Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart Act of 2023

HR 4997, the Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart Act of 2023, requires the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to remove grizzly bears in the lower 48 states (including an experimental population in parts of Idaho and Montana) from the federal endangered species list within two years of the bill's enactment. This directly affects grizzly bear populations in these regions by ending their legal protections under the Endangered Species Act. Key provisions include mandating the removal, allowing future ESA listings for other bear populations under specific criteria, and prohibiting court challenges to this removal. The bill aims to redirect federal conservation resources toward species deemed to need greater protection under the ESA.