To provide that the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service titled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas Fawnsfoot" shall have no force or effect.
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Latest Action · January 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R. 840 would nullify a Fish and Wildlife Service regulation issued in June 2024 that protected six species of freshwater mussels as endangered and one species as threatened. These mussels—including the Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, False Spike, and Texas Fawnsfoot—are found primarily in Texas waterways. The bill, introduced by Texas representatives, would eliminate the endangered species protections and critical habitat designations for these mussels, effectively removing federal safeguards that restrict development and other activities in areas where they live. The legislation contains no funding provisions or implementation timeline, as it simply voids an existing regulation. This bill would primarily affect conservation efforts in Texas and any parties subject to restrictions under the Fish and Wildlife Service rule.
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