State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act

Bill: 115-hr-1274
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2017-03-01
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species

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Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination.</p> <p>The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.</p>

action_date: 2018-02-15
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination.</p> <p>The appropriate department must: (1) use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination; and (2) publish online the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each listing determination unless public disclosure is prohibited by a state law relating to protection of personal information.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1274 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2017 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Tipton , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Harper , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Jones , Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require making available to States affected by determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species all data that is the basis of such determinations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act . 2. Decisional transparency and use of State, tribal, and local information (a) Requiring decisional transparency with affected states Section 6(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1535(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before the first sentence; and (2) by striking Such cooperation shall include and inserting the following: (2) Such cooperation shall include— (A) before making a determination under section 4(a), providing to States affected by such determination all data that is the basis of the determination; and (B) . (b) Ensuring use of State, tribal, and local information (1) In general Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1532 ) is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (21) as paragraphs (3) through (22), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) The term best scientific and commercial data available includes all such data submitted by a State, tribal, or county government. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 7(n) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(n) ) is amended by striking section 3(13) and inserting section 3(14) .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 422 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1274 [Report No. 115–561] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2017 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Tipton , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Harper , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Jones , Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources February 15, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mr. Goodlatte , Mr. Gianforte , Mr. Sessions , and Mr. Stewart February 15, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 1, 2017 A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require making available to States affected by determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species all data that is the basis of such determinations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act . 2. Decisional transparency and use of State, tribal, and local information (a) Requiring decisional transparency with affected States Section 6(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1535(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before the first sentence; and (2) by striking Such cooperation shall include and inserting the following: (2) Such cooperation shall include— (A) before making a determination under section 4(a), providing to States affected by such determination all data that is the basis of the determination; and (B) . (b) Ensuring use of State, tribal, and local information Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1532 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (10) as paragraphs (3) through (11), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) The term best scientific and commercial data available includes all such data submitted by a State, tribal, or county government. . (c) Requirement to publish on the Internet the basis for listings Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) The Secretary shall make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each regulation, including each proposed regulation, promulgated under subsection (a)(1), except that, at the request of a Governor or legislature of a State, the Secretary shall not make available under this paragraph information regarding which the State has determined public disclosure is prohibited by a law of that State relating to the protection of personal information. .

February 15, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed