8063

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8063
• Author: Colorado River Fish and Wildlife Council.
• Title: Minutes, Colorado River Fish and Wildlife Council - April 22-23, 1998.
• USFW Year: 1998.
• USFW - Doc Type: Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Copyright Material: NO

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APPENDIX C
S. 1180
(Kempthome-Chafee Bill)
Summary Based on THOMAS l
Short Title: Endangered Species Recovery Act of T9?7 -
(Sec. 2) Amends the Endangered Species Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior or
Commerce, as appropriate, where required to use the best scientific and commercial data
available, to give greater weight to data that is empirical, field-tested, or peer-reviewed when
evaluating comparable data.
Adds the introduction of species and competition to the list of factors to be
considered in making determinations of whether a species is endangered or threatened. Repeals
a requirement that a designation of critical habitat be made concurrently with any such
determination.
Requires the Secretary, upon a determination that the goals of the recovery plan
for a species have been met, to initiate procedures for determining whether to remove a species
from the endangered or threatened list.
Expands provisions which allow petitions for proposed additions to, or removals
from, endangered or threatened lists to authorize petitions for changing the status of a species
from a previous determination with respect to such lists. Sets forth minimum requirements for
information to be provided by petitions, including: (1) descriptions of available data on
historical and current range and distribution of the species; (2) appraisals of available data on
status and trends of populations of, and threats to, the species; and (3) identification of
information contained in the petition that has been peer-reviewed or field-tested.
Sets forth requirements for notification of State agencies to solicit assessment of
petitions or proposals by the Secretary to list a species.
Requires a public hearing to be held in each State that would be affected by a
proposed regulation on endangered or threatened species, at the request of any person. Limits
the total number of hearings to five.
Provides for independent scientific peer review of proposed regulations on
endangered or threatened species or determinations that a species should be removed from a list.
Repeals provisions regarding recovery plans.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a conservation agreement with one or more
States for a species that has been proposed for listing, is a candidate species, or is likely to
become a candidate species in the near future.
Permits withholding or limiting the availability of data requested under Freedom