Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010

Summary

Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to award a multiyear grant to an eligible person to implement a great ape conservation project that the person demonstrates is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for great apes and their habitats. Requires the Secretary to convene a panel of experts to identify the greatest needs and priorities for the conservation of great apes within a year of this Act's enactment and every five years thereafter (current law authorizes the Secretary to convene a panel to consider the greatest conservation needs every two years). Requires the panel to consider relevant great ape conservation plans or strategies, including: (1) applicable strategies or plans developed or initiated by the Secretary; (2) the Global Strategy for the Survival of Great Apes and their Habitat, or subsequent reports, developed by the United Nations Environment Programme Great Apes Survival Partnership; (3) regional or species-specific action plans developed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Primate Specialist Group; (4) relevant conservation strategies, plans, or initiatives developed by the Species Survival Network Primate Working Group; and (5) other applicable strategies, plans, or scientific research and findings related to the conservation needs and priorities of great apes. Authorizes the Secretary to pay expenses of convening and facilitating meetings of the panel. Authorizes appropriations for the Great Ape Conservation Fund for FY2011-FY2015.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 29 September 2010

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 29 September 2010

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 29 September 2010

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 January 2010

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  Introduced in House · EN · 12 January 2010

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• Introduced in House

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