LIZARD Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2573
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2025-04-01
Policy area: Animals
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2573 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 1, 2025 Mr. Pfluger (for himself and Mr. Mann ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To remove the dunes sagebrush lizard from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the dunes sagebrush lizard from the authority of that Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Limiting Incredulous Zealots Against Restricting Drilling Act of 2025 or the LIZARD Act of 2025 . 2. Delisting of dunes sagebrush lizard (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus), is removed from the lists of threatened species and endangered species, as applicable, that are published pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ). (b) Exclusion of dunes sagebrush lizard from listing Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary shall by regulation and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall by regulation ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Applicability to dunes sagebrush lizard The Secretary may not make a determination under this subsection that the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) is a threatened species or an endangered species. .