,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fje  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #i1 #bjag,mr4     
,da9es 7= himself & ,mr4 ,te/]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,=e/ & ,rangel& ,r5ewable    
,res\rces ,plann+ ,act ( #aigd & !      
,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act (  
#aigf to disc\rage litigation aga9/ !   
,=e/ ,s]vice & ! ,bureau ( ,l&          
,managem5t relat+ to l& managem5t       
projects4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,litigation ,relief = ,=e/ 
,managem5t ,projects ,act4  #b4 ,=e/ &  
,rangel& ,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+    
,act ( #aigd  7a7 ,consultation reg>d+  
l& managem5t plans ,section #f7;d7 ( !  
,=e/ & ,rangel& ,r5ewable ,res\rces     
,plann+ ,act ( #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#afjd7;d77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 7d7
 ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7d7   
,public p>ticipation & consultation     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y  2 &  7#b7 by

 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,no      
additional consultation requir$ aft]    
approval ( l& managem5t plans  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
! ,secret>y %all n be requir$ to engage 
9 consultation "u ?is subsection or any 
o!r provision ( law 7includ+ section #g 
( ,public ,law #ic-bje 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aecf7 & section #djb4af ( title #ej1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or a       
successor regulation77 ) respect to--   
7i7 ! li/+ ( a species z ?reat5$ or     
endang]$1 or a designation ( critical   
habitat pursuant to ,public ,law #ic-bje
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 if a l& 
managem5t plan has be5 adopt$ by !      
,secret>y z ( ! date ( li/+ or          
designation2 or  7ii7 any provision ( a 
l& managem5t plan adopt$ z describ$ 9   
clause 7i74  7,b7 ,effect ( p>agraph    
,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph affects any        
applicable requirem5t ( ! ,secret>y to  
consult ) ! head ( any o!r ,f$]al       
dep>tm5t or ag5cy--  7i7 reg>d+ any     
project to implem5t a l& managem5t plan1

 includ+ a project c>ri$ out1 or propos$
 to be c>ri$ out1 9 an area designat$ z 
critical habitat pursuant to ,public    
,law #ic-bje 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et    
seq472 or  7ii7 ) respect to !          
developm5t ( a modification to a l&     
managem5t plan t w\ld result 9 a        
significant *ange 7)9 ! mean+ (         
subsection 7f77#d77 9 ! l& managem5t    
plan4  4  7b7 ,def9ition ( ,secret>y2   
con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,def9ition (      
,secret>y ,section #c7;a7 ( ! ,=e/ &    
,rangel& ,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+    
,act ( #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afja7;a77  
is am5d$1 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce ( ! matt]     
prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ 7ref]r$ 
to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 aft]       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7#b7 ,con=m+ 
am5dm5ts ,! ,=e/ & ,rangel& ,r5ewable   
,res\rces ,plann+ ,act ( #aigd 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #afjj et seq47 is am5d$1 9    
sections #d ?r\gh #i1 #ab1 #ac1 & #ae1  
by /rik+ ,secret>y ( ,agriculture ea*   
place x appe>s & ins]t+ ,secret>y4  #c4 
,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act (  

#aigf ,section #bjb7;f7 ( ! ,f$]al ,l&  
,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc  
,u4,s4,c4 #agab7;f77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 /rik+ 7f7 ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  7f7 ,public involvem5t  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y  2 &  7#b7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,no additional 
consultation requir$ aft] approval ( l& 
use plans  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y %all n 
be requir$ to engage 9 consultation "u  
?is subsection or any o!r provision (   
law 7includ+ section #g ( ,public ,law  
#ic-bje 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf7 & section 
#djb4af ( title #ej1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations 7or a successor            
regulation771 ) respect to--  7i7 ! li/+
 ( a species z ?reat5$ or endang]$1 or a
 designation ( critical habitat1        
pursuant to ,public ,law #ic-bje 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 if a l& use   
plan has be5 adopt$ by ! ,secret>y z ( !
 date ( li/+ or designation2 or  7ii7   
any provision ( a l& use plan adopt$ z  
describ$ 9 clause 7i74  7,b7 ,effect (  

p>agraph  7i7 ,def9ition ( significant  
*ange ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m         
significant *ange means a significant   
*ange )9 ! mean+ ( section              
#bai4ac7;b77#c7 ( title #cf1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subp>agraph71     
except t--  7,i7 any ref]5ce conta9$ 9 t
 section to a l& managem5t plan %all be 
deem$ to be a ref]5ce to a l& use plan2 
7,,ii7 any ref]5ce conta9$ 9 t section  
to ! ,=e/ ,s]vice %all be deem$ to be a 
ref]5ce to ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t2 &
  7,,iii7 any ref]5ce conta9$ 9 t       
section to ! ,national ,=e/ ,managem5t  
,act ( #aigf 7,public ,law #id-ehh2 #ij 
,/at4 #bidi7 %all be deem$ to be a      
ref]5ce to ?is ,act4  7ii7 ,effect ,no?+
 9 ?is p>agraph affects any applicable  
requirem5t ( ! ,secret>y to consult ) ! 
head ( any o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5t or       
ag5cy--  7,i7 reg>d+ a project c>ri$    
out1 or propos$ to be c>ri$ out1 )      
respect to a species li/$ z ?reat5$ or  
endang]$1 or 9 an area designat$ z      

critical habitat1 pursuant to ,public   
,law #ic-bje 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et    
seq472 or  7,,ii7 ) respect to !        
developm5t ( a new l& use plan or !     
revision ( or o!r significant *ange to  
an exi/+ l& use plan4  4