State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require 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. The appropriate department must: (1) use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination; and (2) publish online the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each listing determination unless public disclosure is prohibited by a state law relating to protection of personal information.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E262)
Committee Hearings Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-561.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E262)
Committee Hearings Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-561.
Environmental Protection
Endangered and threatened speciesGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
USA115th CongressHR-1274| House
| Updated: 2/15/2018
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require 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. The appropriate department must: (1) use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination; and (2) publish online the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each listing determination unless public disclosure is prohibited by a state law relating to protection of personal information.
Endangered and threatened speciesGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection