H.R. 2083 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) - 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.

Text (4)

June 27, 2018

June 26, 2018

September 5, 2017

April 8, 2017

Amendments (2)

Jun 26, 2018

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 804

An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 115-783 to mandate that the Secretary of the Interior produce a report to Congress on the potential impact of the lethal taking of California Sea Lions on the recovery of Salmonid stocks.

Agreed To

Jun 26, 2018

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 803

An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 115-783 to limit the application of the bill to only sea lions, rather than all pinnipeds.

Agreed To

Actions (26)

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06/27/2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

06/26/2018

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)

06/26/2018

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

06/26/2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

06/26/2018

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 288 - 116 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H5703-5704)

06/26/2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 288 - 116 (Roll no. 294).(text: CR H5703-5704)

06/26/2018

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.

06/26/2018

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

06/26/2018

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2083.

06/26/2018

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.

06/26/2018

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.

06/26/2018

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2083.

06/26/2018

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Poe to act as Chairman of the Committee.

06/26/2018

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 961 and Rule XVIII.

06/26/2018

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.

06/26/2018

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 961. (consideration: CR H5696-5705, H5706)

06/26/2018

Rule H. Res. 961 passed House.

06/25/2018

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.

09/05/2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.

09/05/2017

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-289.

07/26/2017

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 14.

07/26/2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

06/08/2017

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

04/24/2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

04/08/2017

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

04/08/2017

Introduced in House

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