Opinion ID: 576710
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Heading: Reconsultation Allegations

Text: 105 The reconsultation segment of the Jurisdictional Appeal is closely related to the reconsultation section of the Summary Judgment Appeal, supra Part III.B.1. According to Sierra Club, Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Three of the Biological Opinion, as incorporated into the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act, includes a provision relating to reconsultation. We disagree. It is Sierra Club's position that a paragraph governing reconsultation contained in the conclusion of the Biological Opinion is a part of Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Three. The paragraph is textually distinct from that Alternative and cannot reasonably be considered to be a part of it. When Congress adopted Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Three, it did not adopt general introductory or conclusory remarks set forth in the remainder of the Biological Opinion.