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More Water and Security for Californians Act - Deems requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 relating to operations of the Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project to be satisfied with regard to the species and their critical habitat covered by the biological opinions for the operations of such Projects issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) if:

 the alternatives described in that portion of the biological opinions entitled "Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives" are implemented; and the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce ensure that: (1) between December 1 and June 30, neither such biological opinion shall restrict flow in Old and Middle Rivers to a 14-day average of the mean daily flow to achieve flow less negative than -5,000 cubic feet per second; (2) between April 1 and May 31, rates of pumping at the C.W. "Bill" Jones Pumping Plant and Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant shall not be reduced pursuant to such NMFS opinion, except as required to implement California State Water Resources Control Board Water Rights Decision 1641 or a superseding water rights decision; and (3) between September 1 and November 30, a monthly average x2 (salinity zone index) of no greater than 74 km from the Golden Gate shall be maintained only to the extent that such action does not diminish the capability of either the Central Valley Project or the California State Water Project to make water available for other authorized project purposes. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to modify such mandates  upon recommendations of the National Research Council Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta, if such modifications would: (1) provide greater benefits to the species covered by such biological opinions, and (2) not reduce the water delivery capability of such Projects more than their delivery capability allowed under such mandates.

Requires such Secretaries to: (1) establish a fish hatchery program or refuge to preserve and restore the delta smelt in collaboration with the governor of California; (2) implement a habitat program under which each Secretary shall identify, prioritize, and implement key ecosystem restoration and fish passage projects in the ecosystem of, and on tributaries to, the California Bay-Delta to help ensure the viability of at-risk species and  threatened or endangered species; and (3) install the Head of Old River Barrier during the April-May pulse flow, as set forth in California State Water Resources Control Board Water Rights Decision 1641.

Preempts any state law that authorizes the imposition of restrictions on the operation of the Projects in a manner that is more restrictive than this Act.

Terminates this Act on March 1, 2020.

water security act deems requirements endangered species act relating operations central_valley_project california_state_water_project satisfied regard species critical habitat covered biological opinions operations projects issued united_states fish_and_wildlife_service national_marine_fisheries_service alternatives described portion biological opinions entitled reasonable prudent alternatives implemented secretary interior secretary commerce ensure december june biological opinion shall restrict flow old middle rivers day average mean daily flow achieve flow negative cubic feet second april rates pumping bill jones pumping plant shall reduced pursuant opinion required implement superseding water rights decision september november monthly average salinity zone index greater golden gate shall maintained extent action diminish capability central_valley_project california_state_water_project water available authorized project purposes authorizes secretary modify mandates recommendations california modifications provide greater benefits species covered biological opinions reduce water delivery capability projects delivery capability allowed mandates requires secretaries establish fish hatchery program refuge preserve restore delta smelt collaboration governor california implement habitat program secretary shall identify prioritize implement key ecosystem restoration fish passage projects ecosystem tributaries california help ensure viability risk species threatened endangered species install head old river barrier april pulse flow set forth preempts state law authorizes imposition restrictions operation projects manner restrictive act terminates act march


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Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce, breeding, or possessing any prohibited wildlife species (current law prohibits importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing such a species in interstate or foreign commerce). Includes among exemptions to such prohibition the breeding transportation, or possession of such species by authorized persons.

Defines "breeding" as facilitating the propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent the propagation or reproduction, of a prohibited wildlife species or other animal.

Removes from the list of persons authorized to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, purchase, breed, or possess such species a person that is licensed or registered, and inspected, by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) or any other federal agency with respect to such species. Includes in such list:

 an institution accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) or certified related facilities that coordinate with an AZA Species Survival Plan for breeding of species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; a wildlife sanctuary that cares for such species, is a tax exempt corporation, does not commercially trade in or propagate such species, does not allow direct contact between the public and animals, and does not allow the transportation and display of such species off-site; a person that is in possession of animals of such species that were born before the date of this Act's enactment and that are registered with APHIS within 180 days after such regulations are promulgated; and a traveling circus that regularly travels in interstate commerce to conduct performances featuring live prohibited wildlife species and multiple trained human entertainers, that does not allow members of the public to be in direct contact with or unsafe proximity to a prohibited wildlife species of any age, and that, during the three years preceding this Act's enactment, has not been determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to have violated the Animal Welfare Act by reason of jeopardizing the health and well-being of a prohibited wildlife species. Establishes civil and criminal penalties and forfeiture requirements for violations of this Act.

prohibit person importing exporting transporting selling receiving acquiring purchasing interstate foreign commerce breeding possessing prohibited wildlife species current law prohibits importing exporting transporting selling receiving acquiring purchasing species interstate foreign commerce includes exemptions prohibition breeding transportation possession species authorized persons defines breeding facilitating propagation reproduction intentionally failing prevent propagation reproduction prohibited wildlife species animal removes list persons authorized import export transport sell receive acquire purchase breed possess species person licensed registered inspected animal plant_health_inspection_service federal agency respect species includes list institution accredited association_of_zoos aquariums certified related facilities coordinate species survival plan breeding species listed threatened endangered endangered species act wildlife sanctuary cares species tax exempt corporation commercially trade propagate species allow direct contact public animals allow transportation display species site person possession animals species born date act enactment registered days regulations promulgated traveling regularly travels interstate commerce conduct performances live prohibited wildlife species multiple trained human entertainers allow members public direct contact unsafe proximity prohibited wildlife species age years preceding act enactment determined secretary agriculture violated animal welfare act reason jeopardizing health prohibited wildlife species establishes civil criminal penalties forfeiture requirements violations act


Summary: Transparency for Lethal Control Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to submit an annual report to Congress (and make such report publicly available on the Internet) on the animals killed during the preceding year under the wildlife services program or by a state or local entity acting in cooperation with or on behalf of such program.

transparency lethal control act directs secretary agriculture usda animal plant_health_inspection_service submit annual report congress report publicly available internet animals killed preceding year wildlife services program state local entity acting cooperation behalf program


Summary: Expedited Departure of Certain Snake Species Act - Eases restrictions on transporting invasive animals under the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 for the transport of the Burmese python, Indian python, Northern African python, Southern African python, and Yellow anaconda. Allows an intermediate stop during the transport of those snakes if: (1) the stop is made in a designated airport in the course of transport that begins at a designated airport and ends at a place outside of the United States no later than 48 hours after the transport begins, (2) the transport does not include a stop in Hawaii, or (3) the snake is in a qualified secure container during transport between aircraft used to transport the snake outside of the United States.

expedited departure certain snake species act restrictions transporting invasive animals lacey act amendments transport burmese indian northern african southern african yellow allows intermediate stop transport stop designated airport course transport begins designated airport ends place outside united_states later hours transport begins transport include stop hawaii snake qualified secure container transport aircraft transport snake outside united_states


Summary: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to enable state political subdivisions  to acquire interests in real property pursuant to habitat conservation plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit loan applications for the Secretary of the Interior's review, which shall include a determination that the subdivision has adopted a complementary plan for sustainable infrastructure development that provides for the mitigation of environmental impacts; and (2) give preference to such subdivisions located in biologically rich regions in which rapid growth and development threaten successful implementation of approved habitat conservation plans.

infrastructure facilitation habitat conservation act requires secretary treasury secretary establish program provide loans loan guarantees enable state political subdivisions acquire interests real property pursuant habitat conservation plans approved secretary interior endangered species act requires secretary submit loan applications secretary interior review shall include determination subdivision adopted complementary plan sustainable infrastructure development provides mitigation environmental impacts preference subdivisions located biologically rich regions rapid growth development threaten successful implementation approved habitat conservation plans


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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years.

Shields the United States from any civil action or claim for money damages for injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is funded by the federal government pursuant to such Act or located on federal land, except to the extent provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to the exercise or performance of a discretionary function.

 Urges the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to cooperate with state and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any federal land used as a public target range to encourage its continued use for target practice or marksmanship training.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated target_practice marksmanship training support act amends pittman robertson wildlife restoration act authorize state pay costs acquiring land expanding constructing public target range authorize state elect allocate specified apportioned federal aid wildlife restoration fund costs limit federal share costs act require amounts provided costs act remain available expenditure obligation fiscal years shields united_states civil action claim money damages injury loss property personal injury death caused activity occurring public target range funded federal government pursuant act located federal land extent provided federal tort claims act respect exercise performance discretionary function urges chief forest_service director bureau_of_land_management blm cooperate state local authorities entities carry waste removal activities federal land public target range encourage continued use target practice marksmanship training


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Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act or the Wildlife VET Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants to wildlife or veterinary institutions to create additional clinical and research positions for wildlife and zoological veterinarians, with preference to institutions that will create positions in areas of need, including wildlife disease research and training, disease surveillance, ecology and wildlife population management, and conservation and management of the health of endangered, threatened, and sensitive species.

Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the Wildlife and Zoological Veterinary Workforce Loan Repayment Program to repay educational loans of applicants who have received a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine or a graduate degree in veterinary medicine after receiving such doctoral degree, or who are enrolled in an accredited program that leads to such a degree, and who agree to serve for at least four consecutive years at a wildlife or veterinary institution as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian; and (2) the Wildlife and Zoological Veterinary Workforce Scholarship Program to award students enrolled in an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine scholarships in exchange for entering a contract to serve for at least four consecutive years as wildlife or zoological veterinarians at wildlife or veterinary institutions.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to accredited schools and colleges of veterinary medicine to develop or improve new or existing curricula that specialize in wildlife or zoological veterinary medicine; and (2) award competitive grants to eligible wildlife or veterinary institutions to establish or expand, for traineeship candidates, training programs (including externship, internship, fellowship, or residency programs) that will enhance the ability of a trainee to practice as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian.

wildlife veterinarians employment training_act secretary interior award grants wildlife veterinary institutions create additional clinical research positions wildlife zoological veterinarians preference institutions create positions areas need including wildlife disease research training disease surveillance ecology wildlife population management conservation management health endangered threatened sensitive species directs secretary establish wildlife zoological veterinary workforce loan repayment program repay educational loans applicants received doctoral degree veterinary medicine graduate degree veterinary medicine receiving doctoral degree enrolled accredited program leads degree agree serve consecutive years wildlife veterinary institution wildlife zoological veterinarian wildlife zoological veterinary workforce scholarship program award students enrolled accredited school college veterinary medicine scholarships exchange entering contract serve consecutive years wildlife zoological veterinarians wildlife veterinary institutions requires secretary establish pilot program award competitive grants accredited schools colleges veterinary medicine develop improve new existing curricula specialize wildlife zoological veterinary medicine award competitive grants eligible wildlife veterinary institutions establish expand traineeship candidates training programs including externship internship fellowship residency programs enhance ability trainee practice wildlife zoological veterinarian


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Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement or SHARE Act - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture (USDA) on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting.

Requires the Advisory Committee to report annually to the Secretaries and to Congress.

Exempts the Advisory Committee from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Abolishes the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council.

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Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce.

Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Modifies exceptions to such prohibition, including by making it inapplicable to a person who is: (1) a licensed and inspected person who does not allow direct contact between the public and prohibited wildlife species, and (2) transporting a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment.

Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act.

captive primate safety act amends lacey act amendments add nonhuman primates definition prohibited wildlife species purposes prohibition sale purchase species interstate foreign commerce makes unlawful person import export transport sell receive acquire purchase live animal prohibited wildlife species interstate foreign commerce pet trade purposes modifies exceptions prohibition including making inapplicable person licensed inspected person allow direct contact public prohibited wildlife species transporting single primate genus cebus obtained trained charitable organization assist permanently disabled individual severe mobility impairment sets forth civil criminal penalties violations requirements act


Summary: Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exclude from the meaning of the term "fish or wildlife” any animal accidentally included in a shipment of an aquatic species produced in commercial aquaculture for human consumption or for use for recreational or ornamental purposes.

aquaculture risk reduction act amends lacey act amendments exclude meaning term fish wildlife animal included shipment aquatic species produced commercial aquaculture human consumption use recreational ornamental purposes


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Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act of 2013 or the SHARE Act of 2013 - Title I: Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax, including shot, bullets and other projectiles, propellants, and primers; and (2) any sport fishing equipment the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax and sport fishing equipment components.

Title II: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years.

Shields the United States from any civil action or claim for money damages for injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is funded by the federal government pursuant to such Act or located on federal land, except to the extent provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to the exercise or performance of a discretionary function.

Urges the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of BLM to cooperate with state and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any federal land used as a public target range to encourage its continued use for target practice or marksmanship training.

Title III: Public Lands Filming - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), for any film crew of five persons or fewer, to require a permit and assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal land and waterways administered by the Secretary. Makes such a permit valid for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on all federal land and waterways administered by the Secretary for a 12-month period.

Title IV: Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before May 15, 2008 (currently by February 18, 1997), when polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior.

Title V: Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act - Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 - Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements.

Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in the electronic duck stamp program.

Instructs the Secretary to require electronic stamp revenue and customer information collected by each state to be transmitted in accordance with a written agreement between the Secretary and the state.

Title VI: Access to Water Resources Development Projects Act - Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.

Title VII: Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture (USDA) on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. (Abolishes the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council.) Title VIII: Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - Declares that recreational fishing and hunting are environmentally acceptable and beneficial activities that occur and can be provided on public lands and waters without adverse effects on other uses or users.

Requires a federal public land management official, in cooperation with the respective state and fish and wildlife agency, to exercise the authority of the official under law, including regarding land use planning, to facilitate the use of, and access to, federal public land for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, except as described in this Act.

Requires the heads of federal public land management agencies to exercise their discretion in a manner that supports and facilitates hunting, recreational fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities, to the extent authorized under applicable law.

Prohibits actions taken under this Act or actions concerning the National Wildlife Refuge System under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 from being considered to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

Prohibits public land management officials from being required to consider the existence or availability of recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting opportunities on adjacent or nearby lands in the planning for or determination of which public lands are open for these activities or in the setting of levels of use for these activities on public lands, unless the combination or coordination of such opportunities would enhance the opportunities available to the public.

Requires that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service land, excluding land on the Outer Continental Shelf, be open to recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting unless the managing agency acts to close lands to such activity. Permits closures or restrictions on such land for purposes including resource conservation, public safety, energy or mineral production, energy generation or transmission infrastructure, water supply facilities, national security, protection of private property rights, or compliance with other law.

Requires agencies to: (1) lease or permit use of federal public land for shooting ranges, and (2) designate specific land for recreational shooting activities. Declares that the provision of opportunities for hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and the conservation of fish and wildlife to provide sustainable use recreational opportunities on designated wilderness areas on federal public lands constitutes the measures necessary to meet the minimum requirements for the administration of such areas. Provides that such declaration does not authorize or facilitate commodity development, use, or extraction, motorized recreational access or use that is not otherwise allowed under the Wilderness Act, or permanent road construction or maintenance within designated wilderness areas.

Reaffirms the provisions of the Wilderness Act that stipulate that wilderness purposes are "within and supplemental to" the purposes of the underlying federal land unit. Requires the head of each federal agency, when seeking to carry out fish and wildlife conservation programs and projects or providing fish and wildlife dependent recreation opportunities on designated wilderness areas, to implement these supplemental purposes while not impeding on the underlying conservation purpose. Prohibits such implementation from authorizing or facilitating commodity development, use or extraction, or permanent road construction or use within designated wilderness areas.

Requires biennial reports on closures of federal public lands to sport hunting, recreational fishing, or shooting. Sets forth requirements for specified closures or significant restrictions involving 640 or more contiguous acres of federal public land or water to hunting or recreational fishing or related activities.

Instructs federal public land agencies to consult with the advisory councils specified in Executive Orders 12962 (relating to recreational fisheries) and 13443 (relating to the facilitation of hunting heritage and wildlife conservation) in carrying out this Act.

Title IX: Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act - Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013 - Directs the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission to: (1) prepare and adopt a data collection strategy for the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery; and (2) prepare, adopt, and submit to the Secretary of Commerce a fishery management plan providing for the conservation and management of Gulf of Mexico red snapper and describing the standards of compliance for Gulf coastal states (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) to use in developing fishery management measures.

Permits an increase in the quota of Gulf of Mexico red snapper apportioned to commercial fishing based on stock assessments. Prohibits such plan, for a three-year period, from reducing such quota, except in the event of a reduction in stock prior to the end of such period in which case the quotas apportioned to all fishing sectors shall be reduced to ensure a sustainable harvest.

Directs the Secretary to determine whether the plan: (1) includes fishery management measures compatible with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and (2) ensures the long-term sustainability of Gulf of Mexico red snapper.

Requires each Gulf coastal state to submit for the Commission's approval appropriate management measures that ensure compliance with the objectives of the fishery management plan. Directs the Secretary, upon receiving the Commission's certification that the management measures of all such states have been approved, to: (1) revoke federal regulations and portions of the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico that conflict with the plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper, and (2) transfer management of Gulf of Mexico red snapper to such states.

Directs the Commission to determine, periodically, whether state enforcement is satisfactory. Requires the Commission to: (1) offer assistance to noncompliant states, and (2) vote on whether to notify the Secretary when a state remains noncompliant. Authorizes the Secretary to close a fishery within federal waters adjacent to a noncompliant state.

Directs the Secretary to report biennially to Congress, the governor of each Gulf coastal state, and the Commission regarding the economic impacts for the local, regional, and national economy of the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery.

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funded federal government pursuant act located federal land extent provided federal tort claims act respect exercise performance discretionary function urges chief forest_service director blm cooperate state local authorities entities carry waste removal activities federal land public target range encourage continued use target practice marksmanship training title iii public lands filming requires secretary interior secretary agriculture usda film crew persons fewer require permit assess annual fee commercial filming activities similar projects federal land waterways administered secretary makes permit valid activities projects occur areas designated public use public hours federal land waterways administered secretary month period title polar bear conservation fairness act polar bear conservation fairness act amends marine_mammal_protection_act direct secretary interior issue permit importation polar bear internal organ polar bear taken sport hunt canada person submits proof polar bear legally harvested currently february polar bears listed threatened species department_of_the_interior title permanent electronic duck stamp act permanent electronic duck stamp act grants secretary interior permanent authority authorize state issue electronic duck stamps sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements allows secretary determine number new states permitted year participate electronic duck stamp program instructs secretary require electronic stamp revenue customer information collected state transmitted accordance written agreement secretary state title prohibits secretary army promulgating enforcing regulation prohibits individual possessing firearm water resources development project administered chief engineers individual prohibited law possessing firearm possession firearm compliance law state project located title vii wildlife hunting heritage conservation council advisory committee amends fish wildlife coordination act establish advise secretaries usda wildlife habitat conservation hunting recreational shooting abolishes wildlife hunting heritage conservation council title viii recreational fishing hunting heritage opportunities act recreational fishing hunting heritage opportunities act declares recreational fishing hunting environmentally acceptable beneficial activities occur provided public lands waters adverse effects uses users requires federal public land management official cooperation respective state fish wildlife agency exercise authority official law including land use planning facilitate use access federal public land fishing sport hunting recreational shooting described act requires heads federal public land management agencies exercise discretion manner supports facilitates hunting recreational fishing recreational shooting opportunities extent authorized applicable law prohibits actions taken act actions concerning national_wildlife_refuge_system national_wildlife_refuge_system_administration_act considered major federal action significantly affecting quality human environment prohibits public land management officials required consider existence availability recreational fishing hunting shooting opportunities adjacent nearby lands planning determination public lands open activities setting levels use activities public lands combination coordination opportunities enhance opportunities available public requires bureau_of_land_management blm forest_service land excluding land outer_continental_shelf open recreational fishing hunting shooting managing agency acts close lands activity permits closures restrictions land purposes including resource conservation public safety energy mineral production energy generation transmission infrastructure water supply facilities national security protection private property rights compliance law requires agencies lease permit use federal public land shooting ranges designate specific land recreational shooting activities declares provision opportunities hunting fishing recreational shooting conservation fish wildlife provide sustainable use recreational opportunities designated wilderness areas federal public lands constitutes measures necessary meet minimum requirements administration areas provides declaration authorize facilitate commodity development use extraction motorized recreational access use allowed wilderness act permanent road construction maintenance designated wilderness areas reaffirms provisions wilderness act stipulate wilderness purposes supplemental purposes underlying federal land unit requires head federal agency seeking carry fish wildlife conservation programs projects providing fish wildlife dependent recreation opportunities designated wilderness areas implement supplemental purposes impeding underlying conservation purpose prohibits implementation authorizing facilitating commodity development use extraction permanent road construction use designated wilderness areas requires biennial reports closures federal public lands sport hunting recreational fishing shooting sets forth requirements specified closures significant restrictions involving contiguous acres federal public land water hunting recreational fishing related activities instructs federal public land agencies consult advisory councils specified executive orders relating recreational fisheries relating facilitation hunting heritage wildlife conservation carrying act title gulf mexico red snapper conservation act gulf mexico red snapper conservation act directs gulf states marine fisheries commission prepare adopt data collection strategy gulf_of_mexico red snapper fishery prepare adopt submit secretary commerce fishery management plan providing conservation management gulf_of_mexico red snapper describing standards compliance gulf coastal states alabama florida louisiana mississippi texas use developing fishery management measures permits increase quota gulf_of_mexico red snapper apportioned commercial fishing based stock assessments prohibits plan year period reducing quota event reduction stock prior end period case quotas apportioned fishing sectors shall reduced ensure sustainable harvest directs secretary determine plan includes fishery management measures compatible magnuson stevens fishery conservation management act ensures long term sustainability gulf_of_mexico red snapper requires gulf coastal state submit commission approval appropriate management measures ensure compliance objectives fishery management plan directs secretary receiving commission certification management measures states approved revoke federal regulations portions gulf_of_mexico conflict plan gulf_of_mexico red snapper transfer management gulf_of_mexico red snapper states directs commission determine periodically state enforcement satisfactory requires commission offer assistance noncompliant states vote notify secretary state remains noncompliant authorizes secretary close fishery federal waters adjacent 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Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013 - Amends the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, to: (1) conduct forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin in a manner that helps achieve and maintain the environmental threshold carrying capacities established by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (Agency) and attains multiple ecosystem benefits, unless the attainment of such benefits would excessively increase the project's cost in relation to the additional benefits gained; (2) establish post-project ground condition criteria for ground disturbance caused by forest management activities; and (3) provide for monitoring to ascertain the attainment of such conditions.

Requires the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit to: (1) manage vehicular parking and traffic in the Unit, and (2) support the attainment of the environmental threshold carrying capacities.

Withdraws federal land located in the Unit from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing. Exempts a land conveyance from withdrawal if carried out under the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act or the Santini-Burton Act.

Requires the Chair of the Lake Tahoe Federal Interagency Partnership to submit to Congress a prioritized list of all Environmental Improvement Program projects for the Basin. Authorizes the Secretary, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out or provide financial assistance to specified projects and projects included in the prioritized list that have been subject to environmental review and approval under federal and state law and the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact.

Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to deploy strategies consistent with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species into the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Requires the Secretary, the Administrator, the Agency, California, Nevada, and the Tahoe Science Consortium to implement a Lake Tahoe Basin Program that includes: (1) developing and updating an integrated multiagency programmatic assessment and monitoring plan and evaluating the effectiveness of the Agency's Environmental Improvement Program, and (2) providing support to governments in reducing pollutants that contribute to the loss of lake clarity.

Prohibits: (1) the importation of the quagga mussel of the species Dreissena rostriformis into the United States, a U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any U.S. possession; and (2) the shipment of the mussel between the continental United States, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. possession. Requires the prohibited mussels to be exported or destroyed at the expense of the importer or consignee.

Provides that nothing in this Act applies to: (1) the importation or transportation of prohibited species through the operation of a public water system or a related water conveyance, storage, or distribution facility; or (2) the possession or conveyance of water supplies containing prohibited species by a public water system operator.

lake tahoe restoration act amends lake tahoe restoration act require secretary agriculture acting chief conduct forest management activities lake_tahoe_basin manner helps achieve maintain environmental threshold carrying capacities established tahoe_regional_planning_agency agency attains multiple ecosystem benefits attainment benefits excessively increase project cost relation additional benefits gained establish post project ground condition criteria ground disturbance caused forest management activities provide monitoring ascertain attainment conditions requires lake tahoe basin management unit manage vehicular parking traffic unit support attainment environmental threshold carrying capacities withdraws federal land located unit forms entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent mining laws disposition laws relating mineral geothermal leasing exempts land conveyance withdrawal carried lake_tahoe_restoration_act santini burton act requires chair submit congress prioritized list environmental improvement program projects basin authorizes secretary director fish wildlife service director usgs administrator environmental_protection_agency epa carry provide financial assistance specified projects projects included prioritized list subject environmental review approval federal state law requires director united_states fish_and_wildlife_service deploy strategies consistent prevent introduction aquatic invasive species lake_tahoe_basin requires secretary administrator agency california nevada implement lake tahoe basin program includes developing updating integrated multiagency programmatic assessment monitoring plan evaluating effectiveness agency environmental_improvement_program providing support governments reducing pollutants contribute loss lake clarity prohibits importation mussel species united_states territory district_of_columbia puerto_rico possession shipment mussel continental united_states district_of_columbia hawaii puerto_rico possession requires prohibited mussels exported destroyed expense importer provides act applies importation transportation prohibited species operation public water system related water conveyance storage distribution facility possession conveyance water supplies containing prohibited species public water system operator


Summary: National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act of 2013 - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from expanding any national wildlife refuge, except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013.

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Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects Implementation Act - Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (the Act) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada.

Amends the Act and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 to make certain amounts available for: (1) pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects within the county, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan; and (2) completing specified plans and activities.

Declares that establishment and funding of cooperative agreements between the BLM and Lincoln County shall be required for certain county-provided law enforcement and planning related activities.

Requires the use of a portion of proceeds from land sales under both Acts for economic development in Lincoln County.

Excludes specified public land within certain utility corridors in Lincoln and Clark Counties, Nevada, from being withdrawn from public land, mining, and mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.

pinyon juniper related projects implementation act amends lincoln county land act act require implementation multispecies habitat conservation plan lincoln_county nevada amends act development act certain amounts available pinyon juniper landscape restoration projects county consistent completing specified plans activities declares establishment funding cooperative agreements blm lincoln_county shall required certain county provided law enforcement planning related activities requires use portion proceeds land sales acts economic development lincoln_county excludes specified public land certain utility corridors lincoln nevada withdrawn public land mining mineral leasing geothermal leasing laws


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Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Imposes on persons who possess or use such traps in the System: (1) for a first offense, a civil fine of up to $500 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used; and (2) for subsequent offenses, a civil fine of up to $1,000 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used, imprisonment for up to 180 days, or both such a civil fine and imprisonment.

Subjects to civil forfeiture any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this Act, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur.

Requires persons found to be in violation of such prohibition to pay all associated court costs.

refuge cruel trapping act amends national_wildlife_refuge_system_administration act prohibit use possession body gripping traps national_wildlife_refuge_system imposes persons possess use traps system offense civil fine body gripping trap possessed subsequent offenses civil fine body gripping trap possessed imprisonment days civil fine imprisonment subjects civil forfeiture body gripping traps possessed violation act wildlife captured use traps including pelts raw fur requires persons found violation prohibition pay associated court costs


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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the consent of the governor of a state in which a species is present for: (1) a determination of endangered or threatened species status by regulation, and (2) listing of the species as endangered or threatened by the Secretary of the Interior upon a determination by the Secretary of Commerce.

Eliminates a rulemaking procedure involving the petitioning by an interested person for adding a species to, or removing a species from, the lists of endangered and threatened species.

Defines "best scientific and commercial data," for purposes of determinations, to include any scientific evidence made available by any state agency.

Subjects determinations by the Secretaries of the Interior and of Commerce to list species as endangered or threatened to congressional approval by joint resolution.

 Requires removal of each species listed on an approved list five years after the joint resolution is enacted. Provides a procedure for re-submission by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the governor of each state in which the endangered or threatened species is present, of a list including a species so removed and subjects that list to approval by joint resolution.

 Eliminates the requirement for guidelines concerning petitions.

Establishes a process for exclusive state regulation of endangered or threatened species determined by a state governor to be present only within that state. Precludes judicial review of any such action. Subjects the following to the process of intrastate regulation: (1) issuance of species conservation regulations, (2) recovery plan implementation, (3) species recovery monitoring, and (4) establishment of agency guidelines.

Requires the Administrators of the Bonneville, Southeastern, Southwestern, and Western Area Power Administrations, except with respect to intrastate species regulation, to include in customer monthly billing statements information on the share of costs to the customer incurred as a result of ESA compliance.

Allows an owner or lessee of any real property to submit to the Secretary of the Interior an application that includes any proposed use of the real property for a determination of whether the use will violate ESA. Deems the use to be compliant if the Secretary fails to respond within 90 days. Allows the owner or lessee to seek compensation (150% of the property's fair market value) if the use is determined to violate ESA and an action of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service diminishes the fair market value of any real property by at least 50% with respect to the intended use.

Eliminates the award of attorney fees in citizen suits under ESA.

endangered species management self determination act amends endangered species act esa require consent governor state species present determination endangered threatened species status regulation listing species endangered threatened secretary interior determination secretary commerce eliminates rulemaking procedure involving petitioning interested person adding species removing species lists endangered threatened species defines best scientific commercial data purposes determinations include scientific evidence available state agency subjects determinations secretaries interior commerce list species endangered threatened congressional approval joint resolution requires removal species listed approved list years joint resolution enacted provides procedure submission secretary interior consultation governor state endangered threatened species present list including species removed subjects list approval joint resolution eliminates requirement guidelines concerning petitions establishes process exclusive state regulation endangered threatened species determined state governor present state precludes judicial review action subjects following process intrastate regulation issuance species conservation regulations recovery plan implementation species recovery monitoring establishment agency guidelines requires administrators bonneville southeastern southwestern respect intrastate species regulation include customer monthly billing statements information share costs customer incurred result esa compliance allows owner lessee real property submit secretary interior application includes proposed use real property determination use violate esa deems use compliant secretary fails respond days allows owner lessee seek compensation property fair market value use determined violate esa action fish wildlife service diminishes fair market value real property respect intended use eliminates award attorney fees citizen suits esa


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Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act or the SHARE Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress, not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act, an assessment of its expected economic impacts, including a review of expected increases in recreational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conservation activities.

 Title I: Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - (Sec. 102) Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax, including shot, bullets and other projectiles, propellants, and primers; and (2) any sport fishing equipment the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax and sport fishing equipment components.

Title II: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - (Sec. 204) Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years.

(Sec. 205) Shields the United States from any civil action or claim for money damages for injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is funded by the federal government pursuant to such Act or located on federal land, except to the extent provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to the exercise or performance of a discretionary function.

(Sec. 206) Urges the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of BLM to cooperate with state and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any federal land used as a public target range to encourage its continued use for target practice or marksmanship training.

Title III: Public Lands Filming - (Sec. 302) Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), for any film crew of five persons or fewer, to require a permit and assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal land and waterways administered by the Secretary. Makes such a permit valid for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on all federal land and waterways administered by the Secretary for a 12-month period.

Title IV: Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - (Sec. 402) Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before May 15, 2008 (currently by February 18, 1997), when polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior.

Title V: Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act - Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act - (Sec. 503) Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. (Sec. 504) Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements.

Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in the electronic duck stamp program.

(Sec. 505) Instructs the Secretary to require electronic stamp revenue and customer information collected by each state to be transmitted in accordance with a written agreement between the Secretary and the state.

Title VI: Access to Water Resources Development Projects Act - Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act - (Sec. 602) Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.

Title VII: Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee - (Sec. 701) Amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture (USDA) on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. (Abolishes the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council.) Title VIII: Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - (Sec. 802) Declares that recreational fishing and hunting are environmentally acceptable and beneficial activities that occur and can be provided on public lands and waters without adverse effects on other uses or users.

(Sec. 804) Requires a federal public land management official, in cooperation with the respective state and fish and wildlife agency, to exercise the authority of the official under law, including regarding land use planning, to facilitate the use of, and access to, federal public land for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, except as described in this Act.

Requires the heads of federal public land management agencies to exercise their discretion in a manner that supports and facilitates hunting, recreational fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities, to the extent authorized under applicable law.

Prohibits actions taken under this Act or actions concerning the National Wildlife Refuge System under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 from being considered to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

Prohibits public land management officials from being required to consider the existence or availability of recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting opportunities on adjacent or nearby lands in the planning for or determination of which public lands are open for these activities or in the setting of levels of use for these activities on public lands, unless the combination or coordination of such opportunities would enhance the opportunities available to the public.

Requires that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service land, excluding land on the Outer Continental Shelf, be open to recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting unless the managing agency acts to close lands to such activity. Permits closures or restrictions on such land for purposes including resource conservation, public safety, energy or mineral production, energy generation or transmission infrastructure, water supply facilities, national security, protection of private property rights, or compliance with other law.

Requires agencies to: (1) lease or permit use of federal public land for shooting ranges, and (2) designate specific land for recreational shooting activities. Declares that the provision of opportunities for hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and the conservation of fish and wildlife to provide sustainable use recreational opportunities on designated wilderness areas on federal public lands constitutes the measures necessary to meet the minimum requirements for the administration of such areas. Provides that such declaration does not authorize or facilitate commodity development, use, or extraction, motorized recreational access or use that is not otherwise allowed under the Wilderness Act, or permanent road construction or maintenance within designated wilderness areas.

Reaffirms the provisions of the Wilderness Act that stipulate that wilderness purposes are "within and supplemental to" the purposes of the underlying federal land unit. Requires the head of each federal agency, when seeking to carry out fish and wildlife conservation programs and projects or providing fish and wildlife dependent recreation opportunities on designated wilderness areas, to implement these supplemental purposes while not impeding on the underlying conservation purpose. Prohibits such implementation from authorizing or facilitating commodity development, use or extraction, motorized recreational access, road construction or maintenance, or use not otherwise allowed within designated wilderness areas.

Requires biennial reports on closures of federal public lands to sport hunting, recreational fishing, or shooting. Sets forth requirements for specified closures or significant restrictions involving 640 or more contiguous acres of federal public land or water to hunting or recreational fishing or related activities.

Instructs federal public land agencies to consult with the advisory councils specified in Executive Orders 12962 (relating to recreational fisheries) and 13443 (relating to the facilitation of hunting heritage and wildlife conservation) in carrying out this Act.

Requires the Secretary to manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a manner not more restrictive than the use restrictions in effect on November 21, 2013. Permits the Secretary to manage the area to allow the use of motorized vessels in a manner that is less restrictive than such use restrictions.

(Sec. 805) Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from restricting the use of dogs in deer hunting activities within the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana unless those restrictions are applicable to the smallest practicable parts and are necessary for the reduction or control of trespassing onto adjacent land.

Title IX: Respect for Treaties and Rights - (Sec. 901) Prohibits this Act from being construed to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any federally recognized Indian tribe.

Title X: Exemptions for Taking Migratory Birds on Certain Agricultural Land - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act - (Sec. 1002) Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of any migratory game bird, including waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land that: (1) is not otherwise a baited area; and (2) contains a standing crop (including an aquatic crop), standing, flooded, or manipulated natural vegetation, flooded harvested cropland, or an area on which seed or grain has been scattered solely as the result of a normal agricultural practice, as determined by the head of the state office of the USDA Cooperative Extension System with the concurrence of the state department of fish and wildlife.

Title XI: Sense of Congress Regarding Snowmobiles on National Forest System Lands - (Sec. 1101) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Forest Service should continue to allow snowmobiles access to National Forest System lands at the same levels allowed as of March 28, 2013, subject to closures for public health and safety at the discretion of the respective agencies, until a final travel management rule is promulgated for snowmobiles.

sportsmen heritage recreational enhancement act share act sec requires secretary interior report congress later months enactment act assessment expected economic impacts including review expected increases recreational hunting fishing shooting conservation activities title hunting fishing fishing sec amends toxic_substances_control_act tsca exclude definition chemical substance purposes act component pistol revolver firearm shell cartridge sale subject federal excise tax including shot bullets projectiles propellants primers sport fishing equipment sale subject federal excise tax sport fishing equipment components title target_practice marksmanship training support act target practice marksmanship training support act sec amends pittman robertson wildlife restoration act authorize state pay costs acquiring land expanding constructing public target range authorize state elect allocate specified apportioned federal aid wildlife restoration fund costs limit federal share costs act require amounts provided costs act remain available expenditure obligation fiscal years sec shields united_states civil action claim money damages injury loss property personal injury death caused activity occurring public target range funded federal government pursuant act located federal land extent provided federal tort claims act respect exercise performance discretionary function sec urges chief forest_service director blm cooperate state local authorities entities carry waste removal activities federal land public target range encourage continued use target practice marksmanship training title iii public lands filming sec requires secretary interior secretary agriculture usda film crew persons fewer require permit assess annual fee commercial filming activities similar projects federal land waterways administered secretary makes permit valid activities projects occur areas designated public use public hours federal land waterways administered secretary month period title polar bear conservation fairness act polar bear conservation fairness act sec amends marine_mammal_protection_act direct secretary interior issue permit importation polar bear internal organ polar bear taken sport hunt canada person submits proof polar bear legally harvested currently february polar bears listed threatened species department_of_the_interior title permanent electronic duck stamp act permanent electronic duck stamp act sec grants secretary interior permanent authority authorize state issue electronic duck stamps sec sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements allows secretary determine number new states permitted year participate electronic duck stamp program sec instructs secretary require electronic stamp revenue customer information collected state transmitted accordance written agreement secretary state title sec prohibits secretary army promulgating enforcing regulation prohibits individual possessing firearm water resources development project administered chief engineers individual prohibited law possessing firearm possession firearm compliance law state project located title vii wildlife hunting heritage conservation council advisory committee sec amends fish wildlife coordination act establish advise secretaries usda wildlife habitat conservation hunting recreational shooting abolishes wildlife hunting heritage conservation council title viii recreational fishing hunting heritage opportunities act recreational fishing hunting heritage opportunities act sec declares recreational fishing hunting environmentally acceptable beneficial activities occur provided public lands waters adverse effects uses users sec requires federal public land management official cooperation respective state fish wildlife agency exercise authority official law including land use planning facilitate use access federal public land fishing sport hunting recreational shooting described act requires heads federal public land management agencies exercise discretion manner supports facilitates hunting recreational fishing recreational shooting opportunities extent authorized applicable law prohibits actions taken act actions concerning national_wildlife_refuge_system national_wildlife_refuge_system_administration_act considered major federal action significantly affecting quality human environment prohibits public land management officials required consider existence availability recreational fishing hunting shooting opportunities adjacent nearby lands planning determination public lands open activities setting levels use activities public lands combination coordination opportunities enhance opportunities available public requires bureau_of_land_management blm forest_service land excluding land outer_continental_shelf open recreational fishing hunting shooting managing agency acts close lands activity permits closures restrictions land purposes including resource conservation public safety energy mineral production energy generation transmission infrastructure water supply facilities national security protection private property rights compliance law requires agencies lease permit use federal public land shooting ranges designate specific land recreational shooting activities declares provision opportunities hunting fishing recreational shooting conservation fish wildlife provide sustainable use recreational opportunities designated wilderness areas federal public lands constitutes measures necessary meet minimum requirements administration areas provides declaration authorize facilitate commodity development use extraction motorized recreational access use allowed wilderness act permanent road construction maintenance designated wilderness areas reaffirms provisions wilderness act stipulate wilderness purposes supplemental purposes underlying federal land unit requires head federal agency seeking carry fish wildlife conservation programs projects providing fish wildlife dependent recreation opportunities designated wilderness areas implement supplemental purposes impeding underlying conservation purpose prohibits implementation authorizing facilitating commodity development use extraction motorized recreational access road construction maintenance use allowed designated wilderness areas requires biennial reports closures federal public lands sport hunting recreational fishing shooting sets forth requirements specified closures significant restrictions involving contiguous acres federal public land water hunting recreational fishing related activities instructs federal public land agencies consult advisory councils specified executive orders relating recreational fisheries relating facilitation hunting heritage wildlife conservation carrying act requires secretary manage allow use motorized vessels manner restrictive use restrictions effect november permits secretary manage area allow use motorized vessels manner restrictive use restrictions sec prohibits secretary agriculture restricting use dogs deer hunting activities kisatchie_national_forest louisiana restrictions applicable smallest practicable parts necessary reduction control trespassing adjacent land title respect treaties rights sec prohibits act construed affect modify treaty right federally recognized indian tribe title exemptions taking migratory birds certain agricultural land hunter farmer protection act sec amends migratory bird treaty act permit taking migratory game bird including waterfowl coots cranes land baited area contains standing crop including aquatic crop standing flooded manipulated natural vegetation flooded harvested cropland area seed grain scattered solely result normal agricultural practice determined head state office concurrence state department fish wildlife title sense congress snowmobiles sec expresses sense congress forest_service continue allow snowmobiles access national_forest_system lands levels allowed march subject closures public health safety discretion respective agencies final travel management rule promulgated snowmobiles


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Wild Game Donation Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions, and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat.

Defines "qualified wild game meat" as the meat of any animal typically used for human consumption but only if: (1) such animal is killed in the wild by the individual making the charitable contribution and is hunted or taken in accordance with all state and local laws, (2) the meat is processed for human consumption by a licensed processor, and (3) the meat is apparently wholesome as determined by regulations under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.

wild game donation act amends internal revenue code increase tax deduction charitable contributions qualified wild game meat processing fees paid respect contributions exclude gross income meat processors processing fees paid charitable organization processing donated wild game meat defines qualified wild game meat meat animal typically human consumption animal killed wild individual making charitable contribution hunted taken accordance state local laws meat processed human consumption licensed processor meat apparently wholesome determined regulations bill emerson good samaritan food donation act


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Federal Lands Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (respecting federal lands administered through the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA], Bureau of Land Management [BLM], Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (respecting federal lands administered through the U.S. Forest Service) to plan and carry out activities on lands directly managed by the Secretary concerned to control and manage invasive species in order to inhibit or reduce their populations and to effectuate restoration or reclamation efforts.

Requires the Secretary concerned to develop a strategic plan for the implementation of an invasive species program that endeavors to achieve an annual 5% net reduction of invasive species populations on lands managed by that Secretary.

Requires the Secretary concerned to use: (1) no less than 75% of funds each fiscal year for on-the-ground control and management of invasive species; (2) no more than 15% of such funds for investigations, development activities, and outreach and public awareness efforts to address invasive species control and management needs; and (3) no more than 10% for administrative costs.

Requires the Secretaries, in selecting the method or methods to control or manage an invasive species as part of a specific control or management project, to require the use of the least costly options necessary to perform effectively, based on sound scientific data and other commonly used cost-effective benchmarks in the area.

management act directs secretary interior respecting federal lands administered bureau_of_indian_affairs bia bureau_of_land_management blm bureau_of_reclamation national_park_service secretary agriculture usda respecting federal lands administered plan carry activities lands directly managed secretary concerned control manage invasive species order inhibit reduce populations effectuate restoration reclamation efforts requires secretary concerned develop strategic plan implementation invasive species program endeavors achieve annual net reduction invasive species populations lands managed secretary requires secretary concerned use funds fiscal year ground control management invasive species funds investigations development activities outreach public awareness efforts address invasive species control management needs administrative costs requires secretaries selecting method methods control manage invasive species specific control management project require use costly options necessary perform effectively based sound scientific data commonly cost effective benchmarks area


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Defending Against Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out projects necessary to separate the hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins to prevent the interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species.

Requires the Secretary: (1) not later than 180 days after this Act's enactment, to undertake design activities necessary to carry out such projects; and (2) not later than 180 days after completion of such design activities, to begin construction of such projects.

Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to enter into agreements with non-federal interests to assist in carrying out such projects, and (2) a federal cost share for such projects of up to 100%.

authorizes secretary army carry projects necessary separate hydrologic connection great_lakes mississippi_river basins prevent transfer aquatic invasive species requires secretary later days act enactment undertake design activities necessary carry projects later days completion design activities begin construction projects authorizes secretary enter agreements non federal interests assist carrying projects federal cost share projects


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Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2013 [sic] - Amends the Horse Protection Act to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.)

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a single Horse Industry Organization (HIO) in order to establish a formal affiliation with the management of each horse sale, horse exhibition, and horse sale or auction, appoint inspectors to conduct inspections, and otherwise ensure compliance with the Horse Protection Act.

Directs the appointment of individuals by the Commissioners of Agriculture for Tennessee and Kentucky to govern the HIO. Requires those individuals to appoint individuals representing the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.

horse protection amendments act sic amends horse protection act replace designated_qualified_persons program responsible inspecting horses soring new inspection system soring horses actions taken horse limb produce higher gait cause pain distress inflammation lameness requires secretary agriculture usda establish single order establish formal affiliation management horse sale horse exhibition horse sale auction appoint inspectors conduct inspections ensure compliance horse_protection_act directs appointment individuals kentucky govern requires individuals appoint individuals representing tennessee walking horse industry


Summary: Temporary Resources for Emergency Eradication Act of 2014 or TREE Act of 2014 - Makes FY2014 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for: (1) tree and wood pests activities of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and (2) cooperative land forest health management and urban and community forestry activities of the Forest Service.

tree act makes fy2014 supplemental appropriations department_of_agriculture usda tree wood pests activities animal plant_health_inspection_service cooperative land forest health management urban community forestry activities forest_service


Summary: Humane Cosmetics Act - Prohibits: (1) any entity from conducting or contracting for cosmetic animal testing in the United States, in or affecting interstate commerce, effective on the date that is one year after enactment of this Act; and (2) selling, offering for sale, or transporting in interstate commerce any cosmetic if the final product or any component was developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing conducted or contracted for after such date, effective three years after this Act's enactment.

humane cosmetics act prohibits entity conducting contracting cosmetic animal testing united_states affecting interstate commerce effective date year enactment act selling offering sale transporting interstate commerce cosmetic final product component developed manufactured cosmetic animal testing conducted contracted date effective years act enactment


Summary: Endangered Species Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in counting the number of a species in a state for the purposes of determining whether a species is an endangered or threatened species and whether a species has recovered, to count all of the species without regard to whether it is found on state, private, or tribal lands as determined by the state.

endangered species improvement act amends endangered species act direct secretary interior counting number species state purposes determining species endangered threatened species species recovered count species regard found state private tribal lands determined state


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ESA Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from adding a species to the list of endangered and threatened species: (1) if the Secretary has approved a State Protective Action (SPA) for such species, and (2) before the Secretary has made a final determination regarding approval of an SPA.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify each state of the opportunity to submit an SPA prior to proposing to add a species to the federal list of endangered and threatened species, and (2) provide guidance to states regarding the preparation of an SPA.

Establishes a process for approving or disapproving a proposed SPA.

Requires the Secretary to review the implementation and effectiveness of an SPA every five years and, if necessary, provide guidance on improvements or revisions that are required to maintain the Secretary's approval of the SPA.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) revoke approval of an SPA and propose adding a species to the federal list if the state has failed to implement the SPA or the SPA failed to make measurable progress toward meeting the recovery criteria for the species, and (2) terminate the effectiveness of an approved SPA if the recovery criteria for the species have been met.

esa improvement act amends endangered species act prohibit secretary interior adding species list endangered threatened species secretary approved state protective action species secretary final determination approval directs secretary notify state opportunity submit prior proposing add species federal list endangered threatened species provide guidance states preparation establishes process approving disapproving proposed requires secretary review implementation effectiveness years necessary provide guidance improvements revisions required maintain secretary approval authorizes secretary revoke approval propose adding species federal list state failed implement failed measurable progress meeting recovery criteria species terminate effectiveness approved recovery criteria species met


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Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species.

Prohibits the appropriate Secretary from making the information publicly available when: (1) the public disclosure of the information is prohibited by a state law requiring the protection of personal information, and (2) the state requests that the information be withheld.

 Requires the appropriate Secretary to execute an agreement with the Department of Defense (DOD) that prevents the disclosure of classified information pertaining to DOD personnel, facilities, lands, or waters.

(Sec. 3) Requires the appropriate Secretary to: (1) provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination; and (2) use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit an annual report detailing federal expenditures for civil actions brought under the ESA containing claims that are based on the actions of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, or the Southeastern Power Administration. Requires Interior to make the information available online in a searchable database.

Requires the report to include the total funds expended to respond to ESA lawsuits, the number of full-time federal employees dedicated to ESA lawsuits, attorneys' fees awarded in the course of ESA lawsuits and settlements, and any federal funding used in bringing a claim under the ESA.

(Sec. 5) Replaces the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney's fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.

endangered species transparency sec amends endangered species act require secretary interior secretary commerce appropriate publicly available internet best scientific commercial data available basis determination species endangered species threatened species including proposed regulation listing species prohibits appropriate secretary making information publicly available public disclosure information prohibited state law requiring protection personal information state requests information withheld requires appropriate secretary execute agreement department_of_defense dod prevents disclosure classified information pertaining dod personnel facilities lands waters sec requires appropriate secretary provide affected states data basis determination species endangered species threatened species making determination use data submitted state tribal county government making determination sec requires secretary interior submit annual report detailing federal expenditures civil actions brought esa containing claims based actions department_of_the_interior forest_service national_marine_fisheries_service bonneville_power_administration western_area_power_administration southwestern_power_administration southeastern_power_administration requires interior information available online searchable database requires report include total funds expended respond esa lawsuits number time federal employees dedicated esa lawsuits attorneys fees awarded course esa lawsuits settlements federal funding bringing claim esa sec replaces current standard awarding court costs including attorney fees citizen suits federal judicial code standard awarding costs prevailing party


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Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the Department of the Interior to submit an annual report detailing federal expenditures for civil actions brought under the ESA containing claims that are based on the actions of Interior, the Forest Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, or the Southeastern Power Administration. Requires Interior to make the information available online in a searchable database.

Requires the report to include the total funds expended to respond to ESA lawsuits, the number of full-time employees dedicated to ESA lawsuits, and attorneys' fees awarded in the course of ESA lawsuits and settlements.

endangered species recovery transparency act amends endangered species act esa require department_of_the_interior submit annual report detailing federal expenditures civil actions brought esa containing claims based actions interior forest_service national_marine_fisheries_service bonneville_power_administration western_area_power_administration southwestern_power_administration southeastern_power_administration requires interior information available online searchable database requires report include total funds expended respond esa lawsuits number time employees dedicated esa lawsuits attorneys fees awarded course esa lawsuits settlements


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination.

Requires the appropriate Secretary to use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated state tribal local species transparency endangered species act require secretary interior secretary commerce appropriate provide affected states data basis determination species endangered species threatened species making determination requires appropriate secretary use data submitted state tribal county government making determination


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated endangered species litigation reasonableness act amends endangered species act replace current standard awarding court costs including attorney fees citizen suits federal judicial code standard awarding costs prevailing party


Summary:
Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce to exclude an area from designation as a critical habitat to conserve an endangered or threatened species if the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of including the area, unless the failure to designate the area as critical habitat will result in the extinction of the species.

Requires the appropriate Secretary to make available for public comment with any proposed rule to designate a critical habitat a draft analysis that: (1) examines the incremental and cumulative economic effects of all actions to protect the species and its habitat upon each state and locality that is affected by the proposed designation; (2) includes consideration of economic effects on possible uses of land and property values, employment, revenues available for state and local governments, and the provision of water, power, or other public services; and (3) assesses those effects on a quantitative and qualitative basis.

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Summary:
Sage-Grouse and Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend to five years the deadlines for determining whether there is substantial evidence in support of a petition to add or remove a species from the list of endangered or threatened species and the petition is warranted. Prohibits a petition from being considered for 10 years after either a determination is made that the petition is not warranted or a regulation to list a species is withdrawn.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce as appropriate (the Secretary) to make publicly available a cost-benefit analysis of listing the species when a petition is found to be warranted.

Prohibits the Secretary from adding to the list a species in a state in which the majority of lands are managed by the federal government, unless specified information is provided to the state.

Requires conservation measures to be conducted on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land and National Forest System lands to address the habitat and viability of: (1) endangered or threatened species, and (2) other species to alleviate the need to list a species under such Act. Establishes a program to sell certain public land parcels to generate revenues for such measures.

Requires activities on BLM or forest land parcels of 10,000 acres or less and that are related to threats to protected species to be: (1) categorically excluded from the requirements relating to environmental assessments or environmental impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act, and (2) exempt from the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 and related requirements.

Requires the Secretary to use the best scientific and economic data available in conducting the five-year reviews of the status of listed species.

Deems a designation of critical habitat that restricts the uses of land to be a regulatory taking of property.

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