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S. 242 (96th)
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act (16 USC 1530 et seq) by eliminating the Endangered Species Committee.
Introduced
29 January 1979
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Endangered Species Act to abolish the Endangered Species Committee. Repeals the requirements: (1) that an agency conduct a biological assessment identifying any endangered or threatened species likely to be affected by any proposed agency action; and (2) that the Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with any Federal agency, write a formal opinion detailing how the agency's action affects an endangered or threatened species or its habitat, and suggesting alternative actions which would avoid jeopardizing the continued existence of such species.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 January 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/242
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/242