A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension of each provision of the Act during periods of drought with respect to Federal and State agencies that manage Federal river basins that are located in each region affected by the drought.

3.0.0 3847 2023-01-11T20:23:57Z 2023-01-11T20:23:57Z House H HR 2007-10-16 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2007-10-19T18:34:00Z hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2007-10-19T17:20:38Z Referred to 2007-10-16T13:01:15Z A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension of each provision of the Act during periods of drought with respect to Federal and State agencies that manage Federal river basins that are located in each region affected by the drought. 110 2165 S 2007-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2007-10-19 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Committee 2007-10-19 hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Committee 2007-10-16 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2007-10-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000168 Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] NATHAN DEAL R GA 9 N L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2007-10-16 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2007-10-16 True K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 2007-10-16 True L000321 Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] JOHN LINDER R GA 7 2007-10-16 True G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2007-10-16 True M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2007-10-16 True S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2007-10-16 True B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2007-10-16 True P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2007-10-16 True W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2007-10-16 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2007-10-16 True B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 2007-10-16 True M001156 Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] Patrick McHenry R NC 10 2007-10-23 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Droughts Emergency Management Endangered species Environmental Protection Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Water Resources Development Watersheds Public Lands and Natural Resources

00 2007-10-16 Introduced in House 2007-12-13T23:01:00Z Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension of each provision of the Act with respect to a federal or state agency that manages a federal river basin if the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) or the governor of the relevant state determines that: (1) a drought is in effect in the region in which the basin is located; and (2) such drought presents a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the region's population. Terminates such a suspension on the date the Secretary or governor determines the drought is no longer in effect.

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To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension of each provision of the Act during periods of drought with respect to Federal and State agencies that manage Federal river basins that are located in each region affected by the drought. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension of each provision of the Act during periods of drought with respect to Federal and State agencies that manage Federal river basins that are located in each region affected by the drought. Introduced in House IH Display Title To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension of each provision of the Act during periods of drought with respect to Federal and State agencies that manage Federal river basins that are located in each region affected by the drought. Introduced in House 2007-10-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3847ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3847ih.xml 2007-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.