21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
- Last Action
- 3/1/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-01Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2017-03-01Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E263)
- 2017-03-01Introduced in House
- 2017-03-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-01 (00)
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species.
The departments are prohibited from making the information publicly available when: (1) the public disclosure of the information is prohibited by state law relating to the protection of personal information, and (2) the state makes a request to a department to withhold the information.
Cosponsors (10)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Stevan Pearce (R-NM)
- Gregg Harper (R-MS)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
- Scott Tipton (R-CO)
- Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Greg Gianforte (R-MT)
- Chris Stewart (R-UT)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of the Interior
- Endangered and threatened species
- Government information and archives
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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