State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act

Bill: 117-s-3315
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2021-12-06
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires 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 also use data submitted by a state, tribal, or local government in making such a determination.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3315 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2021 Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Crapo , and Mr. Risch ) 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 disclosure to States of the basis of determinations under that Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, Tribal, and local governments in decision making under that Act, and for other purposes.

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