Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to, among other things (1) require state-federal consultation for the conservation and recovery of wildlife; (2) modify requirements for delisting or downlisting a threatened or endangered species; (3) require Interior to cooperate to the maximum extent possible (currently, the maximum extent practicable) with states and Indian tribes in implementing the ESA; (4) include conservation agreements as a factor in determining whether to include or maintain a species on the endangered list; (5) require Interior to make publicly available online the best scientific and commercial data as the basis for ESA regulations; (6) require studies to improve conservation, review conservation factors, and quantify certain expenditures, including litigation expenses; and (7) reauthorize funding for ESA provisions through FY2025.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-414.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-414.
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceDepartment of the InteriorEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental regulatory proceduresFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsIndian lands and resources rightsIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4589| Senate
| Updated: 9/23/2020
Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to, among other things (1) require state-federal consultation for the conservation and recovery of wildlife; (2) modify requirements for delisting or downlisting a threatened or endangered species; (3) require Interior to cooperate to the maximum extent possible (currently, the maximum extent practicable) with states and Indian tribes in implementing the ESA; (4) include conservation agreements as a factor in determining whether to include or maintain a species on the endangered list; (5) require Interior to make publicly available online the best scientific and commercial data as the basis for ESA regulations; (6) require studies to improve conservation, review conservation factors, and quantify certain expenditures, including litigation expenses; and (7) reauthorize funding for ESA provisions through FY2025.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceDepartment of the InteriorEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental regulatory proceduresFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsIndian lands and resources rightsIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection