(B) by striking ‘‘a State agency’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘a Governor or 
a State agency’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘a State agency’’ the sec-
ond place it appears and inserting ‘‘a Governor 
or a State agency’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘the State agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Governor or the State agency’’; 
and 
(E) by striking ‘‘the agency’s’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Governor’s or the State agency’s’’. 
SEC. 10. RECOVERY PLANS AND LAND ACQUISITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 (16 U.S.C. 1534) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as 
subsections (j) and (k), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (k), as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection (a) 
of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; and 
(3) by striking so much as precedes subsection 
(j), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section, 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘RECOVERY PLANS AND LAND ACQUISITION 
‘‘SEC. 5. (a) RECOVERY PLANS.—The Secretary 
shall, in accordance with this section, develop and imple-
ment a plan (in this subsection referred to as a ‘recovery
plan’) for the species determined under section 4(a)(1) to 
be an endangered species or a threatened species, unless 
the Secretary finds that such a plan will not promote the 
conservation and survival of the species. 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT
OF RECOVERY PLANS.—(1) 
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary, in devel-
oping recovery plans, shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, give priority to those endangered species or threat-
ened species, without regard to taxonomic classification, 
that are most likely to benefit from such plans, particu-
larly those species that are, or may be, in conflict with 
construction or other development projects or other forms 
of economic activity. 
‘‘(2) In the case of any species determined to be an 
endangered species or threatened species after the date of 
the enactment of the Threatened and Endangered Species 
Recovery Act of 2005, the Secretary shall publish a final 
recovery plan for a species within 2 years after the date 
the species is listed under section 4(c). 
‘‘(3)(A) For those species that are listed under sec-
tion 4(c) on the date of enactment of the Threatened and 
Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005 and are de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Sec-
retary, after providing for public notice and comment, 
shall—
‘‘(i) not later than 1 year after such date, pub-
lish in the Federal Register a priority ranking sys-
tem for preparing or revising such recovery plans 
that is consistent with paragraph (1) and takes into 
consideration the scientifically based needs of the 
species; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 18 months after such date, 
publish in the Federal Register a list of such species 
ranked in accordance with the priority ranking sys-
tem published under clause (i) for which such recov-
ery plans will be developed or revised, and a ten-
tative schedule for such development or revision. 
‘‘(B) A species is described in this subparagraph if— 
‘‘(i) a recovery plan for the species is not pub-
lished under this Act before the date of enactment 
of the Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery 
Act of 2005 and the Secretary finds such a plan 
would promote the conservation and survival of the 
species; or 
‘‘(ii) a recovery plan for the species is published 
under this Act before such date of enactment and 
the Secretary finds revision of such plan is war-
ranted. 
‘‘(C)(i) The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, adhere to the list and tentative schedule pub-
lished under subparagraph (A)(ii) in developing or revising 
recovery plans pursuant to this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall provide the reasons for any 
deviation from the list and tentative schedule published 
under subparagraph (A)(ii), in each report to the Congress 
under subsection (e). 
‘‘(c) PLAN CONTENTS.—(1)(A) Except as provided in 
subparagraph (E), a recovery plan shall be based on the 
best available scientific data and shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Objective, measurable criteria that, when 
met, would result in a determination, in accordance 
with this section, that the species to which the recov-
ery plan applies be removed from the lists published 
under section 4(c) or be reclassified from an endan-
gered species to a threatened species. 
‘‘(ii) A description of such site-specific or other 
measures that would achieve the criteria established 
under clause (i), including such intermediate meas-
ures as are warranted to effect progress toward 
achievement of the criteria. 
‘‘(iii) Estimates of the time required and the 
costs to carry out those measures described under 
clause (ii), including, to the extent practicable, esti-
mated costs for any recommendations, by the recov-