H.R. 4348 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4348 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2019Mr. Grijalva (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Case, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Porter, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Soto, and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To terminate certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered and threatened species, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect America’s Wildlife and Fish In Need of Conservation Act of 2019 or the PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019. 2. Termination of regulations relating to endangered and threatened species and restoration of prior regulations (a) In general The amendments to parts 17, 402, and 424 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, made by the following final rules are void: (1) The final rule promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants (84 Fed. Reg. 44753 (August 27, 2019)). (2) The final rule promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation (84 Fed. Reg. 44976 (August 27, 2019)). (3) The final rule promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Species and Designating Critical Habitat (84 Fed. Reg. 45020 (August 27, 2019)). (b) Effectiveness Parts 17, 402, and 424 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be in effect as if the amendments voided under subsection (a) had not been made.