- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Feb 7, 2025
What it does
The SPEAR Act of 2025 would amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from listing any population of lake sturgeon in Wisconsin as threatened or endangered. This change would remove federal ESA protections for these fish populations, allowing Wisconsin to continue managing them under its existing state-led conservation program, including the annual sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system. The bill specifically affects lake sturgeon populations in Wisconsin and aims to preserve a culturally significant fishing tradition and related local economies by preventing federal intervention under the ESA.
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