Indian Buffalo Management Act

Summary

Indian Buffalo Management Act This bill establishes a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to develop and promote tribal ownership and management of buffalo and buffalo habitat on Indian lands. Specifically, the bill requires Interior to (1) enter into contracts, award grants, and provide technical assistance to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for activities related to buffalo restoration or management; (2) consult with tribes and tribal organizations on initiatives that affect buffalo or buffalo habitat, including efforts to contain or eradicate diseased buffalo; and (3) develop a policy relating to buffalo and buffalo habitat management activities on Indian land. Additionally, Interior may enter into agreements with tribes or tribal organizations to transport surplus buffalo from federal land onto Indian land.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

6 official files

• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 18 December 2020

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 18 December 2020

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Reported to House

  summary · EN · 18 December 2020

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 November 2019

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 November 2019

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 November 2019

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.