To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
This bill would require two federal agencies—the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries division—to withdraw three proposed rules that would update how the Endangered Species Act is implemented. The proposed rules, which were published in June 2023, would change regulations governing how agencies cooperate on endangered species matters, how species are listed as endangered or threatened, and how critical habitats are designated. The bill would also prohibit these agencies from taking any steps to finalize, implement, or enforce these specific proposed rules. The legislation does not involve any funding or specific timeline beyond the requirement for immediate withdrawal. This bill would essentially block regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act framework that the agencies had begun developing.
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