H.R. 286 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 286 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2021Mr. Tiffany (for himself, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gallagher, and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exclude the gray wolf from the authority of such Act, to remove the gray wolf from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Managing Predators Act. 2. Gray wolf excluded Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary shall by regulation and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall by regulation; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Applicability to the gray wolf (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this Act does not apply to the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wyoming. (B) Delisting Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wyoming is removed from the lists of threatened species and endangered species that are published pursuant to this Act. (C) Authority in other States Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to a State other than Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, or Wyoming, if the population of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in such State, as estimated by the agency of such State that has primary authority over wildlife management and conservation, is at or above a population goal established by such agency, the Secretary may not make a determination under paragraph (1) that the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in such State is an endangered species or threatened species. . 3. Delisting of gray wolf in certain States Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wyoming is removed from the lists of threatened species and endangered species that are published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).