United States · Bill · S
S. 1497 (109th)
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to provide incidental take permits to public electric utilities that adopt avian protection plans.
Introduced
26 July 2005
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide an incidental take permit to a public electric utility that has adopted an avian protection plan, if the Secretary determines that the utility has included in the plan specific measures to mitigate hazards to eagles and other migratory birds. Shields a public utility that receives such an incidental take permit from criminal or civil penalty under specified statutes for the incidental death by electrocution of such birds by a power line during the period the permit is in effect.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 July 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 July 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 July 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1497
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1497