,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,coburn1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 
,moran1 and ,mr4 ,roberts7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to reverse the listing by the  
,secretary of the ,interior of the      
lesser prairie chicken as a threatened  
species under the ,endangered ,species  
,act of #aigc1 to prevent further       
consideration of listing of the species 
as a threatened species or endangered   
species under that ,act pending         
implementation of the ,western          
,association of ,fish and ,wildlife     
,agencies' ,lesser ,prairie-,chicken    
,range-,wide ,conservation ,plan and    
other conservation measures1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4  ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the ,lesser  
,prairie ,chicken ,voluntary ,recovery  

,act of #bjad4  #b4  ,implementation of 
,lesser ,prairie-,chicken ,range-,wide  
,conservation ,plan and other           
conservation measures  7a7  ,definitions
  ,in this section3  7#a7  ,candidate   
,conservation ,agreements  ,the terms   
,candidate ,conservation ,agreement and 
,candidate and ,conservation ,agreement 
,with ,assurances have the meaning given
 those terms in--  7,a7 the announcement
 of the ,department of the ,interior and
 the ,department of ,commerce entitled  
,announcement of ,final ,policy for     
,candidate ,conservation ,agreements    
with ,assurances 7#fd ,fed4 ,reg4 #cbgbf
 7,june #ag1 #aiii772 and  7,b7 sections
 #ag4bb7;d7 and #ag4cb7;d7 of title #ej1
 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in  
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act74  7#b7 ,range-,wide ,plan ,the    
term ,range-,wide ,plan means the       
,lesser ,prairie-,chicken ,range-,wide  
,conservation ,plan of the ,western     
,association of ,fish and ,wildlife     
,agencies1 as endorsed by the ,united   

,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service on 
,october #bc1 #bjac1 and published for  
comment on ,january #bi1 #bjad 7#gi     
,fed4 ,reg4 #dfeb74  7#c7 ,secretary    
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,interior4  7b7       
,prohibition on treatment as threatened 
or endangered species  7#a7  ,in general
  ,notwithstanding any prior action by  
the ,secretary1 the lesser prairie      
chicken shall not be treated as a       
threatened species or endangered species
 under the ,endangered ,species ,act of 
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47     
before ,january #ca1 #bjbj4  7#b7       
,prohibition on proposal  ,beginning on 
,january #ca1 #bjbj1 the lesser prairie 
chicken may not be treated as a         
threatened species or endangered species
 under the ,endangered ,species ,act of 
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47     
unless the ,secretary publishes a       
determination1 based on the totality of 
the scientific evidence1 that           
conservation 7as that term is used in   

that ,act7 under the ,range-,wide ,plan 
and the agreements1 programs1 and       
efforts referred to in subsection 7c7   
have not achieved the conservation goals
 established by the ,range-,wide ,plan4 
7c7  ,monitoring of progress of         
conservation programs  ,the ,secretary  
shall monitor and annually submit to    
,congress a report on progress in       
conservation of the lesser prairie      
chicken under the ,range-,wide ,plan and
 all related-- 7#a7 ,candidate          
,conservation ,agreements and ,candidate
 and ,conservation ,agreements ,with    
,assurances2  7#b7 other ,federal       
conservation programs administered by   
the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife 
,service1 the ,bureau of ,land          
,management1 and the ,department of     
,agriculture2  7#c7 ,state conservation 
programs2 and  7#d7 private conservation
 efforts4