US Congress House Bill 4483 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises requirements governing the management of endangered or threatened species, establishes exemptions from environmental review requirements, and permits the delegation of authority for species management to states under certain circumstances. Specifically, this bill revises requirements governing cooperative management agreements to manage areas established for the conservation of endangered or threatened species. Under current law, the agreements are between states and the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce. allows the departments to enter into (1) agreements with local governments, Indian tribes, or nonfederal persons; and (2) agreements to manage areas established for the conservation of species that are candidates for listing. The bill exempts the actions of preparing, approving, and entering into an agreement from environmental review requirements. The departments may (1) delegate the authority to manage species to states that establish and maintain an adequate program for the conservation of endangered or threatened species that reside in the state, and (2) provide financial assistance to a state that has entered into an agreement with the department or to a state with delegated authority.

LAMP Act of 2019 Localizing Authority of Management Plans Act of 2019

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]
Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY]	Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND]
Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2019-09-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-09-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4483/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4483/BILLS-116hr4483ih.pdf