,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,wi$ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 & ,mr4 
,tiffany7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc to      
exclude c]ta9 populations ( ! lake      
/urgeon f ! au?ority ( su* ,act4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/urgeon ,protect$ & ,exempt f ,absurd  
,regulations ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,spe>   
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,exclusion ( c]ta9   
populations ( lake /urgeon "u ,endang]$ 
,species ,act ( #aigc  7a7 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! lake  
/urgeon 7,acip5s] fulvesc5s7 holds a    
special place 9 ! cultural fabric (     
,wiscons91 especially = ! communities   
locat$ on ,lake ,w9nebago & ! ,w9nebago 
,sy/em4  7#b7 ,?r\gh ! /aun* d$ication &
 close public-private collaboration ( ! 
,wiscons9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,natural          
,res\rces1 ,/urgeon = ,tomorr[1 !       

,/urgeon ,advisory ,committee1 !        
,/urgeon ,gu>d1 & local fi%+1 sportsm51 
& cons]vation gr\ps1 ,wiscons9 has      
become ! global lead] 9 lake /urgeon    
managem5t4  7#c7 ,z a result ( ^! ef=ts 
& ! developm5t & implem5tation ( a      
compreh5sive managem5t plan1 ! ,lake    
,w9nebago sy/em is home to a ?riv+ lake 
/urgeon population1 "o ( ! l>ge/ 9 ,nor?
 ,am]ica1 & ! mo/ successful su/a9able  
/urgeon fi%]ies 9 ! _w4  7#d7 ,an       
integral compon5t ( ?is managem5t plan  
is ! annual /urgeon spe>+ season t is   
meticul\sly manag$ & provides ! data    
necess>y1 along ) data f detail$ spawn+ 
assessm5ts1 to ma9ta9 an accurate acc\nt
 ( population levels ne$$ & all[able    
maximum h>ve/ rates to ensure ! heal? & 
su/a9ability ( ! species4  7#e7 ,m&atory
 regi/ration /ations are e/abli%$ to    
collect detail$ data on ! l5g?1 weight1 
sex1 & tag /atus ( ea* h>ve/$ fi% &     
ensure /rict seasonal h>ve/ caps are    
foll[$4  7#f7 ,! spe>+ season has gr[n  
into a unique cultural ev5t fill$ )     

/rong traditions & community ties1 draw+
 p>ticipants f ?r\gh\t ,wiscons9 & _m   
o!r ,/ates1 & is crucial to !           
livelihoods ( local communities & small 
bus9esses ne> ! ,w9nebago ,sy/em :o rely
 on ! annual season4  7#g7 ,x is vital t
 ?is long-/&+ & *]i%$ tradition be      
protect$ & t ,wiscons9 is all[$ to      
cont9ue its successful ,w9nebago ,sy/em 
& /atewide managem5t ( lake /urgeon4    
7b7 ,exclusion f li/+ ,section #d7;a7 ( 
! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y    
%all by regulation & ins]t+ ,except z   
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71 ! ,secret>y    
%all by regulation2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,applicability to  
lake /urgeon ,! ,secret>y may n make a  
det]m9ation "u ?is subsection t any     
population ( ! lake /urgeon 7,acip5s]   
fulvesc5s7 9 ,wiscons9 is ?reat5$ or    
endang]$4  4