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Animal Emergency Planning Act of 2014 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to require research facilities, dealers, exhibitors, intermediate handlers, and carriers (covered persons) to develop, document, and follow a contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation, housing, and care of their animals in the event of an emergency or disaster.

Requires the plan to:

 identify situations that the covered person might experience, including natural disasters and emergencies, that would trigger the need to implement the measures identified in the plan; outline tasks to be carried out in response to emergencies or disasters, including animal evacuation or shelter-in-place instructions and provisions for providing backup sources of food and water as well as sanitation, ventilation, bedding, and veterinary care; establish a chain of command and identify the individuals responsible for fulfilling the tasks; and address how response and recovery will be handled in terms of materials, resources, and training needed. Requires covered persons to review their plan at least annually to ensure compliance with this Act, and train personnel in their roles and responsibilities as outlined in the plan, and promptly provide training when the plan changes.

Prohibits this Act from preempting state law that provides greater protection for animals.

animal emergency planning act amends animal welfare act require research facilities dealers intermediate handlers carriers covered persons develop document follow contingency plan provide humane handling treatment transportation housing care animals event emergency disaster requires plan identify situations covered person experience including natural disasters emergencies trigger need implement measures identified plan outline tasks carried response emergencies disasters including animal evacuation shelter place instructions provisions providing backup sources food water sanitation ventilation veterinary care establish chain command identify individuals responsible fulfilling tasks address response recovery handled terms materials resources training needed requires covered persons review plan annually ensure compliance act train personnel roles responsibilities outlined plan promptly provide training plan changes prohibits act preempting state law provides greater protection animals


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Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior to give effect to a statewide conservation and management plan for the protection and recovery of the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) from either California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming. Requires the appropriate Secretary to:

 hold for at least 10 years actions to list the species as endangered or threatened, the enforcement of the listing, and the designation of critical habitat for the species in that state; withdraw any land use planning activities related to federal management of the species on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land within the state; and amend federal land use plans with respect to that state to comply with a state plan. Applies these requirements to states that submit a plan or have a plan previously endorsed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Requires the appropriate Secretary to: (1) review statewide plans to determine if they are likely to conserve the species to the point at which the measures provided pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 are no longer necessary; (2) approve or endorse, or make comments on, statewide plans; and (3) provide states with information and make personnel available to help with plans.

Prohibits any proposed action pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that occurs within one of those states from being denied or restricted solely on the basis of such sage-grouse if the action is consistent with a state plan that has been submitted to the appropriate Secretary.

sage grouse protection conservation act directs secretary agriculture usda secretary interior effect statewide conservation management plan protection recovery greater sage grouse sage grouse minimus california colorado idaho montana nevada north_dakota oregon south_dakota utah washington wyoming requires appropriate secretary hold years actions list species endangered threatened enforcement listing designation critical habitat species state withdraw land use planning activities related federal management species national_forest_system lands bureau_of_land_management blm land state amend federal land use plans respect state comply state plan applies requirements states submit plan plan previously endorsed requires appropriate secretary review statewide plans determine likely conserve species point measures provided pursuant endangered species act longer necessary approve endorse comments statewide plans provide states information personnel available help plans prohibits proposed action pursuant national_environmental_policy_act nepa occurs states denied restricted solely basis sage grouse action consistent state plan submitted appropriate secretary


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Highways Bettering the Economy and Environment Pollinator Protection Act - Authorizes as an eligible project cost for the construction of a federal-aid highway the cost of improving habitat and forage for pollinators (i.e. bees, birds, bats, Monarch butterflies, and other butterflies) on rights-of-way adjacent to such highways.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), in conjunction with willing states, to carry out programs that encourage: (1) integrated vegetation management practices on roadsides and other transportation rights-of-ways, including reduced mowing; (2) the development of habitat and forage for pollinators through planting of native forbs and grasses, including noninvasive, native milkweed species; and (3) research and demonstration projects on economic and environmental benefits and best practices for integrated vegetation management, reduced mowing, and planting of native forbs and grasses for pollinator habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for Monarch butterflies and other migrating pollinators.

Authorizes the use of federal funds for the provision of habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for Monarch butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey bees that is related to a federally-funded transportation project.

highways economy environment pollinator protection act authorizes eligible project cost construction federal aid highway cost improving habitat forage pollinators bees birds rights way adjacent highways directs secretary transportation dot conjunction willing states carry programs encourage integrated vegetation management practices transportation rights ways including reduced mowing development habitat forage pollinators planting native grasses including native species research demonstration projects economic environmental benefits best practices integrated vegetation management reduced mowing planting native grasses pollinator habitat forage migratory way stations pollinators authorizes use federal funds provision habitat forage migratory way stations native pollinators honey bees related federally funded transportation project


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Clarification of Legal Enforcement Against Non-criminal Energy Producers Act of 2014 or the CLEAN Energy Producers Act of 2014 - Amends the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue or deny an eagle permit that authorizes the taking of a bald eagle or golden eagle that is incidental to, but not the purpose of, an otherwise lawful activity. Deems the permit as issued if the Secretary fails to act within a reasonable time (not exceeding one year).

Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to add an intent element to criminal liability for the taking, killing, or other harm to a migratory bird that is accidental or incidental to the presence or operation of an otherwise lawful activity.

amends require secretary interior issue deny eagle permit authorizes taking eagle golden eagle incidental purpose lawful activity deems permit issued secretary fails act reasonable time exceeding year amends migratory bird treaty act add intent element criminal liability taking killing harm migratory bird accidental incidental presence operation lawful activity


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Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act of 2014 - Removes the Department of the Interior's listing of the lesser prairie chicken as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Prohibits further treatment of the species as threatened or endangered before January 31, 2020.

Requires Interior to monitor and submit an annual report on progress in the conservation of the lesser prairie chicken under:

 the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, all related Candidate Conservation Agreements (agreements to voluntarily undertake measures to conserve a covered species), Candidate Conservation Agreements With Assurances (agreements to voluntarily undertake measures to conserve a covered species with assurances that additional measures will not be imposed if the species becomes listed in the future), conservation programs administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), state conservation programs, and private conservation efforts. Prohibits the lesser prairie chicken from being treated as threatened or endangered beginning on January 31, 2020, unless Interior publishes a determination that conservation efforts under the Range-Wide Plan, agreements, programs, and efforts have not achieved the Plan's conservation goals.

voluntary recovery act removes department interior listing lesser prairie chicken threatened endangered species act prohibits treatment species threatened endangered january requires interior monitor submit annual report progress conservation lesser prairie chicken range wide conservation plan related agreements voluntarily undertake measures conserve covered species candidate conservation agreements assurances agreements voluntarily undertake measures conserve covered species assurances additional measures imposed species listed future conservation programs administered usfws bureau_of_land_management blm department_of_agriculture usda state conservation programs private conservation efforts prohibits lesser prairie chicken treated threatened endangered beginning january interior publishes determination conservation efforts range wide plan agreements programs efforts achieved plan conservation goals


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Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit any regulation that goes in effect after February 24, 2014, from:

 prohibiting or restricting the possession, sale, delivery, receipt, shipping, or transportation of elephant ivory that has been lawfully imported; changing any methods of, or standards for, determining if ivory has been lawfully imported; or prohibiting or restricting the importation or possession of ivory that was lawfully importable or possessable on that date.

amends endangered species act prohibit regulation goes effect february prohibiting restricting possession sale delivery receipt shipping transportation elephant lawfully imported changing methods standards determining lawfully imported prohibiting restricting importation possession lawfully date


Summary: Wild Horse Oversight Act - Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to direct the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), at the request of a state or an Indian tribe, to allow the state or tribe to assume all management and protection functions under the Act with regard to wild free-roaming horses and burros on land within the boundaries of the state or tribe.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 17, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to increase the price of duck stamps, which are required to hunt migratory waterfowl, from $15 to $25.

Authorizes the Department of the Interior to reduce the price of stamps for a hunting year if the increase in the stamp price resulted in a reduction in revenues deposited in the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.

Establishes a subaccount in the Fund to be used by Interior to acquire easements for the conservation of migratory birds. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer all amounts in excess of $15 from the sale of each stamp to the subaccount.

(Sec. 3) Requires Interior to include in an annual report of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission an assessment of the status of wetlands conservation projects for migratory bird conservation purposes, including an accounting of all expenditures made for acquisition of federal lands and an analysis of whether refuge lands are opened or closed for hunting and fishing.

(Sec. 4) Allows rural Alaska residents to take migratory waterfowl for subsistence uses without a duck stamp.

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Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with governors of potentially affected states, to declare a wildlife disease emergency for any wildlife disease occurring within the United States or, if outside the United States, with the potential to enter the United States.

Defines "wildlife disease emergency" as the occurrence of a non-zoonotic pathological condition in a wildlife population that:

 is infectious and caused by a newly discovered pathogen or is a known infectious wildlife disease that is expanding in range or other impacts, or poses significant threats to the sustainability of wildlife or to the overall health of a functioning ecosystem. Directs the Secretary, upon making such a declaration, to lead a coordinated response to the emergency.

 Directs the Secretary to implement a grant program to provide funding to state wildlife agencies and Indian tribes to address wildlife disease emergencies.

 Establishes in the Treasury a Wildlife Disease Emergency Fund.

 Allows the Secretary to establish a Wildlife Disease Committee to assist the Secretary in increasing the level of preparedness needed to address emerging wildlife diseases.

 Authorizes the Secretary to convene rapid response teams to address any particular wildlife disease emergency.

wildlife disease emergency act authorizes secretary interior consultation governors potentially affected states declare wildlife disease emergency wildlife disease occurring united_states outside united_states potential enter united_states defines wildlife disease emergency occurrence non zoonotic pathological condition wildlife population infectious caused newly discovered pathogen known infectious wildlife disease expanding range impacts poses significant threats sustainability wildlife overall health functioning ecosystem directs secretary making declaration lead coordinated response emergency directs secretary implement grant program provide funding state wildlife agencies indian tribes address wildlife disease emergencies establishes treasury wildlife disease emergency fund allows secretary establish assist secretary increasing level preparedness needed address emerging wildlife diseases authorizes secretary convene rapid response teams address particular wildlife disease emergency


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Accountable Recovery Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce as appropriate to make recovery plans for the conservation and survival of a species publicly available at the time of a determination that the species is endangered or threatened. Requires the plans to incorporate objective numerical recovery goals for removal of species from the endangered and threatened species list.

Gives the appropriate Secretary 30 days to deny a petition stating that the numerical recovery goal has been achieved for a species. Removes a species from the endangered and threatened species list if the Secretary has not acted on a petition.

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Summary: Amends the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from designating as a national marine sanctuary an area of the marine environment off the coast of Alaska seaward of the high tide line unless an Act of Congress requires the Secretary to make the designation and prescribes the boundaries of the designated area.

amends national marine sanctuaries act prohibit secretary commerce designating national marine sanctuary area marine environment coast alaska seaward high tide line act congress requires secretary designation prescribes boundaries designated area


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Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014 - Authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to declare and respond to a marine disease emergency (an event that affects the marine environment, is caused by a marine disease or environmental stressor, is likely to threaten the sustainability of a marine species or the health of a marine ecosystem, and is likely to expand in geographic scope).

Requires NOAA to designate an individual to coordinate the response to each emergency and develop and publish a response plan for each emergency within 21 days of the declaration.

Terminates the emergency when NOAA declares that the emergency no longer exists or 120 days after the declaration was made, whichever occurs first. Authorizes NOAA to renew a declaration.

Establishes the Marine Disease Emergency Working Group in NOAA to provide advice on assessing, declaring, and responding to those emergencies.

Establishes the Marine Disease Emergency Fund for responding to those emergencies.

Requires NOAA to establish a National Data Repository for Marine Diseases Research and Services to collect, store, and disseminate information on marine diseases and related data and facilitate the development and rapid dissemination of research on marine diseases.

Deems sea star wasting syndrome, a marine mortality event affecting species of sea stars, to be a marine disease emergency.

marine disease emergency act authorizes national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa declare respond marine disease emergency event affects marine environment caused marine disease environmental likely threaten sustainability marine species health marine ecosystem likely expand geographic scope requires noaa designate individual coordinate response emergency develop publish response plan emergency days declaration terminates emergency noaa declares emergency longer exists days declaration whichever occurs authorizes noaa renew declaration establishes noaa provide advice assessing declaring responding emergencies establishes responding emergencies requires noaa establish services collect store disseminate information marine diseases related data facilitate development rapid dissemination research marine diseases deems sea star syndrome marine mortality event affecting species sea stars marine disease emergency


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Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2014

This bill establishes a Rare Cats and Canids Conservation Fund as a separate account within the Multinational Species Conservation Fund. The Department of the Interior must use amounts in the fund to provide assistance for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Grant amounts may not be used for captive breeding unless it is a part of an accredited reintroduction or restoration program.

Rare felids or rare canids are any population in the family Felidae (cats) or Canidae (dogs), respectively, that are listed in the Red List of Threatened Species Maintained by the World Conservation Union as near-threatened, vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered, excluding any population native to the United States or Canada. Tigers are not considered to be rare felids.

 Interior may convene an advisory group of individuals representing organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids.

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Guarding Our Great Lakes Act - Requires the Chief of Engineers, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and each other applicable federal agency to take actions to prevent the transfer of aquatic invasive species, with a focus on Asian carp species, through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois River.

Directs the Chief to: (1) construct measures to prevent the upstream transfer of swimming aquatic invasive species through the Lock and Dam; and (2) submit a cost estimate for, and schedule for completion of, measures to be constructed.

Requires the Director of the USFWS to implement all appropriate measures in compliance with applicable state and federal law around the Lock and Dam to prevent the upstream and downstream transfer of swimming and floating aquatic invasive species, with a focus on Asian carp species.

Authorizes the Chief, the Director of the USFWS, and the Director of the USGS to acquire real estate to carry out this Act.

Directs the EPA Administrator, acting through the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, to coordinate with the governor of Illinois, the city of Chicago, and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to carry out engineering and construction of flood mitigation and water quality measures on the Chicago Area Waterway System related to permanent prevention of the transfer of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins. Permits the federal share of the cost of a project to be up to 100%.

great lakes act requires chief engineers director fish wildlife service usfws director usgs administrator environmental_protection_agency epa applicable federal agency actions prevent transfer aquatic invasive species focus asian carp species brandon road lock dam illinois river directs chief construct measures prevent upstream transfer swimming aquatic invasive species lock dam submit cost estimate schedule completion measures constructed requires director usfws implement appropriate measures compliance applicable state federal law lock dam prevent upstream downstream transfer swimming floating aquatic invasive species focus asian carp species authorizes chief director usfws director usgs acquire real estate carry act directs epa administrator acting great lakes interagency task force coordinate governor illinois city chicago carry engineering construction flood mitigation water quality measures chicago_area_waterway_system related permanent prevention transfer aquatic nuisance species great_lakes mississippi_river basins permits federal share cost project


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Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior, within 30 days after being served with a complaint in an action alleging a failure to perform an act or duty related to an endangered species or threatened species determination, to publish the complaint. Prohibits the failure of the Secretary to meet such deadline from being the basis for such an action. Sets forth requirements concerning the intervention in such actions by affected parties and referral to a mediation program.

Authorizes the court, in issuing any final order in such an action, to award litigation costs to any party. Prohibits the court from: (1) awarding litigation costs in any proposed covered settlement, (2) granting a motion that is based on a proposed covered settlement or other consent decree that includes payment for litigation costs, (3) approving a proposed covered settlement unless each state and county in which the Secretary believes a species occurs approves it, or (4) granting a motion that is based on a proposed covered settlement unless such settlement is approved by each such state and county. Requires the courts to ensure that such a settlement is approved by each such state and county. Requires the Secretary to provide notice of a proposed covered settlement to each such state and county. Authorizes a court to approve such a settlement or grant such a motion if, within 45 days of notification: (1) a state or county fails to respond, and (2) each state or county that responds approves the covered settlement, or (3) all of the states and counties fail to respond.

amends endangered species act require secretary interior days served complaint action alleging failure perform act duty related endangered species threatened species determination publish complaint prohibits failure secretary meet deadline basis action sets forth requirements concerning intervention actions affected parties referral mediation program authorizes court issuing final order action award litigation costs party prohibits court awarding litigation costs proposed covered settlement granting motion based proposed covered settlement consent decree includes payment litigation costs approving proposed covered settlement state county secretary believes species occurs approves granting motion based proposed covered settlement settlement approved state county requires courts ensure settlement approved state county requires secretary provide notice proposed covered settlement state county authorizes court approve settlement grant motion days notification state county fails respond state county responds approves covered settlement states counties fail respond


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Reauthorizes through FY2019 and revises the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.

 Increases from 23 to 28 the number of directors appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Board of Directors. Makes uniform the experience required of each such appointee. Requires the Foundation to have an Executive Director who is appointed by the Board and is knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to fish and wildlife conservation.

Gives the Foundation the power to receive and administer restitution and community service payments, amounts for mitigation of impacts to natural resources, and other amounts arising from legal, regulatory, or administrative proceedings, as long as the funds are used for the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources.

Repeals provisions authorizing the Foundation to establish a national whale conservation endowment fund.

Authorizes the Foundation to: (1) assess and collect fees for the management of amounts received from federal agencies; and (2) use such federal funds for matching contributions made by private persons, state and local agencies, and other entities (current law requires such use).

Authorizes the Foundation to perform functions that the National Park Foundation is authorized to conduct, unless exclusive authority is given to the National Park Foundation.

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Summary: Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2013 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to allow an agricultural producer, or a hunter with the producer's permission, to take migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, if: (1) the manipulation occurs on the producer's land on which a crop was not harvestable during the current or immediately preceding crop year due to a natural disaster, and (2) a local representative of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) confirms that the crop has been destroyed and that it would not be economically practicable to harvest the crop.

migratory bird treaty amendment act amends migratory bird treaty act allow agricultural producer hunter producer permission migratory game birds aid baiting manipulation occurs producer land crop harvestable current immediately preceding crop year natural disaster local representative secretary agriculture usda confirms crop destroyed economically practicable harvest crop


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 to require such stamp to be made available to the public for an additional four years.

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Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to study the feasibility of: (1) temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam (located on Mississippi River mile 853.9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota, and (2) implementing control measures at such lock and Lock and Dam 1 (located on Mississippi River mile 847.8 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), including permanently closing the locks, modifying lock operations, or using an alternative technology barrier, to manage such threat. Requires the Chief to assess the potential impacts, including environmental and economic impacts: (1) of temporary closure of such lock and of continuing to operate it, and (2) of implementing each of such control measures and of not implementing such measures.

Authorizes the Chief to close such lock upon determining that closure is justified based on the assessment of potential impacts. Requires the Chief to close such lock upon determining that a live adult Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 2 (located on Mississippi River mile 815.2 upstream of Hastings, Minnesota) or that a juvenile Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 4 (located on Mississippi River mile 752.8 in Alma, Wisconsin). Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, upon determining that an Asian carp has been captured at such a location, to submit to the Chief a petition for closure of such lock. Allows the Chief to reopen the lock upon determining that adequate measures are in place to manage the threat.

Directs the Council on Environmental Quality to incorporate the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries, the Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River into the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework of the Council.

 Expresses the sense of Congress that federal agencies researching Asian carp control technologies should partner with state and local shareholders, giving priority to collaborative partnerships in which such shareholders contribute to the cost of the research.

upper_mississippi carp act directs chief engineers study feasibility temporarily closing lock dam located mississippi_river mile minnesota manage threat asian carp traveling mississippi_river minnesota implementing control measures lock lock dam located mississippi_river mile minnesota including permanently closing locks modifying lock operations alternative technology barrier manage threat requires chief assess potential impacts including environmental economic impacts temporary closure lock continuing operate implementing control measures implementing measures authorizes chief close lock determining closure justified based assessment potential impacts requires chief close lock determining live adult asian carp captured lock dam located mississippi_river mile upstream minnesota juvenile asian carp captured lock dam located mississippi_river mile wisconsin authorizes secretary interior determining asian carp captured location submit chief petition closure lock allows chief reopen lock determining adequate measures place manage threat directs council_on_environmental_quality incorporate upper_mississippi_river tributaries croix river council expresses sense congress federal agencies researching asian carp control technologies partner state local shareholders giving priority collaborative partnerships shareholders contribute cost research


Summary: Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increase Council membership from 21 to 23 members, including: (1) the principal Rhode Island official with marine fishery management responsibility, and (2) a member appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from a list of individuals submitted by the governor of Rhode Island.

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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.

permanent electronic duck stamp act grants secretary interior permanent authority authorize state issue electronic duck stamps sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements


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

 Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act - Amends P.L. 99-548, commonly known as the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986, to require proceeds from sales of parcels of public lands in Mesquite, Nevada, to be used for the implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, including any associated groundwater monitoring plan.

Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada.

Extends, until November 29, 2021, withdrawal and purchase authority with respect to the fifth and sixth areas.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated commonly known mesquite lands act require proceeds sales parcels public lands mesquite nevada implementation multispecies habitat conservation plan virgin_river clark_county nevada including associated groundwater monitoring plan amends require implementation multispecies habitat conservation plan lincoln_county nevada extends november withdrawal purchase authority respect fifth sixth areas


Summary: 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.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 2, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to Congress a financial report on restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by September 30 of each year. Requires the report to contain:

 an interagency crosscut budget for federal and state restoration activities that protect, conserve, or restore living resources, habitat, water resources, or water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; an accounting of funds received and obligated by each federal agency for restoration activities during the current and preceding fiscal years; an accounting from Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia of all funds received and obligated from a federal agency for restoration activities during the current and preceding fiscal years; and a description of each of the proposed federal and state restoration activities to be carried out in the succeeding fiscal year. Requires the report to describe only restoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $300,000 for the first three years and restoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $100,000 thereafter.

(Sec. 4) Establishes an Independent Evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay watershed to review and report to Congress every two years on restoration activities and related topics that are suggested by the Chesapeake Executive Council. Sets forth the process for appointment of the Independent Evaluator and the qualifications for the position.

(Sec. 5) Provides that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.

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Summary: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from: (1) finalizing the proposed guidance described in the notice of availability and request for comments entitled "EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act"; or (2) using such guidance, or any substantially similar guidance, as the basis for any decision regarding the scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) or any rulemaking. Provides that the use of such guidance as the basis for any rule shall be grounds for vacation of such rule.

preserve waters united states act prohibits secretary army administrator environmental_protection_agency epa finalizing proposed guidance described notice availability request comments entitled epa clean water act guidance substantially similar guidance basis decision scope federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act rulemaking provides use guidance basis rule shall grounds vacation rule


Summary:
Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act - Authorizes any person, entity, or the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to propose the regulation of nonnative wildlife taxa. Requires the Director to determine whether the proposal should be approved within 180 days.

Requires the Director to promulgate regulations to: (1) specify the criteria for regulating a nonnative taxon as an Injurious I taxon or Injurious II taxon that is injurious to humans, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, wildlife, or wildlife resources; (2) establish a process for assessing and analyzing the risks of taxa that may have been imported into or found in interstate commerce; and (3) designate a wildlife taxon that was previously designated as injurious by statute or the Secretary of the Interior as an Injurious I or Injurious II taxon.

Requires the Secretary, not later than three years after enactment of this Act, to: (1) define the phrase "non-native wildlife taxa novel to the United States"; (2) establish a process to ensure that all such taxa are thereafter reviewed by the Director to determine whether they should be regulated as Injurious I or Injurious II taxa prior to allowing their importation; and (3) seek to avoid, in promulgating such regulation, creating a new incentive for animal importers to import novel taxa prior to the effective date of such regulation.

Requires the Director, prior to designating a taxon as an Injurious I or Injurious II taxon, to prepare a risk determination.

Authorizes the Director to immediately and temporarily designate a nonnative wildlife taxon as Injurious I if an emergency exists because such unregulated taxon poses an imminent threat of harm to individuals in, or wildlife of, the United States or to the U.S. economy or environment.

Requires the Director to: (1) establish an electronic, publicly available database that describes all quantities of imports of all live wildlife and the regulatory status of such wildlife; (2) monitor and report on the identities and quantities of nonnative wildlife taxa being imported; and (3) make more rapid determinations on proposals for regulation of importations or shipments of injurious mammals, birds, fish, amphibia, and reptiles under the Lacey Act by requiring the Secretary to forego time-consuming optional administrative steps that are not essential and by authorizing the Secretary to forego economic impact analyses.

Gives the Secretary the primary authority to prevent the importation of, and interstate commerce in, wildlife pathogens and harmful parasites. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to impose import restrictions to prevent the importation of, and commerce in, such pathogens and parasites. Establishes exemptions to such requirement.

Prohibits any person from: (1) importing or knowingly possessing such an Injurious I or Injurious II taxon, or the descendant of such an animal, that was imported in violation of this Act; (2) engaging in interstate commerce for or knowingly possessing such an animal that was transported in interstate commerce in violation of this Act; and (3) releasing any such taxon into the wild. Sets forth exemptions from such prohibitions. Authorizes the Director to issue permits to qualified institutions to authorize actions otherwise prohibited for such taxon.

Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.

Requires the Secretary to adopt a fee to be charged on imported live wildlife shipments, excluding shipments made by qualified institutions for scientific, veterinary, or medical research, education, conservation outreach, or display purposes.

Establishes the Injurious Wildlife Prevention Fund to carry out this Act.

invasive fish wildlife prevention act authorizes person entity director united_states fish_and_wildlife_service propose regulation nonnative wildlife requires director determine proposal approved days requires director promulgate regulations specify criteria regulating nonnative taxon injurious taxon injurious taxon injurious humans agriculture horticulture forestry wildlife wildlife resources establish process assessing analyzing risks imported found interstate commerce designate wildlife taxon previously designated injurious statute secretary interior injurious injurious taxon requires secretary later years enactment act define phrase non native wildlife novel united_states establish process ensure reviewed director determine regulated injurious injurious prior allowing importation seek avoid promulgating regulation creating new incentive animal importers import novel prior effective date regulation requires director prior designating taxon injurious injurious taxon prepare risk determination authorizes director immediately temporarily designate nonnative wildlife taxon injurious emergency exists unregulated taxon poses imminent threat harm individuals wildlife united_states economy environment requires director establish electronic publicly available database describes quantities imports live wildlife regulatory status wildlife monitor report identities quantities nonnative wildlife imported rapid determinations proposals regulation shipments injurious mammals birds fish lacey_act requiring secretary forego time consuming optional administrative steps essential authorizing secretary forego economic impact analyses gives secretary primary authority prevent importation interstate commerce wildlife pathogens harmful parasites requires secretary promulgate regulations impose import restrictions prevent importation commerce pathogens parasites establishes exemptions requirement prohibits person importing knowingly possessing injurious injurious taxon descendant animal imported violation act engaging interstate commerce knowingly possessing animal transported interstate commerce violation act releasing taxon wild sets forth exemptions prohibitions authorizes director issue permits qualified institutions authorize actions prohibited taxon establishes civil criminal penalties violations act requires secretary adopt fee charged imported live wildlife shipments excluding shipments qualified institutions scientific veterinary medical research education conservation outreach display purposes establishes injurious_wildlife_prevention_fund carry act


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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Sportsmen's Act - Title I: Recreational Shooting - 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 hunting, recreational fishing, 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.

Requires that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service land, excluding land on the Outer Continental Shelf, be open to hunting, recreational fishing, or recreational 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, or compliance with other law.

Allows agencies to: (1) lease or permit use of federal public land for recreational shooting ranges, and (2) designate specific land for recreational shooting activities. Excepts from such use or designation land including a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, land designated as a wilderness study area or administratively classified as wilderness eligible or suitable, and primitive or semiprimitive areas.

Requires annual reports on closures of federal public lands to hunting, recreational fishing, or recreational shooting. Sets forth requirements for specified closures or significant restrictions involving 1280 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 of the Interior to permit individuals carrying bows and crossbows to traverse the National Park System if the traverse is: (1) for the sole purpose of hunting on adjacent land, and (2) the most direct means of access to such adjacent land.

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.

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.

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 II: Duck Stamps - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to exempt an authorized taking of migratory birds and collection of their eggs by indigenous inhabitants of Alaska from the prohibition on taking under the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act.

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 III: Reauthorizations - Amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) to reauthorize, until 15 years after this Act's enactment, the program for the completion of appraisals and satisfaction of other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

Requires 30% (currently all) of the gross proceeds of the sale or exchange of public land under such Act to be deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account and 70% of such proceeds to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and used for federal budget deficit reduction.

Makes the FLTFA inapplicable to land eligible for sale under specified public land laws.

Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for allocations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects.

Title IV: Miscellaneous - 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.

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 one-year period. Allows an applicable land management agency to deny access to a film crew if: (1) there is a likelihood of resource damage that cannot be mitigated, (2) there would be an unreasonable disruption of the public use and enjoyment of the site, (3) the activity poses public health or safety risks, and (4) the filming includes the use of models or props that are not part of the land's natural or cultural resources or administrative facilities.

sportsmen recreational shooting 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 hunting recreational fishing 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 requires bureau_of_land_management blm forest_service land excluding land outer_continental_shelf open hunting recreational fishing recreational 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 compliance law allows agencies lease permit use federal public land recreational shooting ranges designate specific land recreational shooting activities excepts use designation land including component national_wilderness_preservation_system land designated wilderness study area administratively classified wilderness eligible suitable primitive areas requires annual reports closures federal public lands hunting recreational fishing recreational 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 interior permit individuals carrying bows national_park_system sole purpose hunting adjacent land direct means access adjacent land 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 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 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 blm cooperate state local authorities entities carry waste removal activities federal land public target range encourage continued use target practice marksmanship training title fish wildlife improvement act exempt authorized taking migratory birds collection eggs indigenous inhabitants alaska prohibition taking migratory bird hunting conservation 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 iii amends federal_land_transaction facilitation act fltfa reauthorize years act enactment program completion appraisals satisfaction legal requirements sale exchange public land identified disposal approved land use plans federal_land_policy_and_management_act requires currently gross proceeds sale exchange public land act deposited federal_land_disposal_account proceeds deposited general fund treasury federal budget deficit reduction makes fltfa inapplicable land eligible sale specified public land laws amends north_american_wetlands_conservation_act extend fy2017 authorization appropriations allocations carry approved wetlands conservation projects title miscellaneous 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 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 year period allows applicable land management agency deny access film crew likelihood resource damage mitigated unreasonable disruption public use enjoyment site activity poses public health safety risks filming includes use models land natural cultural resources administrative facilities


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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


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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013 - Reauthorizes the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act.

(Sec. 2) Revises the purposes of the Act.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit to: (1) manage vehicular parking and traffic in the Unit with priority given to improving public access to the Basin, coordinating with the Nevada Department of Transportation, Caltrans, state parks and other entities along Nevada highway 28 and California Highway 89, and providing support to local public transit systems in the management and operations of activities under such Act; and (2) support the attainment of the environmental threshold carrying capacities.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), acting through the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, to enter into a contract or agreement with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to secure operating and capital funds from the National Forest Transit Program.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Chief, to: (1) conduct forest management activities in the Basin in a manner that helps achieve and maintain the environmental threshold carrying capacities established by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and attains multiple ecosystem benefits, unless the attainment of such benefits would excessively increase project costs 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.

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 from such withdrawal a conveyance of land that is carried out under the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act or the Santini-Burton Act.

Authorizes the Secretary, in conjunction with land adjustment projects or programs and during the four fiscal years following this Act's enactment, to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with entities to provide for fuel reduction, erosion control, reforestation, Stream Environmental Zone restoration, and similar management activities on land within such projects or programs.

(Sec. 5) Revises consultation requirements by requiring the Secretary, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to consult with the heads of the Washoe Tribe, governmental agencies, and the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee (currently TRPA, the Tahoe Federal Interagency Partnership, the Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee, representatives of the Unit, and the Lake Tahoe Transportation and Water Quality Coalition).

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the Directors, and the Administrator to implement or provide financial assistance for stormwater and watershed restoration projects, wildfire prevention and fire restoration projects, the Aquatic Invasive Species Program, the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery Program, the Lake Tahoe Basin Program, and projects included in the prioritized list that have been subjected to environmental review and approval under federal and state law and the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact. Authorizes funding for the projects as well as for outreach, reporting requirements, the annual budget plan, and for the California Tahoe Conservancy to facilitate the conveyance of land described in the Santini-Burton Act.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Chair of the Lake Tahoe Federal Interagency Partnership to submit to Congress by February 15 of the year after this Act's enactment a prioritized list of all the Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) projects for the Basin. Requires the priority of projects included on the list to be based on the best available science and on specified criteria, with preference given to projects that benefit existing neighborhoods in the Basin that are at or below regional median income levels. Requires the list to be revised every two years or on a finding of compelling need justifying a priority shift.

Requires the USFWS to deploy strategies consistent with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species into the Basin. Applies those strategies to all watercraft to be launched on water within the Basin.

Authorizes the TRPA to certify state and local agencies to perform decontamination activities at locations outside the Basin if standards at the sites meet or exceed standards for similar sites in the Basin. Authorizes the strategies to be modified if the Secretary of the Interior issues a determination that alternative measures will be no less effective at preventing the introduction of aquatic invasive species into Lake Tahoe.

Authorizes the USFWS to collect and spend fees for decontamination only at a level sufficient to cover the costs of operation of inspection and decontamination stations. Sets forth civil penalties for launching watercraft not in compliance with such strategies.

Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to enter into interagency agreements with nonfederal interests in the Basin to use Lake Tahoe Partnership-Miscellaneous General Investigations funds to provide programmatic technical assistance for EIP.

Requires the Secretary, the Administrator, the TRPA, California, Nevada, and the Tahoe Science Consortium to implement a Lake Tahoe Basin Science Program that includes:

 developing and updating an integrated multiagency programmatic assessment and monitoring plan to evaluate the effectiveness of EIP and the status and trends of indicators related to environmental threshold carrying capacities and to assess the impacts and risks of changing water temperature and precipitation and invasive species; producing and synthesizing scientific information necessary for the identification and refinement of environmental indicators for the Basin and the evaluation of standards and benchmarks; conducting applied research, programmatic technical assessments, scientific data management, analysis, and reporting related to key management questions; developing new tools and information to support objective assessments for land use and resource conditions; providing support to governments in reducing pollutants that contribute to the loss of lake clarity and implementing an integrated stormwater monitoring assessment program; and providing support for the development of management strategies to accommodate changing water temperature and precipitation in the Basin. Requires the Secretary, Administrator, and Directors to conduct related public education and outreach programs. Requires USGS to provide scientific and technical guidance to the public outreach and education programs.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the status of projects authorized by this Act, expenditures to implement EIP and projects authorized under this Act, accomplishments in implementing this Act, and public education and outreach efforts undertaken to implement programs and projects.

Requires the President, as part of the annual budget, to submit information regarding each federal agency involved in EIP.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations for such Act for a period of 10 fiscal years beginning the first fiscal year after enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 10) Authorizes the Secretary: (1) to accept a donation of approximately 1,981 acres of land administered by the California Tahoe Conservancy and approximately 187 acres of land administered by California State Parks; and (2) after receiving the title to those acres, to convey to California approximately 1,995 acres of Forest Service land.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure lake tahoe restoration act reauthorizes lake tahoe restoration act sec revises purposes act sec requires lake tahoe basin management unit manage vehicular parking traffic unit priority given improving public access basin coordinating state parks entities nevada highway california highway providing support local public transit systems management operations activities act support attainment environmental threshold carrying capacities authorizes secretary agriculture usda acting chief enter contract agreement department_of_transportation dot secure operating capital funds requires secretary acting chief conduct forest management activities basin manner helps achieve maintain environmental threshold carrying capacities established tahoe_regional_planning_agency attains multiple ecosystem benefits attainment benefits excessively increase project costs relation additional benefits gained establish post project ground condition criteria ground disturbance caused forest management activities provide monitoring ascertain attainment conditions withdraws federal land located unit forms entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent mining laws disposition laws relating mineral geothermal leasing exempts withdrawal conveyance land carried lake_tahoe_restoration_act santini burton act authorizes secretary conjunction land adjustment projects programs fiscal years following act enactment enter contracts cooperative agreements entities provide fuel reduction erosion control reforestation restoration similar management activities land projects programs sec revises consultation requirements requiring secretary administrator environmental_protection_agency epa director fish wildlife service usfws director united_states_geological_survey usgs consult heads washoe tribe governmental agencies currently lake tahoe basin federal advisory committee representatives unit sec authorizes secretary assistant secretary army_for_civil_works directors administrator implement provide financial assistance stormwater watershed restoration projects wildfire prevention fire restoration projects lahontan trout recovery program projects included prioritized list subjected environmental review approval federal state law authorizes funding projects outreach reporting requirements annual budget plan california_tahoe_conservancy facilitate conveyance land described santini burton act sec requires chair submit congress february year act enactment prioritized list environmental_improvement_program projects basin requires priority projects included list based best available science specified criteria preference given projects benefit existing neighborhoods basin regional median income levels requires list revised years finding compelling need justifying priority shift requires usfws deploy strategies consistent prevent introduction aquatic invasive species basin applies strategies watercraft launched water basin authorizes certify state local agencies perform decontamination activities locations outside basin standards sites meet exceed standards similar sites basin authorizes strategies modified secretary interior issues determination alternative measures effective preventing introduction aquatic invasive species lake tahoe authorizes usfws collect spend fees decontamination level sufficient cover costs operation inspection decontamination stations sets forth civil penalties launching watercraft compliance strategies authorizes assistant secretary army_for_civil_works enter interagency agreements nonfederal interests basin use funds provide programmatic technical assistance requires secretary administrator california nevada implement lake tahoe basin science program includes developing updating integrated multiagency programmatic assessment monitoring plan evaluate effectiveness status trends indicators related environmental threshold carrying capacities assess impacts risks changing water temperature precipitation invasive species producing scientific information necessary identification refinement environmental indicators basin evaluation standards benchmarks conducting applied research programmatic technical assessments scientific data management analysis reporting related key management questions developing new tools information support objective assessments land use resource conditions providing support governments reducing pollutants contribute loss lake clarity implementing integrated stormwater monitoring assessment program providing support development management strategies accommodate changing water temperature precipitation basin requires secretary administrator directors conduct related public education outreach programs requires usgs provide scientific technical guidance public outreach education programs requires secretary report congress status projects authorized act expenditures implement projects authorized act accomplishments implementing act public education outreach efforts undertaken implement programs projects requires president annual budget submit information federal agency involved sec authorizes appropriations act period fiscal years beginning fiscal year enactment act sec authorizes secretary accept donation approximately acres land administered california_tahoe_conservancy approximately acres land administered receiving title acres convey california approximately acres forest_service land


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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Captive Primate Safety Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to: (1) make nonhuman primates a prohibited wildlife species; and (2) make it unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase them in interstate or foreign commerce.

(Sec. 3) Modifies exceptions to restrictions on such transactions in prohibited wildlife species, making them inapplicable to a person who: (1) is a licensed and inspected person only if the person does not allow direct contact between the public and prohibited wildlife species, or (2) is transporting under certain conditions 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. Removes state-licensed wildlife rehabilitators from the list of entities exempted from the restrictions.

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

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure captive primate safety act sec amends lacey act amendments nonhuman primates prohibited wildlife species unlawful import export transport sell receive acquire purchase interstate foreign commerce sec modifies exceptions restrictions transactions prohibited wildlife species making inapplicable person licensed inspected person person allow direct contact public prohibited wildlife species transporting certain conditions single primate genus cebus obtained trained charitable organization assist permanently disabled individual severe mobility impairment removes state licensed wildlife list entities exempted restrictions sets forth civil criminal penalties violations requirements act


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Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants to owners or operators of water systems for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of the systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a U.S. region, and (2) give priority to owners or operators of water systems that are at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic conditions.

Requires the Administrator to ensure that the list of grant applications funded includes a substantial number that propose to utilize innovative approaches that meet at least one of these goals: (1) promote more efficient water use, water conservation, water reuse, or recycling; (2) use decentralized, low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches, including practices that use, enhance, or mimic the natural hydrological cycle or protect natural flows; (3) reduce stormwater runoff or flooding by protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions; (4) modify, upgrade, enhance, or replace existing water system infrastructure in response to changing hydrologic conditions; (5) improve water quality or quantity for agricultural and municipal uses, including through salinity reduction; and (6) provide multiple benefits, including to water supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality protection or improvement, increased flood protection, and ecosystem protection or improvement.

water infrastructure resiliency sustainability act requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa establish provide grants owners operators water systems programs projects increase resiliency adaptability systems ongoing forecasted changes hydrologic conditions region priority owners operators water systems greatest immediate risk facing significant negative impacts changing hydrologic conditions requires administrator ensure list grant applications funded includes substantial number propose utilize innovative approaches meet goals promote efficient water use water conservation water reuse recycling use decentralized low impact development technologies nonstructural approaches including practices use enhance mimic natural hydrological cycle protect natural flows reduce stormwater runoff flooding protecting enhancing natural ecosystem functions modify upgrade enhance replace existing water system infrastructure response changing hydrologic conditions improve water quality quantity agricultural municipal uses including salinity reduction provide multiple benefits including water supply enhancement demand reduction water quality protection improvement increased flood protection ecosystem protection improvement


Summary: Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the reduced tax rate on the net timber gains of corporations, to: (1) adjust the formula for calculating such rate, and (2) make such reduced rate permanent.

timber revitalization economic enhancement act amends internal revenue code respect reduced tax rate net timber gains corporations adjust formula calculating rate reduced rate permanent


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CHIMP Act Amendments of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to the lifetime care of chimpanzees used in federally conducted or supported medical research, to: (1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve appropriations through FY2023 for the sanctuary system and other compliant facilities, and (2) allow reservation of funds beyond a total of $30 million if the Secretary determines that doing so would enable the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to operate more efficiently and economically by decreasing the overall federal cost of supporting and maintaining chimpanzees from FY2014-FY2023. Requires such a determination to be reported to Congress and include biennial updates regarding the care and maintenance of the chimpanzees and related costs.

Removes construction and renovation of sanctuary system facilities as a purpose of expenditure of the reserved funds. Requires the use of funds for other compliant facilities to be determined by the Secretary (rather than, as under current law, by the board of directors of the nonprofit entity operating the facility).

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to evaluate: (1) the research status of NIH-owned or supported chimpanzees, (2) the cost for the care and maintenance of such chimpanzees, (3) the extent to which requirements that a nonprofit private entity match funding have been met, and (4) any options for cost savings for support and maintenance that may be identified.

act amendments amends public_health_service_act respect lifetime care chimpanzees federally conducted supported medical research require secretary health_and_human_services hhs reserve appropriations fy2023 sanctuary system compliant facilities allow reservation funds total million secretary determines enable national_institutes_of_health nih operate efficiently economically decreasing overall federal cost supporting maintaining chimpanzees fy2014-fy2023 requires determination reported congress include biennial updates care maintenance chimpanzees related costs removes construction renovation sanctuary system facilities purpose expenditure reserved funds requires use funds compliant facilities determined secretary current law board directors nonprofit entity operating facility requires comptroller general gao evaluate research status nih owned supported chimpanzees cost care maintenance chimpanzees extent requirements nonprofit private entity match funding met options cost savings support maintenance identified


Summary: Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2013 - 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 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.

hunter farmer protection act 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