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HR 4045 102th Congress House

Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1992

Official title: To reauthorize and amend the Endangered Species Act in order to strengthen programs for the conservation of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 1992 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection AuthorizationCitizen lawsuitsEndangered speciesFishery management
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Foreign Trade and International FinanceGovernment lendingGrants-in-aidInternational environmental cooperationNature conservationPlanningPlant conservationRevolving fundsWildlife conservation
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Commerce, Interior.
Dec 9, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Nov 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Nov 26, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 9, 1991

Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Commerce, Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1992 - Title I: Recovery Plans - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary (either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested) to: (1) develop and implement recovery plans by December 31, 1996, for listed endangered and threatened species for which such plans have not been developed as of December 31, 1992; and (2) do the same for such non-listed species as of December 31, 1992, within two years after the species is listed.

Title II: Penalties and Enforcement - Waives the 60-day notice requirement with respect to the filing of a civil suit by an individual in the case of an action against any person respecting an emergency posing a significant risk to the well-being of any listed species of fish or wildlife.

Authorizes the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promulgate regulations to carry out the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the resolutions of its parties as well as to enforce this Act.

Title III: Habitat Conservation Plans - Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with any State, municipality, county, or local government to assist in the development of a plan for the conservation of any threatened or endangered species.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans, under specified conditions, to any such entities: (1) in the development of such plans; (2) to carry out biological and other studies in connection with it; and (3) related tasks.

Establishes the Habitat Conservation Planning Fund for the deposit of all appropriated sums to assist in the development of conservation plans.

Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations.

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