the management of the ,mexican gray wolf4 7,c7 ,approval of proposal ,on the date on which the ,director receives from a ,state wildlife authority a proposal referred to in subparagraph 7,b71 the ,director shall approve the proposal4 7#b7 ,management by ,state wildlife authority ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,director approves a proposal under paragraph 7#a77;,c71 the ,director shall allow the ,state wildlife authority to assume or supplement the management of the ,mexican gray wolf in the relevant ,state4 7#c7 ,agreements ,if a ,state wildlife authority assumes or supplements the management of the ,mexican gray wolf under paragraph 7#b71 the ,state wildlife authority shall manage the ,mexican gray wolf in accordance with the agreement between the ,state and the ,director that-- 7,a7 was made in the development of the recovery plan described in subsection 7a72 and 7,b7 included in the recovery plan under subsection 7b74 7#d7 ,eligibility for funding ,in the case of the management of the ,mexican gray wolf by a ,state wildlife authority under paragraph 7#b71 the ,state wildlife authority shall be eligible to apply for funding from-- 7,a7 the cooperative endangered species conservation fund established under section #f of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aece72 7,b7 the ,state and tribal wildlife conservation grant program established under title ,i of division ,a of ,public ,law #aaa-hh 7#abc ,stat4 #biji72 and 7,c7 the ,federal aid to wildlife restoration fund established under section #c7;a77#a7 of the ,pittman-,robertson ,wildlife ,restoration ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffi;b7a77#a774 #d4 ,exceedance of population 7a7 ,in general ,in the case of an exceedance of the acceptable and enforceable maximum population of ,mexican gray wolves referred to in section #c7;b77#d77;,b71 the ,director shall use a scientifically sound method to reduce the population of the ,mexican gray wolf1 including the removal of the appropriate number of ,mexican gray wolves from the ,state of ,arizona or ,new ,mexico and relocation of those ,mexican gray wolves within the range referred to in section #c7;b77#g74 7b7 ,wild ungulate herds ,in the case of a decline of a wild ungulate herd by more than the decrease referred to in section #c7;b77#e71 the ,director shall carry out a management action for the ,mexican gray wolf1 including the removal of an appropriate number of ,mexican gray wolves from the area in which the wild ungulate herd is located for relocation within the range referred to in section #c7;b77#g74 #e4 ,delisting of ,mexican gray wolves 7a7 ,in general ,effective beginning on the date on which the ,director determines that the population goal for the ,mexican gray wolf referred to in section #c7;b77#d7 has been reached-- 7#a7 the ,mexican gray wolf shall no longer be included on any list of endangered species1 threatened species1 or experimental populations under the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 and 7#b7 management of the ,mexican gray wolf shall be assumed by each ,state in which the ,mexican gray wolf is present4 7b7 ,no judicial review ,the determination by the ,director to remove the ,mexican gray wolf from any list of endangered species1 threatened species1 or experimental populations under the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 shall not be subject to judicial review4 7c7 ,state determination ,before the date on which the ,director delists the ,mexican gray wolf under subsection 7a71 subject to sections #c and #d1 each ,state in which the ,mexican gray wolf is present shall determine a number of ,mexican gray wolves below which1 or other specific criteria by which1 the ,director may make a determination to include the ,mexican gray wolf on a list of endangered species1 threatened species1 or experimental populations under section #d of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc74 7d7 ,monitoring ,the ,director shall carry out monitoring activities under section #d7;g7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;g77 to determine the number of ,mexican gray wolves in the ,states of ,arizona and ,new ,mexico4 7e7 ,no further listing 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to subsection 7c7 and paragraph 7#b71 after the date on which the ,director has delisted the ,mexican gray wolf under subsection 7a71 the ,director shall not make any determination that results in the inclusion of the ,mexican gray wolf on any list of endangered species1 threatened species1 or experimental populations under the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474 7#b7 ,exception ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a7 and subject to subsection 7c71 the ,director may include the ,mexican gray wolf on a list of endangered species1 threatened species1 or experimental populations under the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 if the population numbers1 impacts1 and range described in the recovery plan described in section #c7;a7 are not maintained4 7f7 ,no further recovery plans ,after the date on which the ,director publishes the recovery plan described in section #c7;a71 the ,director shall not publish any recovery plan for the ,mexican gray wolf1 unless the ,director makes a determination described in subsection 7c7 or 7e77#b74 #f4 ,reclassification of ,mexican gray wolf ,this ,act shall apply to the ,mexican gray wolf notwithstanding any reclassification of the ,mexican gray wolf as a subspecies1 a distinct population segment1 or a species other than the subspecies classified as the ,mexican gray wolf 7,canis lupus baileyi7 of the species gray wolf 7,canis lupus7 7as of the date of enactment of this ,act74