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 2165 2023-01-11T20:20:57Z 2023-01-11T20:20:57Z Senate S S 2007-10-16 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-10-16T14:20:45Z 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 3847 HR 2007-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2007-10-16 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2007-10-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA N C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-10-16 True 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 Senate 2007-12-13T23:01:25Z 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 Terminates such a suspension on the date the Secretary or governor determines the drought is no longer in effect.

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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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title 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. Introduced in Senate 2007-10-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2165is/xml/BILLS-110s2165is.xml 2007-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.