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Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, and for other purposes. 5/16/2007--Introduced. Polar Bear Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit issuing permits for the importation of polar bear parts taken in a sport hunt.
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Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Feinstein. With written report No. 110-91. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 6/26/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2008. Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) wildland fire management (including transfer of funds); (3) construction; (4) land acquisition; (5) Oregon and California grant lands; (5) range improvements; (6) service charges, [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Bill TextTo amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, and for other purposes. 5/15/2007--Introduced. Polar Bear Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit issuing permits for the importation of polar bear parts taken in a sport hunt.
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Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo promote the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued management of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing use and conservation and resource protection, to add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey specified parcels of federal land to certain counties and cities in central Idaho. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey, to the state of Idaho a specified [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/26/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13494-13495; text as passed Senate: CR S13494) Bill TextA resolution designating May 2008 as "National Be Bear Aware and Wildlife Stewardship Month". 10/26/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates May 2008 as National Be Bear Aware and Wildlife Stewardship Month.
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Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Bill TextTo conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items, products, or substances containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, bear viscera, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Bear Protection Act of 2007 - Prohibits any person from: (1) importing bear viscera into, or exporting it from, the United States; or (2) selling bear viscera, bartering, offering it for sale or barter, or purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering, or receiving it in interstate or foreign commerce. Subjects persons who violate such prohibitions to specified penalties. Waives such prohibition for wildlife law enforcement purposes where a valid permit has been issued. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to continue discussions concerning trade in bear viscera with the appropriate representatives of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and with other [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo prohibit a State from charging an individual more than $200 for a permit or license to hunt big game on Federal public lands within that State. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Teddy Roosevelt Bring Back Our Public Lands Act of 2007 - Prohibits a state from charging more than $200 for the issuance to an individual of a permit, license, or other similar document granting to such individual the right to hunt big game (deer, elk, antelope, or bear) on federal public lands in that state.
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Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering for leasing, preleasing, and specified related activity within the Chukchi or Beaufort Sea Planning Area until the following prerequisites have been met: (1) the Secretary enters into an agreement with the National Research Council to report to Congress upon specified missing information regarding the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea marine and coastal ecosystems, and the adequacy of environmental, public health and cultural studies; (2) the polar bear is listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and critical habitat is designated for it, or the Secretary publishes a determination that such a listing is not warranted;[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Alaska, Animals, Continental shelf, Endangered species, Energy, Gas in submerged lands, Habitat conservation, Marine resources, Natural resources, Oil and gas leases, Petroleum in submerged lands
Latest Action: 01/17/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E46) Bill TextTo prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. 1/17/2008--Introduced. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract located in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region before the earlier of: (1) the listing of the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and a final decision regarding the determination of its critical habitat; or (2) the date the Secretary publishes a determination that such listing is not warranted.
Also tagged in: Alaska, Animals, Continental shelf, Endangered species, Energy, Gas in submerged lands, Habitat conservation, Marine resources, Natural resources, Oil and gas leases, Petroleum in submerged lands
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E350) Bill TextTo prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering for oil and gas leasing or any related activity any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. 3/11/2008--Introduced. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from offering for oil and gas leasing, or specified related activities, any tract located in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region before the earlier of: (1) the listing of the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and a final decision regarding determination of its critical habitat; or (2) the date the Secretary publishes a determination that such listing is not warranted.
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Also tagged in: Alaska, Animals, Continental shelf, Endangered species, Energy, Gas in submerged lands, Habitat conservation, Marine resources, Natural resources, Oil and gas leases, Petroleum in submerged lands
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E350) Bill TextTo prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering for oil and gas leasing or any related activity any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. 3/11/2008--Introduced. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from offering for oil and gas leasing, or specified related activities, any tract located in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region before the earlier of: (1) the listing of the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and a final decision regarding determination of its critical habitat; or (2) the date the Secretary publishes a determination that such listing is not warranted.
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to bears illegally harvested for their viscera in the same manner as with respect to prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes. 3/5/2008--Introduced. Bear Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to make it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce bear viscera. Defines "bear viscera" as the body fluids or internal organs of a bear, including its gallbladder and excluding its blood or brains. Provides that this Act does not affect the regulation by any state of its bear populations or affect the hunting of bears that is lawful under state laws.
Also tagged in: Alaska, Animals, Arctic regions, Coastal zone, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Continental shelf, Endangered species, Energy, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Environmental technology, Gas in submerged lands, Habitat conservation, Marine ecology, Marine pollution, Marine resources, Natural resources, Oil and gas leases, Oil pollution, Oil well drilling, Petroleum in submerged lands, Prospecting, Technology, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Wildlife conservation
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering for leasing, preleasing, and specified related activity within the Chukchi or Beaufort Sea Planning Area until the following prerequisites have been met: (1) the Secretary enters into an agreement with the National Research Council to report to Congress upon specified missing information regarding the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea marine and coastal ecosystems, and the adequacy of environmental, public health and cultural studies; (2) the polar bear is listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and critical habitat is designated for it, or the Secretary publishes a determination that such a listing is not warranted;[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Alaska, Animals, Continental shelf, Endangered species, Energy, Gas in submerged lands, Habitat conservation, Marine resources, Natural resources, Oil and gas leases, Petroleum in submerged lands
Latest Action: 01/17/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E46) Bill TextTo prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. 1/17/2008--Introduced. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract located in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region before the earlier of: (1) the listing of the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and a final decision regarding the determination of its critical habitat; or (2) the date the Secretary publishes a determination that such listing is not warranted.
Latest Action: 10/26/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13494-13495; text as passed Senate: CR S13494) Bill TextA resolution designating May 2008 as "National Be Bear Aware and Wildlife Stewardship Month". 10/26/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates May 2008 as National Be Bear Aware and Wildlife Stewardship Month.
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Latest Action: 08/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo prohibit a State from charging an individual more than $200 for a permit or license to hunt big game on Federal public lands within that State. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Teddy Roosevelt Bring Back Our Public Lands Act of 2007 - Prohibits a state from charging more than $200 for the issuance to an individual of a permit, license, or other similar document granting to such individual the right to hunt big game (deer, elk, antelope, or bear) on federal public lands in that state.
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Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Bill TextTo conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items, products, or substances containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, bear viscera, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Bear Protection Act of 2007 - Prohibits any person from: (1) importing bear viscera into, or exporting it from, the United States; or (2) selling bear viscera, bartering, offering it for sale or barter, or purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering, or receiving it in interstate or foreign commerce. Subjects persons who violate such prohibitions to specified penalties. Waives such prohibition for wildlife law enforcement purposes where a valid permit has been issued. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to continue discussions concerning trade in bear viscera with the appropriate representatives of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and with other [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Feinstein. With written report No. 110-91. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 6/26/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2008. Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) wildland fire management (including transfer of funds); (3) construction; (4) land acquisition; (5) Oregon and California grant lands; (5) range improvements; (6) service charges, [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animals, Canada, Environmental protection, Hunting, Import restrictions, Law, Licenses, Marine mammals, Sports, Trade, Wildlife conservation
Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, and for other purposes. 5/16/2007--Introduced. Polar Bear Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit issuing permits for the importation of polar bear parts taken in a sport hunt.
Also tagged in: Animals, Canada, Environmental protection, Hunting, Import restrictions, Law, Licenses, Marine mammals, Natural resources, Sports, Trade, Wildlife conservation
Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Bill TextTo amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, and for other purposes. 5/15/2007--Introduced. Polar Bear Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit issuing permits for the importation of polar bear parts taken in a sport hunt.
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