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HR 2735 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative remedies Department of Commerce Department of the Interior Endangered and threatened species

Accountable Recovery Act

Introduced: June 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 11, 2015
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Accountable Recovery Act

This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce as appropriate to make recovery plans for the conservation and survival of a species publicly available at the time of a determination that the species is endangered or threatened. The plans must incorporate objective numerical recovery goals for removal of species from the endangered and threatened species list.

The appropriate department is given 30 days to deny a petition stating that the numerical recovery goal has been achieved for a species. If the department has not acted on a petition at the end of that period, the species is removed from the endangered and threatened species list.

What's happening now June 11, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jun 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2735: Accountable Recovery Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2735/
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"H.R. 2735: Accountable Recovery Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2735/.
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H.R. 2735, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2735/.
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