I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4579
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure the recovery of
our Nation’s declining biological diversity; to reaffirm and strengthen
this Nation’s commitment to protect wildlife; to safeguard our children’s
economic and ecological future; and to provide assurances to local govern-
ments, communities, and individuals in their planning and economic
development efforts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2002
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ANDREWS,
Mr. ALLEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Ms. BERKLEY,
Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.
BORSKI, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CLAY, Mr.
COYNE, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr.
DELAHUNT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. ESHOO,
Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FRANK, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL of Ohio,
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. HOLT, Mrs.
JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr.
LANTOS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS
of Georgia, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MALONEY
of Connecticut, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNUL-
TY, Mr. MOORE, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. NEAL of
Massachusetts, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OLVER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PASCRELL,
Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RAHALL, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr.
SABO, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
SHERMAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. STARK, Mr.
TIERNEY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEXLER, and Ms.
WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure
the recovery of our Nation’s declining biological diversity;
to reaffirm and strengthen this Nation’s commitment
to protect wildlife; to safeguard our children’s economic
and ecological future; and to provide assurances to local
governments, communities, and individuals in their plan-
ning and economic development efforts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; AMEND-
MENT REFERENCES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2001’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; amendment references.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Designation of critical habitat and survival habitat.
Sec. 103. Schedule for listing determinations.
Sec. 104. Contents of listing petitions.
Sec. 105. Recovery planning.
Sec. 106. Cooperative agreements.
Sec. 107. Interagency cooperation.
Sec. 108. Permits and conservation plans.
Sec. 109. Citizen suits.
Sec. 110. Natural resource damage liability.
TITLE II—TAX INCENTIVES
Sec. 201. Endangered species conservation agreements.
Sec. 202. Deferral of estate taxes for real property subject to endangered spe-
cies conservation agreement.