,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #hah #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fcde ,report ,no4 #aae-ajea ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ab1 #bjah ,mr4 ,pearce 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,gianforte1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,banks of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,estes of ,kansas1 and ,mr4 ,mc,clintock7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,november #bg1 #bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico1 and ,mr4 ,hunter ,november #bg1 #bjah ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to provide for greater county and ,state consultation with regard to petitions under the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ensuring ,meaningful ,petition ,outreach ,while ,enhancing ,rights of ,states ,act of #bjah or the ,,empowers ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,greater county and ,state involvement 7a7 ,county and ,state consultation on petitions ,section #d7;b77#c7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;b77#c77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 ,listing petition review requirements 7i7 ,not later than #cj days before submitting to the ,secretary a petition to list1 delist1 or reclassify a species that occurs in the ,united ,states1 or to revise a designation of critical habitat of such a species1 the petitioner shall provide to the chief executive of each county and ,state in which the species is located a notice of intent to submit such petition4 7ii7 ,the ,secretary shall1 upon finding that a petitioned action to list a species as a threatened species or endangered species may be warranted1 solicit from the chief executive of each county and ,state in which the species is located-- 7,i7 information regarding threats to the species and efforts by the county or ,state1 respectively1 to protect the species2 7,,ii7 information about the anticipated effects of the action requested in the petition in that county or ,state1 respectively2 and 7,,iii7 the advice of the chief executive on whether the status of the species merits the action requested in the petition1 including information in support of such advice4 7iii7 ,the ,secretary may verify by field testing the information presented in a petition asserting that a species is a threatened species or endangered species4 7iv7 ,if a chief executive advises under clause 7ii77,,iii7 that the petitioned-for action is not warranted1 the ,secretary may not proceed with the action unless the ,secretary demonstrates that information submitted in support of such advice by the chief executive is incorrect and that the action is warranted4 4 7b7 ,regulations ,to implement determinations ,section #d7;b77#e7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;b77#e77 is amended to read as follows3 7#e7 ,notice required ,with respect to any regulation proposed by the ,secretary to implement a determination referred to in subsection 7a77#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 not less than #ij days before the effective date of the regulation-- 7i7 publish a general notice and the complete text of the proposed regulation in the ,federal ,register2 7ii7 provide notice of the proposed regulation 7including the complete text of the regulation7 to the chief executive of county and ,state in which the species is located1 and invite such chief executive to submit to the ,secretary a determination as to whether the proposed regulation is warranted2 and 7iii7 if the chief executive notifies the ,secretary that the proposed regulation is not warranted1 provide to the chief executive a record of decision for such determination1 including information made available to the ,secretary that did not support the determination and in writing the reasons for the determination2 7,b7 in cooperation with the ,secretary of ,state1 provide notice of the proposed regulation to each foreign nation in which the species is located or whose citizens harvest the species on the high seas1 and invite the comment of such nation thereon2 7,c7 provide notice of the proposed regulation to-- 7i7 each person who requests such notice2 7ii7 each person who has submitted additional data on the proposed regulation2 7iii7 each county1 ,state1 and local government within the jurisdiction of which the species is located or that is likely to experience any effects of any measures to protect the species under this ,act2 and 7iv7 such professional scientific organizations as the ,secretary considers appropriate2 7,d7 publish a summary of the proposed regulation on the internet2 and 7,e7 promptly hold one public hearing on the proposed regulation if any person files a request for such a hearing within #de days after the date of publication of general notice4 4 7c7 ,consultation on final determination ,section #d7;i7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;i77 is amended to read as follows3 7i7 ,written justification ,if the ,secretary adopts a final regulation in conflict with advise submitted by the chief executive of a county or ,state or fails to adopt a regulation pursuant to an action petitioned for by such a chief executive under subsection 7b77#c71 the ,secretary shall submit to the chief executive-- 7#a7 a separate written justification explaining the failure of the ,secretary to adopt regulations consistent with the advise or petition of the chief executive2 7#b7 any determination referred to in subsection 7a77#a7 relating to the regulation2 and 7#c7 all comments received by the ,secretary that disagreed with all or part of the regulation4 4 7d7 ,,faca ,section #d7;b7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#i7 ,,faca ,consultation with counties and ,states regarding petitions and proposed regulations under this subsection shall not be subject to the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474 4 ,november #bg1 #bjah ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed