HJR14-1021 Summary

• Protests the Department of Interior's December 6, 2013 rule allowing wind energy companies to kill or injure Bald and Golden Eagles for up to 30 years without penalty to promote renewable energy development.

• Asserts that renewable energy companies should be held to identical environmental accountability standards as the oil and gas industry regarding eagle protection.

• Requires any eagles killed by the wind energy industry, along with their feathers and parts, to be delivered to the National Eagle Repository at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Denver to benefit American Indians only.

• Calls for wind energy companies to implement greater protective measures against Bald Eagle deaths and injuries caused by wind turbines.

• Urges Congress to enact legislation preventing the Department of Interior from allowing large-scale accidental killing of Bald Eagles by the wind energy industry.