H.R. 8195
Requires regional plans for managing double-crested cormorants
Directs the Interior Department to issue regional rules within a year letting states, tribes, and lake and pond managers take cormorants, with limits to keep the birds' populations sustainable.
- Rules must list allowed methods and time periods for taking cormorants
- Total take, including non-target birds, must be reported yearly and made public
- States and tribes may act under the plans; lake and pond managers may be authorized
- Population surveys and plan updates every 5 years; the law ends January 1, 2034
Cleared committee · Awaiting a floor vote