grouse species conservation and management 
plan for the entire State. 
(d) REVIEW OF STATE PLAN.—If the Secretary re-
ceives such a statewide plan from a covered western State 
not later than 2 years after receiving such notice from the 
State, the Secretary shall— 
(1) review the statewide plan using the best 
available science and data to determine if the state-
wide plan is likely to— 
(A) conserve the sage grouse species to the 
point at which the measures provided pursuant 
to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) are no longer necessary in 
the State; and 
(B) conserve the habitat essential to con-
serve the sage grouse species within the State; 
and 
(2) approve or endorse, or make comments on, 
the statewide plan not later than 120 days after it 
is submitted. 
(e) ACTIONS AFTER STATEWIDE PLAN IS SUB-
MITTED.— 
(1) HOLD
ON
CERTAIN
ACTIONS.—Not later 
than 30 days after receipt of such a statewide con-
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servation and management plan from a covered 
western State, the Secretary shall— 
(A) take necessary steps to place on hold— 
(i) all actions with respect to listing 
any sage grouse species in that State 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for a period of 
not less than 10 years; 
(ii) enforcement of any current listing 
of sage grouse species within that State 
under such Act; and 
(iii) designation of any critical habitat 
for any sage grouse species within that 
State under such Act; and 
(B) withdraw any land use planning activi-
ties related to Federal management of sage 
grouse on Federal lands within that State and 
take immediate steps to amend all Federal land 
use plans to comply with such plan with respect 
to that State, if— 
(i) the State presents to the Secretary 
its conservation and management plan not 
later than 2 years after the State submits 
notice to the Secretary under subsection 
(b); and 
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(ii) the State is implementing the 
plan. 
(2) ACTIONS PURSUANT TO NEPA.—Any pro-
posed action pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 
that occurs within a covered western State may not 
be denied or restricted solely on the basis of sage- 
grouse if such action is consistent with a statewide 
plan that has been submitted by the State to the 
Secretary. 
(f) EXISTING STATE PLANS.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), give ef-
fect to a statewide conservation and management 
plan for the protection and recovery of sage grouse 
species within a covered western State that is sub-
mitted by such State and approved or endorsed by 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Services before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, in accordance 
with the terms of approval or endorsement of the 
plan by the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ices; and 
(2) for purposes of subsections (b)(3) and (e), 
treat such a plan as a plan referred to in each such 
subsection. 
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