Last week, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed streamlining updates to multiple sections of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In addition, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is considering an 澳门六合彩开奖预测-supported discussion draft of a . The 45-year old ESA has not been amended since 1988, despite criticism for its poor track record of recovering species. The Act has proven successful, though, as a tool to impede major federal infrastructure projects. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 is optimistic the measured reforms in the proposals and in the discussion draft of the bill could lead to greater certainty in the permitting process, without compromising the success of threatened or endangered species.
The three regulatory proposals take some of the steps that 澳门六合彩开奖预测 has recommended to streamline the Act. For example, the proposals address the need to assess individually, , and such as possible deadlines. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 will submit written responses in advance of the comment deadlines on September 24, 2018 (see , for all three notices).
For more information, contact Melinda Tomaino at tomainom@agc.org.