BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, issued the following statement on President Donald J. Trump signing the bipartisan America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act into law today:
“As Teddy Roosevelt would note, our nation succeeds if we treat our natural resources as assets we must give to the next generation in better shape than how we found them. President Trump is carrying on that conservationist spirit, signing another piece of bipartisan legislation which will help preserve our wildlife, combat invasive species, and protect our livestock.”
The ACE Act - backed by a broad group of stakeholders - helps conserve wildlife and wildlife habitat and addresses the threats of emerging wildlife diseases, protects livestock from predators, and combats invasive species. Specifically, it will:
Senator Cramer cosponsored this bipartisan legislation - which falls under his EPW subcommittee’s jurisdiction - with Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Jim Inhofe (R-OK). It was introduced by EPW’s Chairman and Ranking Member, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Tom Carper (D-DE). The bill was approved unanimously by EPW last December and passed through the Senate without objection in September.