,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,"y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc to      
increase ,/ate & local involvem5t 9     
managem5t plans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,localiz+ ,au?ority
 ( ,managem5t ,plans ,act ( #bjai or !  
,,lamp ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,ref]5ces     
,except z o!rwise specifically provid$1 
:5ev] 9 ?is ,act an am5dm5t or repeal is
 express$ 9 t]ms ( an am5dm5t to1 or    
repeal (1 a provision1 ! ref]5ce %all be
 consid]$ to be made to a provision ( ! 
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474  #c4 ,volunt>y
 coop]ative managem5t agreem5ts ,section
 #f 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aece7 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ s mu* z prec$es subsection 7c7 &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #f4 ,coop]ation )     
non-,f$]al p]sons  7a7 ,g5]ally ,9 c>ry+
 out ! program au?oriz$ by ?is ,act1 !  

,secret>y %all coop]ate to ! maximum    
ext5t practicable ) ! ,/ates & o!r      
non-,f$]al p]sons4 ,su* coop]ation %all 
include consultation ) ! ,/ates &       
non-,f$]al p]sons conc]n$ be=e acquir+  
any l& or wat]1 or int]e/ !re91 = !     
purpose ( cons]v+ any endang]$ species  
or ?reat5$ species4  7b7 ,coop]ative    
managem5t agreem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y may ent] into a coop]ative    
managem5t agreem5t ) any ,/ate or gr\p (
 ,/ates1 political subdivision ( a      
,/ate1 ,indian ,tribe1 local gov]nm5t1  
or non-,f$]al p]son--  7,a7 = !         
managem5t ( a species or gr\p ( species 
li/$ z endang]$ species or ?reat5$      
species "u section #d1 a species or gr\p
 ( species propos$ to be li/$ "u section
 #d1 or species or gr\p ( species t are 
c&idates = li/+2 or  7,b7 = ! managem5t 
or acquisition ( an area t provides     
habitat = a species4  7#b7 ,scope (     
coop]ative managem5t agreem5ts  7,a7 ,a 
coop]ative managem5t agreem5t ent]$ into
 "u ?is subsection--  7i7 may provide = 

! managem5t ( a species or gr\p (       
species on bo? public & private l&s &   
wat]s t are "u ! au?ority1 control1 or  
own]%ip ( a ,/ate or gr\p ( ,/ates1     
political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 ,indian
 ,tribe1 local gov]nm5t1 or non-,f$]al  
p]son & t are affect$ by a li/+         
det]m9ation1 propos$ det]m9ation1 or    
propos$ c&idacy = det]m9ation2 &  7ii7  
may include ! acquisition or managem5t (
 l& z habitat = species4  7,b7 ,a       
coop]ative managem5t agreem5t may n     
re/rict private or non-,f$]al prop]ty   
unless writt5 cons5t to su* re/rictions 
by ! non-,f$]al own] is giv5 ei!r to !  
,secret>y or ! ,/ate1 political         
subdivision1 local gov]nm5t1 or         
non-,f$]al p]son :o is a p>ty to !      
agreem5t4  7,c7 ,! ,secret>y may grant  
to a p>ty to an agreem5t ! au?ority to  
und]take programs to enhance !          
population or habitat ( a species on    
f$]ally own$ l&s1 except t su* au?ority 
%all n o!rwise conflict ) o!r uses ( su*
 l& t are approv$ by ! ,secret>y or     

au?oriz$ by ! ,congress4  7,d7 ,!       
,secret>y is au?oriz$1 9 conjunction )  
ent]+ into & z a "p ( any agreem5t "u   
?is section1 to provide funds to c>ry   
out ! agreem5t to a non-,f$]al p]son1 z 
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#aa74  7#c7         
,notification ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 
submission ( a reque/ to ent] into a    
coop]ative managem5t agreem5t1 ! p>ty   
submitt+ ! reque/ %all provide notice ( 
! reque/ to any non-,f$]al p]son or     
,f$]al p[] m>ket+ adm9i/ration t w\ld be
 subject to ! propos$ coop]ative        
managem5t agreem5t4  7#d7 ,developm5t ( 
propos$ agreem5t  7,a7 ,! reque/+ p>ty  
%all develop & submit to ! ,secret>y a  
propos$ coop]ative managem5t agreem5t4  
7,b7 ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7 publi% 9 ! 
,f$]al ,regi/]--  7,i7 a notice (       
availability ( any propos$ coop]ative   
managem5t agreem5t2 &  7,,ii7 a reque/ =
 submission )9 #cj days aft] ! date (   
publication ( ! notice1 ( public comm5t 
on su* propos$ agreem5t2 &  7ii7 %all   
hold a public he>+ on su* a propos$     

agreem5t 9 ! c\nty 9 :i* ! propos$      
agreem5t w\ld be 9 effect1 if reque/$ by
 a non-,f$]al p]son t w\ld be subject to
 ! propos$ agreem5t & t resides 9 su*   
c\nty4  7#e7 ,approval ( agreem5t  7,a7 
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! submission 
( a propos$ coop]ative managem5t        
agreem5t "u p>agraph 7#d71 ! ,secret>y  
%all det]m9e :e!r ! propos$ agreem5t is 
9 accordance ) ?is subsection & w       
promote ! cons]vation ( ! species to :i*
 ! propos$ agreem5t applies4  7,b7 ,!   
,secret>y %all approve & ent] into a    
propos$ coop]ative managem5t agreem5t1  
if ! ,secret>y f9ds t--  7i7 ! reque/+  
p>ty has suffici5t au?ority "u law to   
implem5t & c>ry out ! t]ms ( ! agreem5t2
  7ii7 ! agreem5t def9es an area t s]ves
 z habitat = ! species or gr\p ( species
 to :i* ! agreem5t applies2  7iii7 !    
agreem5t adequately provides = !        
adm9i/ration & managem5t ( ! id5tifi$   
managem5t area2  7iv7 ! agreem5t        
promotes ! cons]vation ( ! species to   
:i* ! agreem5t applies by committ+      

,f$]al or non-,f$]al ef=ts to !         
cons]vation2  7v7 ! t]m ( ! agreem5t is 
( suffici5t duration to accompli% !     
provisions ( ! agreem5t2 &  7vi7 !      
agreem5t is adequately fund$ to c>ry out
 ! agreem5t4  7,c7 ,no lat] ?an #cj days
 aft] ent]+ into a coop]ative managem5t 
agreem5t1 ! ,secret>y %all publi% 9 !   
,f$]al ,regi/] a notice ( availability (
 ! t]ms ( su* agreem5t & ! response ( ! 
,secret>y to all in=mation receiv$ or   
pres5t$ ) respect to ! agreem5t pursuant
 to p>agraph 7#d77;,b74  7#f7           
,environm5tal assessm5ts ,prep>ation1   
approval1 & ent]+ into a coop]ative     
managem5t agreem5t "u ?is subsection    
%all n be subject to section #ajb7b7 ( !
 ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( 
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b774  7#g7   
,no surprises ,= any species or area t  
is ! subject ( a coop]ative managem5t   
agreem5t "u ?is subsection1 a p>ty to ! 
agreem5t %all n be requir$--  7,a7 to   
make any additional paym5t = any        
purpose1 or to accept any additional    

re/riction on any p>cel ( l& available =
 developm5t or l& managem5t "u !        
agreem5t1 )\t cons5t ( ! p>ty2 or  7,b7 
to und]take any o!r measure to m9imize  
or mitigate impacts on ! species 9      
addition to measures requir$ by !       
agreem5t z e/abli%$4  7#h7 ,effect (    
li/+ ( species ,a coop]ative managem5t  
agreem5t ent]$ into "u ?is subsection   
%all rema9 9 effect & %all n be requir$ 
to be am5d$ if a species to :i* !       
agreem5t does n apply is det]m9$ to be  
an endang]$ species or ?reat5$ species  
"u section #d4  7#i7 ,applicability (   
c]ta9 provisions ,sections #e1 #g1 & #i 
%all n apply to ^? activities ( a p>ty  
to a coop]ative managem5t agreem5t t are
 conduct$ 9 accordance ) su* agreem5t4  
7#aj7 ,violations ( agreem5ts  7,a7 ,if 
! ,secret>y det]m9es t a p>ty to a      
coop]ative managem5t agreem5t is n      
adm9i/]+ or act+ 9 accordance ) !       
agreem5t1 ! ,secret>y %all notify !     
p>ty4  7,b7 ,if a p>ty t is notifi$ "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 fails to take          

appropriate corrective action )9 a p]iod
 ( "t det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to be      
reasonable 7n to exce$ #ij days aft] !  
date ( ! notification7--  7i7 !         
,secret>y %all resc9d ! entire          
coop]ative managem5t agreem5t or !      
applicability ( ! agreem5t to ! p>ty t  
is ! subject ( ! notification2 &  7ii7  
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! rescission-- 7,i7 !
 entire agreem5t %all n be effective1 or
 ! agreem5t %all n be effective )       
respect to ! p>ty1 :i*ev] is            
appropriate2 &  7,,ii7 sections #e1 #g1 
& #i %all apply to activities ( ! p>ty4 
7#aa7 ,,faca ,consultation ) ,/ates     
pursuant to ?is section %all n be       
subject to ! ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee
 ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  4  #d4     
,delegation ( au?ority to ,/ates  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,section #f 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aece7
 z am5d$ by section #c ( ?is ,act1 is   
fur!r am5d$ by /rik+ subsection 7c7 &   
all t foll[s ?r\gh subsection 7f7 &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7c7 ,/ate au?ority ,to
 protect endang]$ species & ?reat5$     

species  7#a7 ,delegation ( au?ority ,9 
fur!rance ( ! purposes ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y may delegate to a ,/ate t     
e/abli%es & ma9ta9s an adequate program 
= ! cons]vation ( endang]$ species &    
?reat5$ species ! au?ority "u ?is ,act )
 respect to species t are resid5ts 9 !  
,/ate4 ,)9 #abj days aft] ! ,secret>y   
receives a c]tifi$ copy ( su* a propos$ 
,/ate program1 ! ,secret>y %all make a  
det]m9ation :e!r su* program w be       
adequate to provide protections to      
endang]$ species & ?reat5$ species 9 su*
 ,/ate4 ,9 ord] = a ,/ate program to be 
det]m9$ to be an adequate program = !   
cons]vation ( endang]$ species & ?reat5$
 species1 ! ,secret>y mu/ f9d t "u !    
,/ate program--  7,a7  7i7 ,/ate ag5cy  
has au?ority to cons]ve resid5t species 
t are det]m9$ by ! ,/ate ag5cy or !     
,secret>y to be endang]$ species or     
?reat5$ species2  7ii7 ! ,/ate ag5cy has
 e/abli%$ acceptable cons]vation        
programs1 consi/5t ) ! purposes &       
policies ( ?is ,act1 = all resid5t      

species 9 ! ,/ate t are det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y to be endang]$ species or     
?reat5$ species or = ^? species or      
taxonomic gr\ps ( species t ! ,/ate     
proposes to cov] "u its program1 & has  
furni%$ to ! ,secret>y a copy ( su* plan
 & program toge!r ) all p]t95t details &
 in=mation reque/$ by ! ,secret>y2      
7iii7 ! ,/ate ag5cy is au?oriz$ to      
conduct inve/igations to det]m9e ! /atus
 & requirem5ts = survival ( resid5t     
endang]$ species & ?reat5$ species2     
7iv7 provision is made = public         
p>ticipation 9 designat+ resid5t species
 z endang]$ species or ?reat5$ species2 
&  7v7 ! ,/ate ag5cy has initiat$ or    
enc\rag$ volunt>y or inc5tive bas$      
programs to fur!r ! cons]vation         
objectives = ! species2 or  7,b7  7i7 ! 
requirem5ts set =? 9 clauses 7iii7 &    
7iv7 ( subp>agraph 7,a7 are compli$ )2 &
  7ii7 plans are includ$ "u :i* imm$iate
 att5tion w be giv5 to ^? resid5t       
species t are det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y or 
! ,/ate ag5cy to be endang]$ species or 

?reat5$ species & t ! ,secret>y & !     
,/ate ag5cy agree are mo/ urg5tly 9 ne$ 
( cons]vation programs4  7#b7 ,cont5ts (
 delegation agreem5t  7,a7 ,su*         
delegation %all provide =-- 7i7 !       
actions to be tak5 by ! ,secret>y & !   
,/ates2  7ii7 ! b5efits t are expect$ to
 be d]iv$ 9 connection ) ! cons]vation (
 endang]$ species or ?reat5$ species2   
7iii7 ! e/imat$ co/ ( su* actions2 &    
7iv7 ! %>e ( su* co/s to be borne by !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & by ! ,/ates2 except  
t--  7,i7 ! ,f$]al %>e ( su* co/s %all n
 exce$ #ge p]c5t ( ! e/imat$ program co/
 /at$ 9 ! agreem5t2 &  7,,ii7 ! ,f$]al  
%>e may be increas$ to #ij p]c5t if two 
or m ,/ates hav+ a common int]e/ 9 "o or
 m endang]$ species or ?reat5$ species1 
! cons]vation ( :i* may be enhanc$ by   
coop]ation ( su* ,/ates1 ent] jo9tly    
into an agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y4  7#c7   
,compliance ) proc$ures ,9 implem5t+ ?is
 ,act "u au?ority delegat$ to a ,/ate by
 ! ,secret>y1 ! ,/ate %all comply ) all 
requirem5ts1 prohibitions1 & proc$ures  

set =? by ?is ,act4  7#d7 ,prohibitions 
n affect$ ,a delegation to a ,/ate ^:   
program is det]m9$ adequate "u p>agraph 
7#a7 %all n affect ! applicability (    
prohibitions set =? 9 or au?oriz$       
pursuant to section #d7;d7 or p>agraph  
7#a7 or 7#b7 ( section #i7;a7 ) respect 
to ! tak+ ( any resid5t endang]$ species
 or ?reat5$ species 9 ! ,/ate4  7d7     
,f9ancial assi/ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y may provide f9ancial assi/ance
 to any ,/ate1 ?r\gh its respective     
,/ate ag5cy1 t has ent]$ into a         
coop]ative managem5t agreem5t "u        
subsection 7b7 or receiv$ au?ority "u a 
delegation "u subsection 7c7 ( ?is      
section to assi/ 9 developm5t ( programs
 = ! cons]vation ( endang]$ species &   
?reat5$ species or to assi/ 9 monitor+ !
 /atus ( c&idate species pursuant to    
subp>agraph 7,c7 ( section #d7;b77#c7 & 
recov]$ species pursuant to section     
#d7;f74 ,! ,secret>y %all allocate among
 su* ,/ates ea* annual appropriation "u 
subsection 7i7 bas$ on consid]ation (-- 

7,a7 ! int]national commitm5ts ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to protect endang]$       
species or ?reat5$ species2  7,b7 !     
read9ess ( a ,/ate to proce$ ) a        
cons]vation program consi/5t ) !        
objectives & purposes ( ?is ,act2  7,c7 
! numb] ( endang]$ species & ?reat5$    
species )9 a ,/ate2  7,d7 ! pot5tial =  
re/or+ endang]$ species & ?reat5$       
species )9 a ,/ate2  7,e7 ! relative    
urg5cy to initiate a program to re/ore &
 protect an endang]$ species or ?reat5$ 
species1 9 t]ms ( survival ( ! species2 
7,f7 ! importance ( monitor+ ! /atus (  
c&idate species )9 a ,/ate to prev5t a  
significant risk to ! well-be+ ( any su*
 species2 &  7,g7 ! importance (        
monitor+ ! /atus ( recov]$ species )9 a 
,/ate to assure t su* species d n return
 to ! po9t at :i* ! measures provid$    
pursuant to ?is ,act are aga9 necess>y4 
7#b7 ,unobligat$ am\nts ,s mu* ( !      
annual appropriation made "u subsection 
7i7 allocat$ = obligation to any ,/ate =
 any fiscal ye> z rema9s unobligat$ at !

 end !re( may be made available to t    
,/ate until ! end ( ! succe$+ fiscal    
ye>4 ,any am\nt allocat$ to any ,/ate t 
is unobligat$ at ! end ( ! p]iod dur+   
:i* x is available = exp5diture may be  
made available = exp5diture by !        
,secret>y 9 conduct+ programs "u ?is    
section4  7#c7 ,advance ( funds ,!      
,secret>y may1 9 ! ,secret>y's          
discretion1 & "u su* rules & regulations
 z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1 advance   
funds to ! ,/ate = f9anc+ ! ,unit$      
,/ates pro rata %>e agre$ ^u 9 !        
coop]ative agreem5t4 ,= ! purposes ( ?is
 section1 ! non-,f$]al %>e may1 9 !     
discretion ( ! ,secret>y1 be 9 ! =m (   
money or real prop]ty1 ! value ( :i*    
%all be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 ^:      
decision %all be f9al4  7e7 ,review (   
,/ate programs ,any action tak5 by !    
,secret>y "u ?is section %all be subject
 to 8 p]iodic review at int]vals ( no   
great] ?an #e ye>s4  7f7 ,conflicts     
betwe5 ,f$]al & ,/ate laws ,any ,/ate   
law or regulation t applies ) respect to

 ! importation or exportation (1 or     
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce 91 endang]$   
species or ?reat5$ species is void to ! 
ext5t t x may effectively--  7#a7 p]mit 
:at is prohibit$ by ?is ,act or by any  
regulation t implem5ts ?is ,act2 or     
7#b7 prohibit :at is au?oriz$ pursuant  
to an exemption or p]mit provid$ = 9 ?is
 ,act or 9 any regulation t implem5ts   
?is ,act4 ,?is ,act %all n o!rwise be   
con/ru$ to void any ,/ate law or        
regulation t is int5d$ to cons]ve       
migratory1 resid5t1 or introduc$ fi% or 
wildlife1 or to p]mit or prohibit sale (
 su* fi% or wildlife4 ,any ,/ate law or 
regulation respect+ ! tak+ ( an endang]$
 species or ?reat5$ species may be m    
re/rictive ?an ! exemptions or p]mits   
provid$ = 9 ?is ,act or 9 any regulation
 t implem5ts ?is ,act4  4  7b7 ,con=m+  
am5dm5t ,section #f7;g77#b77;,a7 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #aece7;g77#b77;,a77 is am5d$  
to read z foll[s3  7,a7 to :i* !        
,secret>y has delegat$ au?ority "u      
subsection 7c72 or  4  #e4 ,,faca       

,section #f 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aece71 z    
am5d$ by sections #c & #d ( ?is ,act1 is
 fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7j7 ,,faca ,consultation ) ,/ates reg>d+
 ?is section %all n be subject to !     
,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e    
,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  4