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<br />11/.03/98 WE 08:35 F.ll 303 231 5363 <br /> <br />SOLICITOR/DENVeR <br /> <br />~008 <br /> <br />000312 <br /> <br />~. Affi~~ive obligation ~Q COnserve (Seot1on 7(a) (ll) <br /> <br />1. ALl federal asencies are directed to use their <br />a.utho:rities by carrying out programs for the <br />conse~~ation of listed species, but have discretion as <br />to how this is accomplished. . <br /> <br />2. Pyramid Lake Paiues Tribe v. U.S. Da~t. of <br />the Navy, 8S8 F.2d 1410 (9th Cir. 1990). <br /> <br />3. Ca~son-Truck@e Water Cansarvanav Di8t~ict v. Watt, <br />549 F. Supp. 704 (D. Nev. 1982), modified, 741 F.2d 257 <br />(9th Cir. 1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1083 (1985). <br /> <br />4. ~ioaal WildlifA Feder~tion v. N~~ional Park <br />Servi~~, SSS F.Supp. 384 (D. WyO. 1987). <br /> <br />in <br /> <br />S. Sierra Club ~. G1iokman, Civ. No. 950CA-091 (W.D. <br />Tex.) (July 2, 199b) (court held that USDA had not Used <br />ita authority to carry out plans to fulfill 7(a) (1) <br />responsibility, and had failed to consult with FWs <br />so doing) . <br /> <br />B. Duty to ~void jeop.r~y (Section 7(a) (2)) <br /> <br />1. ~ federal agencies have a substantive duty to <br />insure 'that any action authoriaed, funded, or carried <br />out by the agency is not like~y to jeopardize the <br />continued existence of any endangered or threatened <br />species or result in the destruction or adverse <br />modification of designated critical habitat. <br /> <br />2. Federal agencies inClude. any department, agency or <br />instrumentality (including federal regulatory <br />agencies). <br /> <br />3. Federal actions subject to Section 7(a) (2) : <br /> <br />a. The term "agency action" is interpreted broadly <br />- Conner ~. Burfo~, 848 F.2d 1441 (9th Cir. <br />1988), cart. denied, 489 U.S. 1012 (1989) and <br />includes issuing a permit or a regulation is a <br />federal action for che purposes of the ESA. <br /> <br />- 7 - <br /> <br />"-.-. ------. ....---. <br />