Sec. 8. Reintroduction of grizzly bears on Tribal land
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The Committee, in consultation with each federally recognized Indian Tribe whose Tribal land is located within the historical range of the grizzly bear, shall conduct a study to identify Tribal land that is located within the historical range of the grizzly bear and is suitable to support grizzly bear populations. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Committee shall make publicly available on the Department’s website a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
Not later than 30 days after the report is made available under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall notify each federally recognized Indian Tribe whose Tribal land was identified in the report required under subsection (a)(1) that grizzly bears may be reintroduced on the identified Tribal land in accordance with this Act. The Secretary shall notify the Governor of any State that is conterminous with any such Tribal land at the time such notice is provided to such Indian Tribe.
If a federally recognized Indian Tribe notified under subsection
(b)notifies the Secretary that it agrees to have grizzly bears reintroduced on its Tribal land, the Secretary shall coordinate with such federally recognized Indian Tribe to reintroduce grizzly bears to such Tribal land. The relocation of grizzly bears under subsection
(c)shall be carried out by the Secretary in a manner that is consistent with— the scientific advice of the Committee; the traditional ecological knowledge of the respective federally recognized Indian Tribe; and Secretarial Order 3342, issued by the Secretary on the Interior on October 21, 2016. A grizzly bear that has been identified by the Secretary as a threat to public safety shall not be eligible for reintroduction under this section. Nothing in this Act shall affect any effort by the Secretary to reintroduce a grizzly bear on lands other than the lands specified in this Act.