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Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020

Introduced: September 16, 2020 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Sep 23, 2020
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-414.
Sep 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020

This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to, among other things (1) require state-federal consultation for the conservation and recovery of wildlife; (2) modify requirements for delisting or downlisting a threatened or endangered species; (3) require Interior to cooperate to the maximum extent possible (currently, the maximum extent practicable) with states and Indian tribes in implementing the ESA; (4) include conservation agreements as a factor in determining whether to include or maintain a species on the endangered list; (5) require Interior to make publicly available online the best scientific and commercial data as the basis for ESA regulations; (6) require studies to improve conservation, review conservation factors, and quantify certain expenditures, including litigation expenses; and (7) reauthorize funding for ESA provisions through FY2025.

What's happening now September 23, 2020

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-414.

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