Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2004
Latest action · Jan 20, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 20, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits the Secretary from determining that a species is endangered or threatened unless the determination is supported by field data. Requires the Secretary to include in the rule-making record of such a determination data collected by landowners.
Requires the Secretary to publish a description of additional scientific and commercial data that would assist in the preparation of a recovery plan.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) solicit recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences and develop a list of qualified reviewers to participate in independent scientific review actions; and (2) appoint from such list three individuals who shall report on the scientific information and analyses on which final action is based.
Requires the Secretary, when consulting with a Federal agency to determine whether agency action will jeopardize an endangered or threatened species or destroy the critical habitat of such species, to: (1) consider information provided by affected States; and (2) allow any person who has sought agency authorization or funding for an action to participate in related consultations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jan 20, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 20, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jan 20, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S56)
- Jan 20, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S56 | Gordon H. Smith R-OR | Jan 20, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-104 | OVERSIGHT FIELD HEARING ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT 30 YEARS LATER: THE KLAMATH PROJECT77 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jul 17, 2004 |
| Serial No. 108-96 | EXAMINING THE IMPACTS OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT ON SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO62 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 7, 2004 |
| Serial No. 108-84 | ISSUES AFFECTING JOBS IN THE FORESTS INDUSTRY56 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Feb 4, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1662 | Endangered Species Data Quality Act of 2004 | Identical bill | Nov 19, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 20, 2004Introduced in Senate
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