United States · Bill · S
S. 455 (104th)
Consultation Clarification Act
Introduced
16 February 1995
Last action
16 February 1995 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID], Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Consultation Clarification Act - Provides that whenever the listing of a species as threatened or endangered or procedures or decisions relating to such listing require consultation with the Secretary of the Interior under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a resource management plan, any action consistent with the plan may be undertaken on lands prior to the completion of the consultation if the land management agency responsible for the action determines the action is: (1) not likely to affect the species; (2) not likely to adversely affect the species and the Secretary or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, concurs; or (3) likely to adversely affect the species and the appropriate Secretary issues a biological opinion which finds that the action is not likely to jeopardize the species or result in destruction or adverse modification of its critical habitat or is unlikely to jeopardize such species or result in habitat destruction or modification and the land management agency agrees to a reasonable alternative to such action. (Current law requires Federal agencies to consult with the Secretary to insure that actions are not likely to jeopardize any endangered or threatened species or result in habitat destruction or modification.)
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Timeline
24 January 1995
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1429-1430)
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 1995
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 1995
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2871-2872)
Source: IntroReferral
16 February 1995
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 February 1995 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 1995
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 1995
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 February 1995
Sponsors
- Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- · ssev00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/455
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/455
- us · 104-s-455 · source updated 21 August 2025