US Congress House Bill 4284 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on March 24 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-09-09 - Committee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

ESA Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from adding a species to the list of endangered and threatened species: (1) if the Secretary has approved a State Protective Action (SPA) for such species, and (2) before the Secretary has made a final determination regarding approval of an SPA. Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify each state of the opportunity to submit an SPA prior to proposing to add a species to the federal list of endangered and threatened species, and (2) provide guidance to states regarding the preparation of an SPA. Establishes a process for approving or disapproving a proposed SPA. Requires the Secretary to review the implementation and effectiveness of an SPA every five years and, if necessary, provide guidance on improvements or revisions that are required to maintain the Secretary's approval of the SPA. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) revoke approval of an SPA and propose adding a species to the federal list if the state has failed to implement the SPA or the SPA failed to make measurable progress toward meeting the recovery criteria for the species, and (2) terminate the effectiveness of an approved SPA if the recovery criteria for the species have been met.

ESA Improvement Act of 2014

Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]
Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-09	House	Committee Hearings Held.
2014-03-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4284/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4284/BILLS-113hr4284ih.pdf