Great Lakes Migratory Bird Research and Management Act
Latest action · Apr 26, 2006 Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Lakes Migratory Bird Research and Management Act - Amends the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 to authorize the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to carry out activities relating to the investigation of migratory bird depredation on commercial and sport fisheries in the Great Lakes.
Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits to cooperating state, Provincial, Tribal, First Nation, and U.S. and Canadian federal agencies with migratory bird management authority, and signatory to a Memorandum of Understanding with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, to manage and take migratory birds, for the purpose of control of depredation by such birds on commercial and sport fisheries in the Great Lakes.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2006Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Apr 26, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
- Apr 4, 2006Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3605 | Great Lakes Migratory Bird Research and Management Act | Related bill | Jun 29, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Animals
- Canada
- Fisheries
- Fishery management
- Fishing
- Great Lakes
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Law
- Licenses
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Migratory bird conservation
- Research
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sports and Recreation
- Treaties
- Water Resources Development
- Wildlife management
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2006Introduced in House
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