WHOLE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5588
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2020-01-13
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Administrative remedies

Endangered and threatened species

Licensing and registrations

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2020 or the WHOLE Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill revises the process by which the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce reviews an agency action to determine whether the action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of the species. When making such determination, the appropriate department must consider the offsetting effects of protection or conservation measures that are already in place or proposed to be implemented as part of the action.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5588 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2020 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Gianforte , Mr. Gosar , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Crawford , Mr. LaMalfa , Ms. Cheney , Mr. Norman , and Mr. Smith of Missouri ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining the impact of proposed Federal agency action.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2020 or the WHOLE Act of 2020 . 2. Consideration of the totality of conservation measures Section 7(b)(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) In determining whether a Federal agency action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of a species, the Secretary shall consider the offsetting effects of all avoidance, minimization, and other species-protection or conservation measures that are already in place or proposed to be implemented as part of the action, including the development, improvement, protection, or management of species habitat whether or not it is designated as critical habitat of such species. .