Title: Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act
This bill provides statutory authority for two rules relating to endangered or threatened species. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published the rules on August 27, 2019.
The first rule revises the interagency consultation process relating to such species and federal actions (i.e., activity authorized, funded, or carried out by federal agencies). Under current law, federal agencies must consult with the FWS and NMFS to review the effects of federal actions on such species or their critical habitats. Among other requirements, the rule establishes alternative consultation mechanisms as well as deadlines for FWS and NMFS to complete consultations.
The second rule revises the processes for adding or removing a species to the list of endangered or threatened species and designating critical habitat for such species. Among other requirements, the rule outlines additional circumstances under which critical habitat does not need to be designated for endangered or threatened species.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5580 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5580

To codify certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the 
  Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered species and threatened 
                    species, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2020

 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Gianforte, 
and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To codify certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the 
  Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered species and threatened 
                    species, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bring ESA Into the 21st Century 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS RELATING TO ENDANGERED SPECIES AND 
              THREATENED SPECIES INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.

    The amendments to part 402 of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations, made by the final rule promulgated by the Secretary of the 
Interior entitled ``Endangered Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Regulations for Interagency Cooperation'' and published August 27, 2019 
(84 Fed. Reg. 44976), shall have the force and effect of law.

SEC. 3. CODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS RELATING TO ENDANGERED SPECIES AND 
              THREATENED SPECIES LISTING AND CRITICAL HABITAT 
              DESIGNATION.

    The amendments to part 424 of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations, made by the final rule promulgated by the Secretary of the 
Interior entitled ``Endangered Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Regulations for Listing Species and Designating Critical Habitat'' and 
published August 27, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 45020), shall have the force 
and effect of law.
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