Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act or the WILD Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund.
Federal agencies that have duties relating to invasive species management for the protection of water and wildlife must: (1) inhibit or reduce the populations of invasive species and effectuate restoration or reclamation efforts on land they manage, and (2) develop a strategic plan for implementing an invasive species program designed to achieve a substantive annual net reduction of invasive species populations or infested acreage in managed areas.
This bill amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000, including to authorize the Department of the Interior to award a multi-year grant for carrying out a project that is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for great apes (defined in the Act as chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, orangutans, and gibbons) and their habitats.
This bill amends the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 to make a wildlife management authority of a U.S. territory eligible for financial assistance for marine turtle conservation.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must establish Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prizes for: (1) prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking, (2) promotion of wildlife conservation, (3) management of invasive species, and (4) protection of endangered species. The bill establishes advisory boards for those prizes.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-07 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House committee actions |
| 2017-09-07 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House committee actions |
| 2017-09-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House committee actions |
| 2017-08-09 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House committee actions |
| 2017-08-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-08-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-08-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-08-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-06-12 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2017-06-12 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2017-06-09 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2017-06-08 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3375-3380; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3375-3380) | Senate |
| 2017-05-17 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 91. | Senate |
| 2017-05-17 | Committee | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-73. | Senate |
| 2017-04-05 | Committee | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2017-04-04 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2217) | Senate |
| 2017-04-04 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |