H.R. 6241: Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-28 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act

Plain summary

Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to issue one-year permits for the lethal taking of up to 10 California sea lions if the Secretary determines that alternative measures to reduce sea lion predation on threatened or endangered salmonid stocks in the Columbia River do not adequately protect the salmonid stocks from such predation. Limits the cumulative annual taking of California sea lions to one percent of the annual potential biological removal level of such sea lions. Requires the Secretary to determine whether alternative measures to reduce sea lion predation on salmonid stocks will adequately protect such stocks. Expresses the sense of Congress that nonlethal means of preventing sea lion predation of salmonid stocks in the Columbia River is preferable to lethal means.

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Official text

Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · 3 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr6241.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr6241 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109