Below are some 23 plus Riders that were inserted by Politicians that obviously dont listen to their Constituents…. in 2015 ALONE!!!! We as a Non Profit are legally bound to not try to change legislation, however it does not tell us we can not show Our Followers all of the terrible things our Elected Officials are attempting to do to Our Wildlife. People, the below riders are just about Wildlife and environment…. It will scare you when you read the Info at the following source!! Rep. Calvert (R-CA) is a very naughty Politician…… He will single handedly destroy California’s Environment should he remain in Office!! Legislation Riders need to be Outlawed forever ASAP!!!
WILDLIFE
A rider in the House Commerce, Justice and Science appropriation (Sec. 564) offered by Rep. Duncan (R-SC) would essentially repeal the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, our country’s premiere law for bird conservation by prohibiting civil and criminal enforcement.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (Sec. 120) offered by Rep. Calvert (R-CA) would block past, current, and future efforts on the part of the Administration to restrict the trade of illegal elephant ivory.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (Sec. 117) offered by Rep. Calvert (R-CA) would permanently bar the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) from engaging on efforts that might result in the potential listing of the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Senate Interior and Environment appropriation (Sec. 119) would also permanently prevent efforts that might result in the ESA listing of the greater sage grouse and Gunnison sage grouse.
The Senate Interior and Environment appropriation (Sec. 128) would prevent implementation of enforcement of a threatened species listing for the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act.
A provision was included in the House National Defense Authorization Act (Sec. 2862) that would stop the Department of Interior (DOI) from considering whether to list sage-grouse under the ESA for a period of ten years, allow states to block DOI conservation recovery plans for the species, and turn over federal land management decisions to the states for a host of activities including oil and gas drilling and livestock grazing.
A rider in the House National Defense Authorization Act (Sec. 2865) offered by Rep. Lucas (R-OK) would delist the imperiled Lesser Prairie-Chicken from the Endangered Species Act and prevent it from receiving protection under the Act for at least six years.
A rider in the House National Defense Authorization Act (Sec. 312) by Rep. Thornberry (R-TX) would weaken both Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) protections for threatened sea otters off two Southern California islands by unnecessarily giving the U.S. Navy broad exemptions to both statutes, allowing their activities to potentially kill, injure, and otherwise harm the animals. A similar provision was included in the Senate National Defense Authorization Act.
A rider in the House National Defense Authorization Act (Sec. 2866) offered by Rep. Lucas (R-OK) would immediately and permanently remove the American burying beetle from protection under the Endangered Species Act and prevent it from receiving any protections in the future.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (Sec. 121) offered would delist gray wolves in the Great Lakes and Wyoming from the Endangered Species Act and prevent judicial review of this action. The Senate Interior and Environment appropriation (Sec. 110) contains identical language.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (Sec. 122) offered by Rep. Calvert (R-CA) appears to expand and statutorily codify an already problematic U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special rule for the northern long-eared bat. The rule eliminates vital legal protections that might otherwise help the species survive and establishes “conservation measures” that are too limited geographically and temporally.
A rider in the House Commerce, Justice and Science appropriation (Sec. 573) offered by Rep. Denham (R-CA) would undermine salmon and steelhead recovery by blocking implementation of recovery plans unless those plans address predation by non-native species.
A rider in the House Energy and Water appropriation (Sec. 526) offered by Rep. LaMalfa (R-CA) would block funding for water deliveries to the Trinity River and Klamath River to help sustain commercially valuable West Coast salmon populations. Low flow conditions in the lower Klamath River have triggered outbreaks of disease that killed approximately 80,000 adult Chinook salmon in 2002.
A rider in the House Energy and Water appropriation (Sec. 524) offered by Rep. McClintock (R-CA) would block funding for programs in the California Central Valley Project which help avoid fish kills and risk of extinction from lack of water. These protections are in the public interest and have broad public support.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (H. Amdt. 615) offered by Rep. Yoder (R-KS) would stop all activity and enforcement of the threatened species listing of the lesser prairie chicken.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (H. Amdt. 626) offered by Rep. Thompson (R-PA) would prevent the Fish and Wildlife Service from protecting the highly imperiled northern long-eared bat as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. This amendment inappropriately interferes with the agency’s decisionmaking process under the Act. Moreover, the agency recently listed the bat as threatened, making this amendment untimely and unnecessary.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (H. Amdt. 581) offered by Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) would prevent the Fish and Wildlife Service from protecting the imperiled Sonoran desert tortoise under the Endangered Species Act. The tortoise, which has been a candidate for listing since 2010, experienced a 51 percent population decline from 1987 to 2006 and currently faces numerous threats including improper livestock grazing, human depredation and climate change. Delaying a listing for the desert tortoise will ultimately make the species’ recovery longer, more costly and more burdensome.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (H. Amdt. 634) offered by Rep. Rokita (R-TN) would block all federal funding for two species of endangered mussels –- the Rabbitsfoot Mussel and the Neosho Mussel –- under the Endangered Species Act, thwarting recovery efforts for these important indicator species. The amendment would eliminate funding for recovery efforts such as federal-state captive breeding programs, law enforcement efforts and consultations.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (H. Amdt. 615) offered by Rep. Yoder (R-KS) would prohibit funds from being used to implement or enforce the threatened species listing of the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (H. Amdt. 627) offered by Rep. Lamborn (R-CO) would block federal funding for the threatened Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse under the Endangered Species Act, thwarting recovery efforts for this western species, which continues to experience habitat loss and other threats throughout its range. It would eliminate crucial recovery programs for the mouse, such as Habitat Conservation Plans, that require the participation of private and public land managers as well as federal funding.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (H. Amdt. 628) offered by Rep. Lamborn (R-CO) would prohibit funds from being used to implement or enforce the threatened species or endangered species listing of any plant or wildlife that has not undergone a review of Endangered Species Act of 1973.
A rider that was expected to pass in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (H. Amdt. 635) offered by Rep. LaMalfa (R-CA) would have undermined the ability of citizens to recover attorney’s fees when they prevail in lawsuits brought under the Endangered Species Act. This restricts access to the courts and allows for the most egregious violations of the Act to remain unchecked.
A rider that was expected to pass in the House Interior and Environment appropriation (H. Amdt.611) offered by Rep. Newhouse (R-WA) would have blocked the protection of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon and Utah under the Endangered Species Act, thwarting recovery efforts in three states with suitable habitat where gray wolf populations are just beginning to recover.
A rider in the House Interior and Environment appropriation that was added to the committee report (Committee Report pg. 6) directs Federal agencies to use State fish and wildlife data as a primary information source for Federal land use, land planning, and related natural resource decisions. Forcing agencies to prioritize State data for Endangered Species Act decisions conflicts with the “best available” standards required by the ESA. Data provided by States is not always the best available – other sources may be better such as academic literature or even industry studies. Federal agencies should be free to always use the best data.
A rider in the Senate Interior and Environment appropriation that was added to the committee report (Committee Report pg. 17) would burden the already-oversubscribed Fish and Wildlife Service by directing it to include detailed information about the resources it dedicates to listing versus delisting efforts in next year’s budget request in an effort to attack the Service for spending more on listing. The reality is that by the time species are listed, they are in a very serious state and take years to recover. Therefore, listing occurs more often than delisting.
A rider in the Senate Interior and Environment appropriation that was added to the committee report (Committee Report pg. 17) would direct the Fish and Wildlife Service to notify the Governor of each State where species involved in a multi-species settlement are located at least 30 days prior to finalizing any settlement agreement. This adds an extra hoop for Fish and Wildlife to jump through while serving no purpose since these settlement agreements merely establish deadlines for listing decisions.
Comments
Everyone who wrote those riders needs to be removed from power by any means necessary.