A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require disclosure to States of the basis of determinations under such Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, Tribal, and county governments in decision-making under such Act, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · February 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination.
The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.
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