S 855 · 114th Congress · Environmental Protection
Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act
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EnactedLatest: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-37.(2015-05-06)
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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the consent of the governor of a state in which a species is present for: (1) a determination of endangered or threatened species status by regulation, and (2) listing of the species as endangered or threatened by the Department of the Interior upon a determination by the Department of Commerce. Eliminates a rulemaking procedure involving the petitioning by an interested person for adding a species to, or removing a species from, the lists of endangered and threatened species. Defines "best scientific and commercial data," for purposes of determinations, to include any scientific evidence made available by any state agency. Subjects determinations by Interior and Commerce to list species as endangered or threatened to congressional approval by joint resolution. Requires removal of each species listed on an approved list five years after the joint resolution is enacted. Provides a procedure for re-submission by Interior, in consultation with the governor of each state in which the endangered or threatened species is present, of a list including a species so remov…
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