Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act
Latest action · Apr 25, 2017 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.
- IntroducedApr 25, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to obtain the consent of each state for adding species to the list of threatened or endangered plants and animals when the species is present in the state.
Interior must submit to Congress a list of all endangered or threatened species. Congress must give its approval by a joint resolution before the list may take effect.
Species are automatically taken off the list after five years, but Interior may petition for the species to be relisted. Interested persons may no longer petition for the addition or removal of a species from the list.
A state may regulate intrastate endangered or threatened species that are present within its boundaries. If a state elects to regulate those species, it is given exclusive authority to manage species and their habitats. State action with respect to intrastate species is not subject to judicial review.
The Bonneville, Southeastern, Southwestern, and Western Area Power Administrations must include in customer monthly billing statements information on the share of costs to the customer incurred as a result of compliance with the ESA, unless the costs are for intrastate species regulated by states.
Owners or lessees of property may apply to Interior for a determination of whether a proposed property use will violate the ESA. The use is deemed compliant if Interior fails to respond within 90 days. The owners and lessees may seek monetary compensation for unfavorable determinations.
The bill eliminates awards of attorney fees in citizen suits under the ESA.
The bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to remove protections provided under that Act to black vultures and ravens in certain circumstances.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2017 to Oct 3, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Apr 25, 2017 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Sep 25, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Oct 3, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Apr 25, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2134 | Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act | Related bill | Apr 25, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Birds
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Department of the Interior
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Land use and conservation
- Legal fees and court costs
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Property rights
- Public utilities and utility rates
- State and local government operations
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
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