Sec. 102. BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION PROGRAM
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## SEC. 102 BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION PROGRAM Section 103 of the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (7 U.S.C. 8356) is amended— ####
(1)in the section heading, by inserting “; black vulture livestock protection program” after “common ravens” and conforming the table of contents accordingly; ####
(2)by redesignating subsections
(a)through
(c)as paragraphs
(1)through (3), respectively, and indenting appropriately; ####
(3)in each of paragraphs
(2)and
(3)(as so redesignated), by striking “subsection (a)” and inserting “paragraph (1)”; ####
(4)by inserting before paragraph
(1)(as so redesignated) the following: > > ### “(a) Depredation Permits for Black Vultures and Common Ravens > > ” > ; and ####
(5)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(b) Black Vulture Livestock Protection Program > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary, in coordination with States, shall carry out, through fiscal year 2030, a black vulture livestock protection program (referred to in this subsection as the ‘program’) that allows 1 public entity or Farm Bureau organization per State to hold a statewide depredation permit to protect commercial agriculture livestock from black vulture predation. > > > #### “(2) Requirements > > Each public entity or Farm Bureau organization that holds a depredation permit under the program— > > > ##### “(A) > > shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > demonstrate sufficient experience and capacity to provide government regulated services to the public, as determined by the Secretary; > > > ###### “(ii) > > submit a complete depredation permit application, as determined by the Secretary, for review and approval according to procedures of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; > > > ###### “(iii) > > be responsible for complying with, and ensuring subpermittee compliance with, as applicable, all permit conditions; and > > > ###### “(iv) > > be responsible for collecting, managing, and reporting required information under the permit; and > > > ##### “(B) > > may subpermit to livestock producers to take black vultures for the purposes of livestock protection. > > > #### “(3) Study > > The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall carry out a study on whether prescribed take levels of black vultures may be increased for subpermittees within a biologically sustainable take level for the population. > > > #### “(4) Report > > Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall submit to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the status of the program, including the results of the study required under paragraph (3).” > .
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Sec. 102
BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION PROGRAM
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