Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act

Bill: 116-hr-5580
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2020-01-10
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Commerce

Department of the Interior

Endangered and threatened species

Environmental regulatory procedures

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides statutory authority for two rules&nbsp;relating to&nbsp;endangered&nbsp;or threatened species. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service&nbsp;(NMFS) published the rules on August 27, 2019.</p> <p>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&nbsp;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.</p> <p>The second rule&nbsp;revises the processes for adding or removing a&nbsp;species to the list of&nbsp;endangered or threatened species and designating&nbsp;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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5580 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act . 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. 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.