S. 1514 · 115th Congress
HELP for Wildlife Act
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Crapo5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act or the HELP for Wildlife Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 29, 2017
Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act or the HELP for Wildlife Act
This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting.
The bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, and the Chesapeake Bay Program. It also reauthorizes through FY2023 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program.
The proportion of funding from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that states may use for public target ranges is increased.
The bill revises standards for determining what a baited area is for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds.
The Department of the Interior must reissue two rules that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) and Wyoming. Interior's prior rules that removed the protections were overruled by district courts.
Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
The National Fish Habitat Board is established to: (1) promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan; (2) establish national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation; (3) recommend the designation of Fish Habitat Partnerships; and (4) review and make recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: HELP for Wildlife Act
Also known as: Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife; Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act
Latest action (Oct 5, 2017): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
Policy area: Animals · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 29, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.