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HR 3706 107th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Animals Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Delegation of powers Department of the Interior Endangered species Environmental Protection Environmental law enforcement Federal-state relations Freedom of information Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governors Habitat conservation Land use Law Public meetings of administrative bodies Regulatory impact statements

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide a public right-to-know for landowners in implementing the Endangered Species Act.

Introduced: February 7, 2002 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 7, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Feb 7, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E120-121)
Feb 7, 2002
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the Act) to authorize any owner of record of privately owned land, or the Governor of any State, to submit to the Secretary of the Interior a request for specified information regarding the application of the Act to that land, including: (1) a description of the location where the species is known to occur; (2) the presence or absence of species listed or proposed for listing; (3) any regulations or restrictions that may apply under the Act; (4) the impact that any pending proposal to list a species as endangered or threatened could have on the land's use and management; (5) the impact of a designation as critical habitat; (6) a response as to whether any action specified in the request constitutes a prohibited taking of a species and actions that must be taken to avoid such a taking; (7) a description of what other actions relating to the land will constitute a taking; and (8) any other information that could affect the land's use or management.

Directs the Secretary to provide a response in writing to the owner or Governor within 90 days. Prohibits the Secretary from enforcing the Act with respect to actions occurring on the land that is the subject of the request unless the Secretary has provided that information.

Makes public hearings requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act applicable to hearings under the Act.

What's happening now February 14, 2002

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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