To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide a public right-to-know for landowners in implementing the Endangered Species Act.

Summary

Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the Act) to authorize any owner of record of privately owned land, or the Governor of any State, to submit to the Secretary of the Interior a request for specified information regarding the application of the Act to that land, including: (1) a description of the location where the species is known to occur; (2) the presence or absence of species listed or proposed for listing; (3) any regulations or restrictions that may apply under the Act; (4) the impact that any pending proposal to list a species as endangered or threatened could have on the land's use and management; (5) the impact of a designation as critical habitat; (6) a response as to whether any action specified in the request constitutes a prohibited taking of a species and actions that must be taken to avoid such a taking; (7) a description of what other actions relating to the land will constitute a taking; and (8) any other information that could affect the land's use or management. Directs the Secretary to provide a response in writing to the owner or Governor within 90 days. Prohibits the Secretary from enforcing the Act with respect to actions occurring on the land that is the subject of the request unless the Secretary has provided that information. Makes public hearings requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act applicable to hearings under the Act.

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Timeline

1. 7 February 2002

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 February 2002

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E120-121)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 February 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 February 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 14 February 2002

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 7 February 2002 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2002

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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  summary · EN · 7 February 2002

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Sponsors

• Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Ken Calvert · R · Cosponsor
• WILLIAM THORNBERRY · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Michael Simpson · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
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