Congress 107 - HR 2879 - To improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

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Animals Department of Agriculture Environmental assessment Environmental Protection Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Law Licenses Migratory bird conservation Wildlife management

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Exempts any migratory bird management carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Authorizes a Service employee acting under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to: (1) issue a depredation permit to a Service stakeholder or cooperator; and (2) manage and take migratory birds.

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Sep 14, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Sep 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Sep 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Sep 12, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 12, 2001

Introduced in House

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