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HR 2280 113th Congress House

Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to enable eligible public entities to acquire interests in… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to enable eligible public entities to acquire interests in real property that are in compliance with habitat conservation plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 6, 2013 Introduced by: Calvert, Ken Republican · California See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Endangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInfrastructure development
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Land transfersWildlife conservation and habitat protection
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 6, 2013
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to enable state political subdivisions  to acquire interests in real property pursuant to habitat conservation plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit loan applications for the Secretary of the Interior's review, which shall include a determination that the subdivision has adopted a complementary plan for sustainable infrastructure development that provides for the mitigation of environmental impacts; and (2) give preference to such subdivisions located in biologically rich regions in which rapid growth and development threaten successful implementation of approved habitat conservation plans.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2280: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2280/
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"H.R. 2280: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2280/.
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H.R. 2280, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2280/.
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