To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural flood disasters.

Summary

Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exempt from provisions requiring consultation and conferencing with the Secretary of the Interior any agency action that consists of: (1) reconstruction or repair of a Federal or non-Federal levee to address a critical, imminent threat to public health or safety or to address a catastrophic natural event; or (2) maintaining the structural integrity of such a levee. Provides that any activity by a Federal or non-Federal person that consists of such an action is not a taking of a species for purposes of the Act.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 November 1997

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  Introduced in House · EN · 7 November 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 November 1997

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