21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act

Bill: 116-s-1429
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2019-05-13
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of the Interior

Endangered and threatened species

Government information and archives

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce to publish online, subject to privacy limitations, the best scientific and commercial data available that are the bases for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1429 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2019 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Risch , and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act . 2. Requirement to publish on internet 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) Publication on internet of basis for listings (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 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). (B) Exception At the request of a Governor or legislature of a State, the Secretary shall not make available under subparagraph (A) information regarding which the State has determined public disclosure is prohibited by a law of that State relating to the protection of personal information. .