To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, and for other purposes.
Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue one-year permits allowing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to kill sea lions in a portion of the Columbia River or certain tributaries in order to protect fish from sea lion predation. Permits may be issued to kill sea lions only if the sea lions are part of a population that is not depleted.
The permits may authorize the lethal taking of 100 sea lions or fewer. The cumulative annual taking of sea lions each year under all such permits is limited to 10% of the annual potential biological removal level.
Permit holders must be trained in natural resource management.
These permits are exempted from environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for five years.
NOAA may suspend the issuance of the permits if, after five years, lethal removal authority is no longer necessary to protect fish from sea lion predation.
Became Public Law No: 115-329.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-289.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 961 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6157 and H.R. 2083. Provides for consideration of H.R. 6157 and H.R. 2083 both under structured rules.
Rule H. Res. 961 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 961. (consideration: CR H5696-5705, H5706)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6157 and H.R. 2083. Provides for consideration of H.R. 6157 and H.R. 2083 both under structured rules.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 961 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Poe to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2083.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kilmer amendment No. 1.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 961, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Vargas amendment No. 3, as modified.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2083.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 288 - 116 (Roll no. 294).(text: CR H5703-5704)
Roll Call #294 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 288 - 116 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H5703-5704)
Roll Call #294 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2083. (text as modified: CR H5706)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.