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S 1051 116th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Civil actions and liability Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Intergovernmental relations Roads and highways State and local government operations

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to…

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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 4, 2019 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises requirements governing endangered species to establish a program that allows participating states to assume certain federal responsibilities regarding the review of the impacts of highway projects on endangered or threatened species. For example, the bill allows states to assume the responsibility of federal agencies to oversee the consultation process that is used to ensure that highway projects do not jeopardize the continued existence of endangered or threatened species.

What's happening now April 4, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Apr 4, 2019
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 4, 2019
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Apr 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1051: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1051/
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"S. 1051: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1051/.
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S. 1051, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1051/.
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[S. 1051: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1051/)
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