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Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act [S.486]
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[Recreation ]
Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to review and modify wildlife buffers in the Cape Haterras National Seashore Recreational Area in North Carolina. Requires the Secretary, in modifying such wildlife buffers, to: (1) ensure that they are of the shortest duration and cover the smallest area necessary to protect a species, and (2) designate pedestrian and vehicle corridors around areas of the National Seashore closed because of wildlife buffers to allow access to areas that are open. Requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Wyden With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-102. on 09/10/2013
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Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014 [S.2916]
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[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
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Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014 - Directs the Forest Service to establish a Water Source Protection Program within the region of the National Forest System west of the 100th Meridian. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into water source investment partnerships with specified end water users to protect and restore the condition of National Forest watersheds that provide water to non-federal partners. Allows the Secretary to produce a water source management plan. Directs the Secretary to establish a Forest Service
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 11/12/2014
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Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014 [S.2768]
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Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/31/2014
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Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act [S.2752]
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Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the Secretary of the Interior to make available online a searchable database detailing federal expenditures for civil actions brought under the ESA containing claims that are based on the actions of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, or the Southeastern Power Administration.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/31/2014
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Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act [S.2748]
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[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/31/2014
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Private Landowner Protection Act of 2014 [S.2729]
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Private Landowner Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to exclude an area from designation as a critical habitat to conserve an endangered or threatened species if the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of including the area, unless the failure to designate the area as critical habitat will result in the extinction of the species. Requires the appropriate department to make
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/31/2014
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American Burying Beetle Relief Act of 2014 [S.2678]
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American Burying Beetle Relief Act of 2014 - Removes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's listing of the American burying beetle as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Prohibits the beetle from being listed as a threatened or endangered species.
Sponsored by: Sen. James M. Inhofe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/29/2014
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Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act of 2014 [S.2677]
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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
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Sponsored by: Sen. James M. Inhofe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/29/2014
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21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act [S.2635]
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[Science ]
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[Data Privacy ]
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. Prohibits the Secretary from making the information publicly available when: (1) the public disclosure
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4707) on 07/22/2014
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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require disclosure to States of the basis of determinations under such Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking under such Act, and for other purposes. [S.2630]
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State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. Requires the appropriate Secretary to use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/17/2014
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A bill to prohibit land management modifications relating to the Lesser Prairie Chicken. [S.2623]
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Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior from implementing or limiting any modification to a public or private land-related policy or subsurface mineral right-related policy or practice that is in effect on enactment of this Act relating to the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Sponsored by: Sen. James M. Inhofe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/17/2014
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FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014 [S.2593]
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[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
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FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014 - Amends the FLAME Act of 2009 to revise how the FLAME Funds for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are funded. Makes amounts appropriated to a FLAME Fund available to USDA or Interior for wildfire suppression operations if the department concerned notifies the relevant congressional committees that a wildfire suppression event is eligible for funding from the FLAME Fund. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/10/2014
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North Atlantic Energy Security Act [S.2592]
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[Trade ]
[International ]
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North Atlantic Energy Security Act - Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to permit the use of rights of way for natural gas pipelines through public lands, forest, and other reservations of the United States, and specified national parks in California. Defines "gas gathering line and associated field compression unit" as: (1) a pipeline installed to transport natural gas production associated with one or more wells drilled and completed to produce crude oil; and (2) if necessary, a compressor
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4646-4647) on 07/21/2014
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Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014 [S.2587]
[Animals ]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/10/2014
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Sage-Grouse Accountability and Private Conservation Act of 2014 [S.2575]
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Sage-Grouse Accountability and Private Conservation Act of 2014 - Directs the Department of the Interior to report on the status of the greater sage-grouse conservation efforts by December 15, 2014. Requires the report to include a description of: (1) public (federal and state) and private programs and expenditures, (2) existing state management plans as well as plans that have been announced but not yet implemented, and (3) plans by land management agencies. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide funding under its agricultural
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/09/2014
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Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2014 [S.2503]
[Water ]
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Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2014 - Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement between the Hualapai Tribe, the Department of of the Interior, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and the Freeport Minerals Corporation. Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement between the Tribe, the United States as trustee for the Tribe, and Freeport Minerals Corporation.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-419. on 07/09/2014
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.2499]
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[Human Rights ]
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of State and Related Agency - Makes FY2015 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; educational and cultural exchange programs; representation allowances; protection of foreign missions and officials; U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; emergencies in the diplomatic
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Leahy. With Written Report No. 113-195. on 06/19/2014
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New Mexico Drought Relief Act of 2014 [S.2470]
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New Mexico Drought Relief Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation (Secretary), to carry out a water acquisition program in specified basins in New Mexico, under which the Secretary shall: (1) make acquisitions of water; and (2) take any other actions that the Secretary determines would enhance stream flow to benefit fish and wildlife, water quality, and river ecosystem restoration or enhance stewardship and conservation of working land, water, and watersheds. Authorizes the Secretary, in
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
S.amdt.3885 Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/18/2014
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Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act [S.2394]
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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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/22/2014
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Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.231]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Signed By President. on 09/19/2014