1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Collaboration for the Recovery
of Endangered Species Act
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—State Government Assistance
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Cooperation with the States.
TITLE II—Priority for Listing and Recovery
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Determination and recovery of endangered species and
threatened species.
TITLE III—Incentives for Species Recovery
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Conservation banks.
Sec. 303. Exceptions.
Sec. 304. Technical corrections.
Sec. 305. Tax incentives.
TITLE IV—Protections and Measures in Forests
Sec. 401. Protections and measures.
<enum>I</enum><header>State Government
Assistance</header>
<section id="id1AF62FF22AEC44349FEFCB35E403500E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>State Government Assistance in
Recovery Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id2EBFF3E5F5B1436AB15B1050A6E91EF8"><enum>102.</enum><header>Cooperation
with the States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of
the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1535) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0FE84564550B49DBBA0A1A7A9099B601"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE87596DA0A964341B1211F87C62DF2EA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id1E474CE2A2CB4809928C157848BDA78E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header>
<subparagraph id="idAC9ABFB85A1A4A668BD6CC07EF1AC8E9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Agreements</header>
<clause id="idFBB2592B5E33409D897B26B612B1C07D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A cooperative agreement entered into by the Secretary
under this subsection may provide for development of a program for the
conservation of—</text>
<subclause id="id6CB2513611404952B108A56B0354A583"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a species
determined to be a candidate species under section 4(b)(3)(B)(iii); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id967F7EBA3AE34F87873B366C2FB26D90"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any other
species that the State and the Secretary agree is likely to be determined to be
an endangered species or threatened species under section 4(a)(1).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idAC83A98382804072B41584053FFF1226"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Application of
take statement</header><text>After consultation on the cooperative agreement in
accordance with subsection (e)(2), any incidental take statement issued on the
cooperative agreement shall apply to any species described in clause (i) and to
the State and any landowners enrolled in any program under the cooperative
agreement, without further consultation (except any additional consultation
required under subsection (e)(2)), if—</text>
<subclause id="id8B6361B29A1545989C203AF3463D302E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the species is
subsequently determined to be an endangered species or a threatened species;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE8998CF98B994975978883D113C3AC28"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the cooperative
agreement remains an adequate and active program for the conservation of
endangered species and threatened species.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF711BE62AB1F4AC7B5BF31D9E6E8C3A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>A
cooperative agreement entered into by the Secretary under this subsection may
provide for monitoring, or assistance in monitoring, the status of—</text>
<clause id="idA907B6DF3915434D88FFA5FE46D6B93E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
candidate species in accordance with section 4(b)(3)(C)(iii); or</text>
</clause><clause id="idCA61B1D7D0BC47A8B5529967C5F721B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a species that
is determined to be recovered, and that is delisted, in accordance with section
4.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF3C17E1E14F84DC4BF9E32E18926D5A4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Enrollment of
land or water rights</header><text>A cooperative agreement entered into by the
Secretary under this subsection that provides for the enrollment of private
land or water rights in any program established by the cooperative agreement
shall ensure that the decision to enroll is voluntary for each owner of the
land or water
rights.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8600A43787C24A3FB31717076EA5086C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9762E3C8EE9247A7B33D337D1CF4C727"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text>
<clause id="id1094A84C7DA64DD8907718B4FBE9FE2A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>pursuant to subsection (c) of this section</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9FCC324F08A34ABA93CE93941F2159BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>or to assist</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>section 4(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>under paragraphs (1) or (2) of
subsection (c) or section 4(b)(5)(C), or to address candidate species or other
species at risk and recovered species under subsection (c)(3)</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id063D2BAAE0A2468484570AEE9FA946E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking <quote>monitoring the status of candidate species</quote> and
inserting <quote>developing a conservation program for, or monitoring the
status of, candidate species or other species determined to be at risk under
subsection (c)(3)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC8DF79574B6D489A800383147ECA8F95"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E687F6276E942C7A481B4FC34488111" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idD469D856C47A4EA18BD3ECAE60A894C7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Review of State
programs</header>
<paragraph id="id6E04252E45D44BB8811F74CD89C47F48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any action taken by the Secretary under this section
shall be subject to periodic review by the Secretary at least every 3
years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0456010A2BCB4222A2045CDFAA107E7D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
authority</header><text>A cooperative agreement entered into by the Secretary
under subsection (c) shall be subject to subsections (a)(2) through (d) of
section 7 (including implementing regulations) only before the date on
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id185649D8AD444ADE8AE038BF0FAA6432"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary
enters into the cooperative agreement; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CB672800368445D8302482E2D4497DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary
approves any renewal of, or amendment to, the cooperative agreement
that—</text>
<clause id="IDf386b03c219d425a8fb7723a9650dc9f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>addresses species
that—</text>
<subclause id="id809331570F79433B9D750630DE8E4917"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are determined to
be endangered species or threatened species;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD9142F48FD8C4D33888636EC0EDD0772"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are not
addressed in the cooperative agreement; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id47D87190B5EF40CA80845AF52A189BFA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>may be affected
by the cooperative agreement; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDf68805e35ef84ffa9729d63521bdfdae"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contains new
information about any species addressed in the cooperative agreement that the
Secretary determines—</text>
<subclause id="IDde855b69527c46c2870a74c885fbd384"><enum>(I)</enum><text>constitutes the
best scientific and commercial data available; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID61c4cf16321e40129bbaf332044ddd5a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>indicates that
the cooperative agreement may have adverse effects on the species that had not
been considered previously when the cooperative agreement was entered into or
during any revision of or amendment to the cooperative agreement.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0bb9987267564320a58cd2829ad208d1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Suspension of
cooperative agreement</header><text>The Secretary may suspend a cooperative
agreement entered into by the Secretary under subsection (c), after
consultation with the Governor of the affected State, if Secretary finds during
the periodic review required by paragraph (1) that the cooperative agreement no
longer constitutes an adequate and active program for the conservation of
endangered species and threatened species.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c1425d8ede84192acb07c8cf36fdef2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination of
cooperative agreement</header><text>The Secretary may terminate a cooperative
agreement entered into by the Secretary under subsection (c), after
consultation with the Governor of the affected State, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID03922aba205a4952a96c733371b48728"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as result of
subsections (a)(2) through (d) of section 7 (including implementing
regulations), the Secretary determines that—</text>
<clause id="id3300FDBB8A27482481C68CB87E8C5552"><enum>(i)</enum><text>continued
implementation of the cooperative agreement is likely—</text>
<subclause id="idD0EDBEB61E234005ABF245D99E641A80"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to jeopardize the
continued existence of endangered species or threatened species; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id64124A8928BF4C69A8E701868B37CAE8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to result in the
destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id2F76696CAA2E4E27922754CC231256C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the cooperative
agreement is not amended or revised to incorporate a reasonable and prudent
alternative offered by the Secretary under section 7(b)(3); or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ae51078492b4733a7dc022fd94d91e8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cooperative
agreement—</text>
<clause id="id4B4CE2BE5438469D9C2169855735B9CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been
suspended under paragraph (3); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10D842C5D1E9460082C8FA59B94619E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as of the date
that is 180 days after the date of the suspension, has not been amended or
revised and found by the Secretary to constitute an adequate and active program
for the conservation of endangered species and threatened
species.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Priority for
Listing and Recovery</header>
<section id="id659A4E8914034EF4B55D6CC8321843D1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Priority for Listing and
Recovery Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idCBDE5F7DA0194136BF8B1DE839AC2FC4"><enum>202.</enum><header>Determination
and recovery of endangered species and threatened species</header>
<subsection id="id90986ED204E4491DBE6D713074272BBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idE12E831CD07B4147B9FF38642673EDEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section heading and all
that follows through <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">General</header-in-text>.—(1) The Secretary</quote> and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0720D2A91D0B4DA3A71BB1D81DBAFC02" style="OLC">
<section id="id827A2B4F37784982B87A5CB61DB4B745"><enum>4.</enum><header>Determination
and recovery of endangered species and threatened species</header>
<subsection id="idC1E1C08737A04ABAA1E75B0FA4F46A6A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="id1AA6476DF92C410B8EB0AF1D17A889D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>The
Secretary</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id867352609B1249EB84FFBEA75E302C69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(3)(A), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC51594041644972A8F51147D14B02E9" style="OLC">
<clause id="idD8133AB34D5E4E1E9AC5B843744E133A" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall designate any habitat of an
endangered species or a threatened species that is considered to be critical
habitat in accordance with the priority system established under subsection
(b); and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id11A56B894200479F9E4E77FD62A1DC8A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC38FD87A24A548F2B00CB33CD962FCD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(b) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Basis for
determinations</header-in-text>.—(1)(A) The Secretary</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD5DFC0C535945B9AFD31B85987B875C" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73CFD56F0B12445D80AB6E011A52F56D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Basis,
priority, and schedule for decisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id830AC229BB7948EC8950BB115115E928"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Basis for
decisions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id567791F6D84B4725BA15B3EEE084D72B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The
Secretary</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA3DEBE690799462693058E812D410CDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>(B) In carrying out</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E8BC59665B44CFF8F6A302F59884EFF" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id1601B7BDF9F5490FBD345177E52CD1DF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
carrying
out</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94D4C0066A8F44EB9706997C2BBF17DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>(2) The Secretary</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B3D90B6446F48C3A1747207A530138C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id073D83D886044A6E81E58CE8AEC06956"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designation of
critical habitat</header><text>The
Secretary</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7580C20EEC3E4CF8B5438324B273060A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47DA507A3F8040D5AB1CBED15024EF66"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<clause id="id616AAFADB80F4E8D8ADB5D910560F635"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(3)(A) To</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE31F2BE327B4F158C1505EA82F4C952" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id5A490000B2F04543A2D34169BE391CAC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Petition</header>
<subparagraph id="id20DC31C1463540028793313E43DF05A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id524C02DAC4474202A85119F3ABF36DE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause id="idB16904C9FC3B4FC586C7375A16E353ED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(B) Within 12 months</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39651329318E4B889F3FBCA5BA5F1C02" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id3AB547C7233D41E8A4FA28E96D856BA0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>In
accordance with the schedule established under paragraph (4), and not later
than 3
years</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="id2812D19DDC15414EBBE1BDB2B5B54879"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>paragraph (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(7)</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB7BD6EC7E2EE44F8B790827DE054ABCB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause
(iii)(I), by striking <quote>paragraphs (5) and (6)</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraphs (7) and (8)</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9E0C4FC2949847C5AA1917BA20A852BC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by indenting
clauses (i) through (iii) and subclauses (I) and (II) appropriately;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id785116FC8A334B1882C90C2C1E68FA59"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<subclause id="id0C3A8AB215BC482FB6EFB1E4FED257AE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(C)(i) A petition</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B199B75B9F24D4686446FB82FD12B3D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id8DB2B036DDA94FF8AF82BBB2FA837D58"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other
requirements</header>
<clause id="id61930C58B8E24E139B5D6E7793875F1D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Treatment of
certain petitions</header><text>A
petition</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="idBFE42334E80342B6BAAC1E3C12113863"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>(ii) Any</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id757B58182BD9456997B13ED4DC2DBD32" style="OLC">
<clause id="id4F7F0EA4A8AC451ABFF4981E711A57BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header><text>Any</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="idA17C4D713EC243E6B8014AFBA5397A8F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause
(iii)—</text>
<item id="id845061AF67EC4868A18FCEAD821DE633"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(iii) The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78B8B81C74DE41DFB22F70C8A05680E3" style="OLC">
<clause id="id6607A96F5CBD4C5282112F88D49C46CF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>The
Secretary</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</item><item id="id5AF65A20E38F4A46A4837402BA00075B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>paragraph 7</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (9)</quote>;
and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="idEED1C462978B4339948A912F3987818B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D)—</text>
<subclause id="id61046875D3754C00BD52B90ADEA35E6F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(D)(i) To the maximum extent practicable, within 90 days</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDFA3863AF1A491BB19FBF5062534F1A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id4D986F514A894C2AA93C9D5A61A2662C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Substantial
scientific information</header>
<clause id="id48F08C3D50B7457E9D8F592785A2110B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with the schedule described in paragraph
(4), and not later than 1 year</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="id866F27224C9C4F76A8097346FFC11B7E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>(ii) Within 12 months</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id151F3A4DC53D4F15B2151C85AA9392A4" style="OLC">
<clause id="id512A2FC8C68F4BD4B128996FF8BBADAB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Intent to
proceed</header><text>In accordance with the schedule described in paragraph
(4), and not later than 3
years</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7236FE3319F841D1B2710352FFC16CE8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (5) and (6) of this
subsection</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97EF0924C5A845A5A4D8CA78C8188B44" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id57D0566DCAC44DAA8B8EE2A164AF71A2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rulemaking
procedures</header><text>Except as provided in paragraphs (7) and
(8)</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2B467D64E78C4D649E671076D4B2EB23"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in paragraph
(7)(A) (as redesignated by subparagraph (C))—</text>
<clause id="idB60AD542EE4E4EA0B190B54B573908D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB39F446E46F8421FBDC55A2872C11DBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C3D3E10AF9C46479FE4AA69A0D29A5F" style="OLC">
<clause id="id190845CA294E419483DA65E106E499A8" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>give actual notice of the proposed
regulation (including the complete text of the regulation) to, and invite the
comment of—</text>
<subclause id="id3B0DB852F676497298E917847E5F0622"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State agency in each State in which
the species is believed to occur;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idAE2C53DBDC984BBE857E9D51AA70F6CD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>each county or equivalent jurisdiction
in which the species is believed to occur; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF18155D526FA42E381AB005D46E0B930"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any county or municipality that has
administrative jurisdiction over the area; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id1D4B726B033D48CDB2E2A3D46D9680D9" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with respect to a regulation to
designate or revise a designation of critical habitat—</text>
<subclause id="IDa4f31ca54a07401d8fb4d54d75c41216"><enum>(I)</enum><text>publish maps and coordinates that
describe, in detail, the specific areas that meet the definition under section
3 of, and are designated under subsection (a)(3) as, critical habitat, and all
field survey data upon which the designation is based; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1983ba6b1c974e44982b12589fad165a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>maintain the maps, coordinates, and data
on a publicly accessible Internet page of the Department; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID3a9da51f4ed445dd9af3f49149ae7857" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>include in each of the notices
required under this subparagraph a reference to the Internet page described in
clause
(iii)(II);</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id888444C75D50472A965B7E13003FB5AD"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (C))—</text>
<clause id="id398BE616894548F0A16D268F3A863980"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>paragraph (5)(A)(i)</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraph (7)(A)(i)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4DBB4A6525FB4F80AB2C9132CF53AA49"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by striking the matter preceding clause (i) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9EC1A6B332C4B069CF0D8B1A78DAEC7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id98E9B871D10D49A293FB11F6EBCD6F9A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final
regulation</header><text>Either 3 years after the date on which a recovery
program is commissioned or in accordance with the schedule described in
paragraph (4), and in no case later than 5 years after the date on which an
endangered species or threatened species is listed under this Act, the
Secretary shall publish a final regulation designating the critical habitat of
the endangered species or threatened species, unless the Secretary determines
that—</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="idC65309B5177047558B751688FDC77AD5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5B0C49C92884F5EBF33D1202AC9AC56" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idA6B46B7B3D384F92A14B735CA34C64BC"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Provisional
recovery goals</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate and publish
provisional recovery goals for a species at the time of the listing of the
species, which—</text>
<clause id="id2F7E4A269D14481EA5E2AFDE4945D198"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may set standards
for delisting; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3288B2AD62BE4EC5891DFABEB9183B10"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall remain in
effect, unless replaced by an approved recovery
plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45C574EF812A48FC98ABD8A1AD955F66"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (C)), by striking <quote>(9) Neither paragraph
(4), (5), or (6)</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFCCCFFDC1DB419D9BD6364B8D4B0978" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id1D82DDD081F243ACAE9DEBD6402C0F9C"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Emergencies</header><text>Neither
paragraphs (6) through
(8)</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8689856678764AE2BDDA0ACC92A282A2"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in paragraph (10)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (C)), by striking <quote>(8) The
publication</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id711D7F63EA5E4ABDB6DB11A01B42859C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id40CA2F5970E546D39CA1C1916196B484"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Publication of
regulations</header><text>The
publication</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB6FBA8A78EA74FB5B554CB2002D63E51"><enum>(K)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00C835BA463946B7A1A1254EFD40143A" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E0C61ABE95B4BDEA4908C20B311C642"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority for
determinations, designations, and commissioning of recovery programs</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32FBE16523A84895BCB9856469FC2D85"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Priority for Listing and Recovery
Act</short-title>, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce,
after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, each shall
establish a priority system for making all decisions under this subsection,
subsection (a), and subsection (f) regarding various species in the most
efficient and effective manner practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc6fb03c6577c4efda2c2c9df9a644eb8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria for
priorities</header><text>The priority system shall assign priorities to species
based on—</text>
<clause id="ID86d253481b2d4164af8561fdbbacefbe"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the magnitude and
immediacy of risk of extinction (high, moderate, or low), considering—</text>
<subclause id="IDb7b01fe868e54a89a04693c7c2f02539"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the level of risk
to the species based on the factors described in subsection (a)(1);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4e26db611e214c438106f6956dd18c11"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the geographic
distribution of the species (wide or narrow),</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDab8bb23d5e9944d2b167b5ea8e5cb2b2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the habitat
specificity of the species (broad or restricted); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDbe7b4851a9b342ecaddaaaee4c758a40"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the taxonomic
distinctiveness of the species (monotypic genus, species, subspecies, or
distinct population segment);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID092576a970964d64ac751e2eed8f9aca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the likelihood
of achieving recovery of the species;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc2c35dff502643219262748b631b49ea"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the quality and
quantity of available information, with the species priority increasing
progressively as current professional documentation is obtained for each of the
following in order of increasing importance:</text>
<subclause id="IDb50bd8379aec4e7faedee13cfe8d1ec7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Distribution of
the species based on data describing presence and absence.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8a99cc467d454700b4e453a30f47a9f4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Habitat types
that correlate with population density (defined as various concentrations of
individuals of the species occupying an area).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDbfa1a6a5c31b47bf9baa5def9eb83d62"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Rates of
reproduction, survival, or population growth.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID610775da2fc84758bc7ea7274b97520d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Habitat types
that correlate with rates of reproduction, survival, or population
growth;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID77431f0853c84756b5f95011d6ee3922"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the degree to
which recovering the species helps recover other species; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5b7faf57a50c4766b10aa4a3d66625cb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the degree to
which recovery efforts would minimize conflicts with—</text>
<subclause id="ID2580e983f8cd4744ab9a2fb82006769c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>construction,
development projects, jobs, private property, or other economic
activities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDf767680b6abb4e99946ed0f7c426f3d8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>military
training and operations; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID388a2d3a3b5c459ca6519071be919563"><enum>(III)</enum><text>other human
activities.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e562dde61a645eb94dc04ea63d45df0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Incentive for
collaborative conservation</header>
<clause id="id3CA9427465E746629DEF632BBA316894"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall assign highest priority to a decision
pending for any species if petitioned to do so by a collaborative group that,
in the judgment of the Secretary, meets the description of an executive
committee under subsection (f)(3)(B).</text>
</clause><clause id="id1F963FAFFED94497849B97AB9006C774"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Facilitation</header><text>If
a collaborative group described in clause (i) uses non-Federal funds to carry
out actions that support the completion of the pending action for a species,
the Secretary shall facilitate the pending action to a commensurate
extent.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc13c3257857d46c98733515ece94dd1d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Schedule</header>
<subparagraph id="ID09c69ea4f80a4d00ac271b3c231c6b1b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a schedule of all decisions
under this subsection, subsection (a), and subsection (f) based on the priority
ranking system described in paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id969291F6471C40418C540CD1567B164F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Estimates</header><text>Not
later than February 1 of each year following the date of enactment of this
subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
an estimate with respect to the following year, based on the priority ranking
system described in paragraph (3), of—</text>
<clause id="id258BC531F194447BAF4DF84A6DE198B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the quantity
of—</text>
<subclause id="id46E083CE3F654EA9A6CA6D6C739BBEB4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>petitions to be
reviewed under this section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id34B5B07682AF45D6AFC25C1C51B2F880"><enum>(II)</enum><text>status reviews
to be completed under this section; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id893DD1852BA2428785C62B13686CF8C7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>rules that will
be promulgated with respect to status and critical habitat; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id1A768E9D2C5E4D1A87617EE2F5F3D576"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of
funds required for each recovery plan to be funded under this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9d489370eb4f4a98bba6514c151360c1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Pending
actions</header><text>The schedule established under subparagraph (A) shall
include all decisions pending under this subsection, subsection (a), and
subsection (f), including—</text>
<clause id="IDe72ef71db5154b0190adbfbe64a9302b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>findings and
decisions based on status reviews, proposed determinations, or final
determinations for which a court has issued an order prior to the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Collaboration for the
Recovery of Endangered Species Act</short-title> remanding to the Secretary a
decision, or setting a schedule for the Secretary to act, or requiring any
other action regarding such findings and decisions; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2269dfc4502140d9b99e3fc20832eb38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>designations of
critical habitat for which a court has issued an order prior to the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Collaboration for the
Recovery of Endangered Species Act</short-title> remanding to the Secretary a
decision, or ordering the Secretary to act by a specified date, or requiring
any other action regarding the designation of critical habitat.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08c0f887e8464fd39e1472205826e50a"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Remanded
actions</header><text>No court shall have the power to require the Secretary to
complete an action inconsistent with the schedule established under
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ACCDF300C7B4314B3005E05783E5CAB"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Revisions to
schedule</header><text>The Secretary may revise the schedule established under
subparagraph (A) during a fiscal year by—</text>
<clause id="idAF669716FF5A4947BC42060FE75342B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reviewing a
petition received during the fiscal year that the Secretary determines to be
filed in a timely manner; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id61698975D42A4190A5D3D2E4DF6F7526"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>elevating the
priority of a recovery plan that receives financial or other commitments from a
non-Federal
sponsor.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id21013D7577804AB5AB454BB01186368C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16BD2547EEBC42D99A71585B93513D49" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id3B76E6034100416B8585B3AE1C3FDEC4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Recovery
programs</header>
<paragraph id="ID16312a9a6a72428e8aecd94a0382d2c6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>When a species is scheduled for recovery under subsection
(b)(4), or upon the petition of a collaborative group that qualifies as an
executive committee under paragraph (3), the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA4498DE8764D4C0083EB5058091A1F77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall establish a
recovery program for that species, and other threatened or endangered species
if practicable, by assigning a recovery coordinator; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE69724A7979C468FB0BC5B40D486282D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may, based on the
nature and extent of actions required for recovery, also form a recovery team,
an executive committee, or both.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc264d3306e5b4485a9c0af9d446fe324"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recovery
team</header>
<subparagraph id="id161275A16488455988032537CC5B6E21"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<clause id="idBBFC0C17D3524F69AFFCC186D8DAFF6F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary establishes a recovery team, the team
shall consist of members of appropriate public and private agencies and
institutions reflecting individual perspectives and objectiveness resulting
from professional expertise, and technical and academic experience, relating to
the species or ecosystem that is the subject of the recovery program.</text>
</clause><clause id="id67FEA4BE5F834218BF694EEC9D81F46A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Lack of
bias</header><text>In carrying out the duties described in subparagraph (B),
members described in clause (i) shall provide their expertise in good faith and
not express the views or representations of any organization.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8fb055ad874b4736a69b827a8471767e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>After
considering the provisional recovery goals set by the Secretary under
subsection (b)(8)(D) and identifying all relevant conservation programs of
State, local, tribal, and private entities and foreign governments, a recovery
team shall propose a recovery plan to the executive committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7b89e44632394a658e3cc5cd78ebacaa"><enum>(C)</enum><header>FACA</header><text>A
recovery team established under this subsection shall not be subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID49cc62db1e4d4beebf1caed2eb59ac27"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Executive
committee</header>
<subparagraph id="id0BA7CDD70C404F26993CD1264582476D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each recovery program, the Secretary shall establish
an executive committee to propose collaborative efforts to achieve the goals of
the recovery plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd931fbfd73a34a749821f2bd634718f1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
membership of an executive committee shall—</text>
<clause id="id30A4B99ACA5B450B98752EC7152B16EC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reflect a
cross-section of interests from appropriate public and private persons,
agencies, or institutions reflecting a balance of viewpoints;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE1AD617DA7B74ED7B4685682440B5133"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to be selected
for diversity of knowledge and experience in natural resource issues and for
commitment to collaborative decisionmaking;</text>
</clause><clause id="idBE2332139B054A0AA92C7A8085B9DAE5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, be from communities within and adjacent to the recovery
plans geographic area; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE85BA9F86EA1481ABC527FCB5D3BE39D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>have an
economic, social, or professional interest in the recovery of the
species.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID15503ec37beb40368f153a7826482631"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>An
executive committee shall—</text>
<clause id="ID9cf63093a7324fc49a4c6bb583a02487"><enum>(i)</enum><text>review the
proposed recovery plan and make recommendations on collaborative efforts that
may be undertaken to implement and achieve the goals of the recovery
plan;</text>
</clause><clause id="id01E6423A32C94B409284007F6928F19F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consult with the
applicable recovery team, as necessary;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID169c13f36e0943b69b14f1a726470939"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consult with
State, local, and tribal governments and landowners on opportunities for
implementation of the recovery plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe2841828c85344af85cc91e503104373"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>after approval
by the Secretary of the applicable recovery plan, publish a work plan
describing the collaborative and voluntary efforts that the executive committee
recommends to contribute to the recovery of the applicable species.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCBB9A73FFC794166AC043DD56415F2F8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>FACA</header><text>An
executive committee established under this subsection shall not be subject to
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID85f9aacb151d4b569f42aa709dffd00d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recovery
coordinator</header><text>The Secretary shall assign for each recovery program,
by direct employment or cooperative arrangement with an appropriate Federal
department or agency, a full-time recovery coordinator—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2DDD3CB343434A79B47FFFD7F404F7BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to serve as the
primary staff to implement the recovery plan and manage program operations for
the executive committee, if applicable; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65EEF91CCEA64DDBA1C6469E3F390C24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, to ensure that relevant Federal and State programs are
coordinated to support programs toward the recovery goals of the recovery
plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID381a80f3ea3d4413a88805e75ce2b76e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Recovery
plan</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1439d09036ab4b7ba3c16f58338b38da"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A recovery plan shall—</text>
<clause id="idB7813B7A805C4AAE9B336DC07E122550"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be proposed by a
recovery team and an executive committee, in a case in which a recovery team
and executive committee are involved in the recovery program;</text>
</clause><clause id="idBF5989A068C245679D868BE20F679BF0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be approved by
the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB36C7D222A7A4BAEB908ABD8A83D1D0D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>include—</text>
<subclause id="ID42950341d34c4c4c993fb65f79c3640f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a description of
site-specific recovery actions that may be necessary to achieve the goal of the
plan for the conservation of the species, including appropriate financial
assistance and incentive programs for landowners;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4dc304c922b94900a5a14b3582d0b8d5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>guidance on how
the geographic distribution of site-specific recovery actions can enhance the
effectiveness of the actions in promoting recovery; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDdb63de39ac1b456289dab80036332498"><enum>(III)</enum><text>objective,
measurable criteria (including population size and geographic range) that, when
met, would result in a determination, in accordance with this section, that the
status of the species should be changed from an endangered species or a
threatened species, or that the species should be removed from the list.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4bc44c48e0764b25b9536786dfd6463b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of
plan</header><text>A recovery plan approved by the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="id5968E736129343928C5EC68B95062A49"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be
non-binding and advisory; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE8CBA1DF90C844A5840D03B11DBFC698"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be amended
by the Secretary or by recommendation of the executive committee and approval
by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID152cf291813e426daf521cfb84dc9c6a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Relationship to
conservation programs</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="idE611D147E2AF45E4BD78C8491618C9DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>acknowledge
appropriate existing conservation programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id52ED823FDFAD4585BB71797CCC88FA92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordinate with
all governmental agencies to incorporate those programs in a recovery
plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID44c0cd9864954e7387b943be202dcd46"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Periodic
review</header>
<subparagraph id="id87AFF13BC3504AEA852EC0B7FA8BA68D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically review the progress of
all recovery programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB30D32B89B341F9913514576003CB44"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inquiry</header><text>If
the Secretary finds that a recovery program is not making progress towards
recovery of the species or is not acting within the guidance of the recovery
plan, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant executive committee a written
inquiry for an explanation that requests specific remedial actions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99EAD46401234B40B98FAD54810A9BCD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Response</header><text>The
executive committee shall have 180 days from the date of receipt of the inquiry
to fulfill the request.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78C901275EFC445DAF38502C19D64DD4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Dispute
resolution</header><text>If the executive committee disputes the findings of
the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="id9FDC27FCBB524DFD9480FCF1F8D9B840"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall, in consultation with an appropriate professional society, appoint a
technical reviewer;</text>
</clause><clause id="idA982784530514F1F813ACFA2C2448A7B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the executive
committee shall, in consultation with an appropriate professional society,
appoint a technical reviewer;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1CB9FEBAA58643A69E695BE0E7BEC5B8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the 2 technical
reviewers shall appoint a third technical reviewer;</text>
</clause><clause id="id57B841A533394E5A8A2ED0062263706B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the technical
reviewers, based on majority opinion, shall make a recommendation to the
Secretary as to whether the program is achieving progress toward recovery and
whether remedial actions are necessary; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B228DBB1867415F8582B28507C16947"><enum>(v)</enum><text>having considered
the recommendation of the technical reviewers, the Secretary may—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3BD413D702643EC843C395705989D80"><enum>(I)</enum><text>require remedial
actions of the executive committee;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D972415A3E64112B21B6802EA6408FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>decommission the
recovery program; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFC9C996A811446B8EC979FE003C2224"><enum>(III)</enum><text>take other
appropriate
actions.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC05E76F1804749EFB6241B6CC74A7374"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(2), by striking <quote>paragraph 7 of subsection (b) of this
section</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(9)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F8E14CDB50C437B8E7778BCFA601DF4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)(1), by striking <quote>subsection (b)(3) of this section</quote> and
inserting <quote>subsection (b)(5)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EC06481401D463FAD2FFD191C0BB9A7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection
(i)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92BFF3744BF449FC86EC7DF69E37AD51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsection (b)(5)(A)(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(b)(7)(A)(ii)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0309009F2A0458BB5BE5C4E5A8647A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsection (b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(b)(5)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id24F1169CF77245068A7A49FAA7265E01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents in the first section of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 note) is amended by striking the
item relating to section 4 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD16091A8BFC4CF29B4F6E351A37958E" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 4. Determination and recovery of
endangered species and threatened
species.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Incentives for
Species Recovery</header>
<section id="idCC3C31A5515F461E9164A049A26833DE"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Incentives for Species Recovery
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id03995F298A7D4BC0AA8DE2BF1F969D7A"><enum>302.</enum><header>Conservation
banks</header>
<subsection id="idE850993BD93E46D29F322357FE45B45A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBCA535E320F460DAA7B1A8644C8C075" style="OLC">
<section id="id5456AA28F54B48029C7A7E21AFE16435"><enum>4A.</enum><header>Conservation
banks</header>
<subsection id="id2D4DA894169C4E6587EF8550B2D288B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="idCC83EB0F9ADB4C7B82D4BAD9045F80C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to conserve,
restore, and enhance habitat for the conservation and recovery of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB1947F9494C54CC69C86813B1BDF33FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>candidate
species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA8A422154CB440BB8CC82BA6C109667E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>threatened
species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9D7389186F074006A8035D8F1D843E5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>endangered
species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0EE9AA6073E54D1AA88F704C41A450BD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>species of
special concern; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC5834FEB16284642BD6C2C753EA03F6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide market
incentives that promote conservation of species on private property.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EBFA0A35C1F467AAFF6E53E1A36497B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D278E8671F94584B085735DBF1E6FB2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conservation
bank</header><text>The term <term>conservation bank</term> means an area of
land, water, or other habitat (not necessarily contiguous) that is
managed—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27BAF1864010466BAFC9F664D3570CB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in perpetuity, or
for another appropriate period, under an enforceable legal instrument;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7579344ACC8C48C4855DAADE936DECFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for purposes of
conservation and recovery of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EBFE06CE9B544FB90993C9993D97F53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a habitat;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11ABC08B22774D089A975C5156C4EB17"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a candidate
species, threatened species, or endangered species; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6F045780776467EB9A76EFE0CD6FC32"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a species of
special concern.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAE9399A491D4AF6A624544FE811316B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credit</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B6EE1B056DC4307BC7C7348AFC5F5EF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>credit</term> means the unit of currency
of a conservation bank, generated by preserving or restoring habitat in a
conservation bank agreement, as established through a quantification of the
conservation values of a species or habitat.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBBFB4F2156245B5B3A872FDBC8AE36E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conservation
values</header><text>Conservation values described in subparagraph (A)
shall—</text>
<clause id="idA1CABBD3BC07449A95F194627A9C74A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be determined by
the Secretary for each conservation bank; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6BDBB0A343DF468B9C6A2A7DAD89B23F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be converted
into a fixed number of credits that may be bought, sold, or traded to offset
the impact of Federal, State, tribal, local, or private activities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C96E3C645524F7C96AAD8A5C6991FA1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Service
area</header>
<subparagraph id="id19012BC9ABFE4C6593002C9374A7EC43"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>service area</term> means an area
identified in a conservation bank agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30C39462F849496DA404C8DB19430FA5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>service area</term> includes a soil type, watershed, habitat type,
political boundary, an area described in a federally-recognized conservation
plan, and an area designated for conservation purposes in which a credit may be
used to offset an effect of a project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBA40CF7A2DF24FF99F9FDB70861B5CA3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment
and management of conservation banks</header>
<paragraph id="idCC59CADA0ECE434A80CEFFBD893B4BF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>A
conservation bank under this section may be established by any private
landowner that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id05ABC77A85DA4A9AA9083200D51D1C7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submits to the
Secretary an application, in accordance with any regulations promulgated by the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB2F1BFB030354D89AAA0024F65A3E0A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrates that
the affected area of land, water, or other habitat is managed under an
enforceable legal instrument; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0893BED43A65421D9A642DA1A5C5A9F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contributes to
the conservation of the candidate species, threatened species, endangered
species, or species of special concern that is the subject of the conservation
bank.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id995D5225BF2748999C1C11C2C4435B4E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certain
property owners</header><text>A property owner that uses Federal or State
funding (including funding for technical assistance), such as funding under the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171; 116 Stat.
134) or an amendment made by that Act, may submit an application to the
Secretary under paragraph (1)(B)(i).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE100407DF59F4C8CA5BD506FE14AF921"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determinations
regarding applications</header><text>The Secretary shall approve or disapprove
a proposed conservation bank under paragraph (1)(B) not later than 180 days
after the date on which the application relating to the conservation bank is
submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B)(i).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDDFB5F3C5FC7483D9F3E16A157C465CF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Management</header>
<subparagraph id="id86ACFDECA6A54AF1BE23FC4AB6D8546B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A conservation bank established under paragraph (1) may
be managed, in accordance with a conservation bank agreement under subparagraph
(B), by—</text>
<clause id="idBD4AE99664CE4B0E8B155C5DC60C9993"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
State, in accordance with a process of the State that has been approved by the
Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2F0BC25EFD9B49EBAB0329D8A23CCF17"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the holder of
the conservation bank;</text>
</clause><clause id="id359F1D6AF5834F8FB5FFD29370D0C385"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a party other
than the holder of the conservation bank, as specified in the conservation bank
agreement; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id0F56385D497D45C7969B511D7FAAF78D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a party that
acquires property rights relating to the conservation bank.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6784FCCD87B347E99F0BDCF0B76BF5BE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conservation
bank agreements</header>
<clause id="idF6EE326C439142CA9CEB4239D7AAA322"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The holder of a conservation bank under this section
shall—</text>
<subclause id="idE9EB6A7A21A74A14A02E227693780E40"><enum>(I)</enum><text>establish an
agreement that describes the proposed management of the conservation bank;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9A388E2EAE334981B1576D49CE3EA8C8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit the
agreement to the Secretary for approval.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id42286C23A1AC49C59D0CFC666953FFFB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Approval by
Secretary</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date on which the
Secretary receives an agreement under clause (i)(II), the Secretary shall
approve or disapprove the agreement.</text>
</clause><clause id="id168D6F10F4EE47E3A00435CB0FE3778C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>An
agreement approved under clause (ii) may be amended on the approval of—</text>
<subclause id="id3D0D4E32C16648B89917DCC4EBF4F450"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each party to the
agreement; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5D0A3AFD047C408EA9013966E7543756"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id9436098EF61C4631AF32FD750C203FB7"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Nullification
of agreement</header><text>The Secretary shall nullify an agreement approved
under clause (ii) on a determination by the Secretary that—</text>
<subclause id="id8DDA076897BE442ABF5A28335B65CCAD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the holder of the
conservation bank has been convicted of—</text>
<item id="id23F131803A32403BAAFD062DCE2AF892"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>making a
materially false statement on a bank application or a report to the Secretary;
or</text>
</item><item id="id6FB33234118D4B33BDA5CAEDF3283B73"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any other
offense that demonstrates that the holder is unfit to manage the conservation
bank; or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="idF2447C83C41F4858A803500F75607E58"><enum>(II)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4E8D66A888714D0D8EED9DCF5508FE06"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the holder of the
conservation bank has irremediably failed to carry out the duties of the
holder; and</text>
</item><item id="idF1985AFD20154F86BE5CFAD578F002B2" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the failure was not the result of a
drought, hurricane, tornado, or other event outside the reasonable control of
the holder.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0E64797DBE82496CB618E3B7FD71F540"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recovery plans
and incentive programs</header><text>In developing and implementing recovery
plans and incentive programs, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idCA4EA3A61B1F4F94947EB005D1E51E99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take into
consideration the practicability of establishing conservation banks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1294D32311D344599486788D9A86DE64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this section, promulgate regulations to
manage conservation banks in a manner that balances—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9C0C0709F8E94C3F8FB004F667C0CDAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the biological
conditions of candidate species, threatened species, and endangered species,
species of special concern, and habitat; with</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6513823CDA6B4522BF8866320BCC7CC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>economic free
market principles to ensure value to landowners through a tradable credit
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id102ADFF3919A4201ACA50874A504E4C6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Regulations
promulgated under subsection (d)(2) shall include provisions relating
to—</text>
<paragraph id="id45B0F885FE85473CBE15203BC745C5F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conservation and
recovery goals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id478263E0C5FD473782E37630174C9B8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>activities that
may be carried out in a conservation bank;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5EAB2E13AFAC4EE3AF938E072AD976FA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>design,
operation, and management to ensure the viability of conservation banks;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCB25379D1D664715B0E50F252C8C8907"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the demonstration
of adequate legal control of property proposed to be included in the
conservation bank, such as a title, license, easement, or option relating to
the property;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id878702F59BC140A6822F0161F1BD2022"><enum>(5)</enum><text>criteria for
determining—</text>
<subparagraph id="id89044E86925646AFB5771BDD187A0E49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
credits allocated to a conservation bank under subsection (f)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73CD6B080316491EB8F566D1BE6483D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>methods for
accounting for, and recording, the creation and use of credits; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1F1F50EB3C304B49B17DAC32F9271733"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a timeline with
respect to the transfer and accounting of credits;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id046C7E54AF2D4322A280F53499EA40AD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the determination
of the boundaries of service areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id110C040A5AF74F9DA79FEDA42FE0C369"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the applicability
of, and compliance with, sections 7 and 10;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9C63E80CA807476F8A4C2146AA308807"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the monitoring
of, and reporting requirements for, conservation banks;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7E4259F965984AFEAB80F34FF8A8D21D"><enum>(9)</enum><text>financial
requirements to ensure the viability of conservation banks;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idED10A2712E774B5DA40E5AFC8A45BBD5"><enum>(10)</enum><text>procedures for
resolving disputes relating to conservation bank management, including
procedures for providing notices; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9AEFF98EBE01408A81527D5D0102E03E"><enum>(11)</enum><text>remedies for
disputes that are not resolved under a procedure described in paragraph
(10).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE71C40917E114DC3B655CBE390AE97AB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transfer of
credits by conservation banks</header>
<paragraph id="id985F4872D8784D7DA07C60F06381336E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>The
number of credits allocated for transfer by a conservation bank shall be
determined by biological data that reflects—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCE9108F157CC4978820BC0EB7B9CCE20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the quality of
habitat preserved or restored in the conservation bank;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC36BE38CEE08475792ACB37E93B481B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the necessary
amount of habitat needed to be preserved or restored within the entire service
area of the conservation bank; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE5922D13363048CB937D028A437ED108"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the population of
candidate species, threatened species, and endangered species, and species of
special concern, that the conservation bank supports or could support.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6B1F8E03551C40288CA615F096208673"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credit transfer
approval process</header>
<subparagraph id="id068377D55115463EB0F1852E01016648"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall establish a standard credit transfer approval
process for each service area to facilitate efficient and prompt transactions
relating to credits.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58895C7877B6489A870B522F357FF9D3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
process established under subparagraph (A) shall provide for credit transfers
for purposes of—</text>
<clause id="idB38DEB9CED7B44B8A221690C80EBA5F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>compliance with
an injunctive order of a court;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7CB6B7B65AE5428E8088B3215B3A6C61"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meeting a
requirement under subsection (a) or (b) of section 7, or section 10(a)(1);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idEAE5AA27C3E642B997D0FD30A0EF2AA4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>out-of-kind
mitigation under subparagraph (C).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id816D5887FCA94025A7A6F5344D00C772"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Out-of-kind
mitigation</header>
<clause id="id5FFBB520F1E440A8A696A675DF8A9CF7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition of
out-of-kind</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term
<term>out-of-kind</term>, with respect to mitigation, means mitigation
involving the same species or habitats, but in a different service area.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9AEE2641F64343E1BC488F3BCFE61BE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Determination
by Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may allow out-of-kind mitigation
through the use of credits if the Secretary determines that out-of-kind
mitigation—</text>
<subclause id="idD88378092F9247FEA57D734126417C1E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is a desirable
ecological alternative to in-kind mitigation; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idDD25E2E5F6C94F94BB3CC50F06B8F96E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is practicable
for an expanded market of potential buyers of credits.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id95EF54FCD1EA49078A86529B3B6879BE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall give preference
to in-kind mitigation to the maximum extent practicable.</text>
</clause><clause id="idC6A85C296A0D4F13B0F0EA1F9CD8272C"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Effect of
subparagraph</header><text>Nothing in this subparagraph affects any requirement
relating to in-kind mitigation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id916BE48EB4694508A237C364933A4651"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
establishing a process under this subsection, the Secretary shall not—</text>
<clause id="id78DF814E6519447F973B6B6D26854D20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>regulate the
price of any credit transfer; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id92D465E8CA8E43E3BFB4475E757157F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>limit
participation in the credit transfer process by any party.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDF199FA4926D4762B4EF4757E393B909"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Credit
transfers</header><text>A conservation bank may transfer credits of the
conservation bank—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD77AFA1EA44145C8BEE1309EDC0C96A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the date on
which the Secretary approves the conservation bank under subsection (c)(3);
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38B9EB410A334483BC42BD3A1E7ED6EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>before the date
described in subparagraph (A), if the holder of the conservation bank
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that—</text>
<clause id="id70164197121B4393953CBF7C43D6E2E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the conservation
bank agreement adequately provides for each activity proposed to be carried out
relating to the conservation bank; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAF2F38BCFAC148629342B226584C68CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a timetable
relating to the activities described in clause (i) has been approved by the
Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5BA298BFC64F4BF0A0CDFB2314692034"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of profits
by certain holders</header><text>A holder of a conservation bank described in
subsection (c)(2) may retain any profits from the transfer of a credit under
this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id019D722D846641E69FD58C45E44BC6A3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Integration
with other conservation plans</header>
<paragraph id="id8CD48CCF12EA4F95B0FCF960C45C9E78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), to the maximum
extent practicable, the creation of a conservation bank shall be integrated
with conservation plans developed or being developed under section 10 if the
conservation bank—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3E540C11BD9748A690A27DED2CD04127"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meets the
ecological criteria of the habitat conservation plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB25D795F52194B3F81DC6A1F9036D434"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides greater
economic benefits compared with other forms of mitigation of habitat
destruction.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id38B180B94F264033B7D8B9FB1A856C08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of
subsection</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), nothing in this
subsection requires any person operating a conservation bank in existence on
the date of enactment of this section to submit an application for the
conservation bank under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id765D87678D7A404E855596B61D664EF2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header>
<paragraph id="idCB0A8233289F4D21A293FD1008B25733"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any party to an agreement entered into with respect to a
conservation bank may bring a civil action in a United States district court
for a breach of the agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFEF87BC34EE742178BFD2B1AD2514263"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Actions by
court</header><text>A United States district court described in paragraph (1)
may—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3D672810D4DA4D55899022875C251001"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue such awards
and judgments, including equitable relief, as the court determines to be
appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1E1EC851CAD848CBA599522E177DC5DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>award costs of
litigation to the prevailing party.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4D7A00FE67DF405889C758CA75BC863A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certain
defendants</header>
<subparagraph id="id52C9DEEE49D44E579A597E124E920E86"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United
States, a State, an Indian tribe, or a unit of local government may 0be named
as a defendant in a civil action under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31A9A214BD604111B19AB0517FDAB0BF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Sovereign
immunity</header><text>An entity described in subparagraph (A) that is named as
a defendant in a civil action under this subsection shall be considered to have
waived sovereign
immunity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idA1CEDDCB1D624020BDAA4E8755A461C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id444ECDBFB0004A9FB3B8BD73688C8FA9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
after the item relating to section 4 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id28c0a5b9-88d6-4a7e-bc96-bb89a5e716d4" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="id5456AA28F54B48029C7A7E21AFE16435" level="section">Sec. 4A. Conservation
banks.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6F4B4B91D2B24DC8B5C67CCA0CA5473C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after the item relating to section 17 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id4a45ded2-60ea-4fb1-9025-d361ad7c28ea" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="id5456AA28F54B48029C7A7E21AFE16435" level="section">Sec. 18. Annual cost analysis by the Fish and Wildlife
Service.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idBEAC9FF971A74C0B8AB7B2488295BD7B"><enum>303.</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3EE812E87A9045C189D6A269B02872D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3818D4850DE147259B6BB68BC33630FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="id80B682C66ED74EF7BCDF19A12975737B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clauses (i) and (iv);</text>
</clause><clause id="id52D1FBF9906B4F7AA3A9D00A8B573B56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as
subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting the subclauses
appropriately;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD0ABCD669603437C8EF3B8BCD5F9E0BC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as
redesignated by clause (i)), by striking <quote>that specifies—</quote> and
inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id24020B86DD2F4A3EBD1FCE4F65C8E8FA" style="OLC">
<text>that—</text><clause id="id1D9484131D67477781DAD3D532626B5D" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">summarizes the potential for and degree of
incidental take that may be reasonably expected to occur under the proposed
action and habitat conservation plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE5E05AF3B7584F768CC23369DFC5D8C6" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specifies—</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="idEC464343658B4F3C80DF3F284224E9ED"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subclause (I) (as redesignated by clause (i)), by striking <quote>and the
funding</quote> and all that follows through the end of the subclause and
inserting <quote>the funding that will be available to implement those steps,
and reports describing the implementation and results of the conservation
plan;</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9B137A7026F943D19804456C08C9F250"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
subclause (II) (as redesignated by clause (i)), by striking <quote>and</quote>
at the end; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF282274FB212454E914402EE80EFF52D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDE7E8B548AD4BB1AFF6F090D291B383" style="OLC">
<subclause id="id7618B663585546E3915928063FD56F37" indent="up2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>objective, measurable biological
goals to be achieved for species covered by the plan and specific measures for
achieving the goals consistent with subparagraph (B);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id34051EB7EF924AE387C4CC1D5680F40D" indent="up2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>measures the applicant will take
to monitor impacts of the plan on covered species and the effectiveness of the
measures in achieving the biological goals of the plan; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9FC152F5E3BD4300A54A462E37316BB3" indent="up2"><enum>(V)</enum><text>adaptive management provisions
necessary to respond to all reasonably foreseeable changes in circumstances
that could appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival and recovery of
any species covered by the
plan.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41CC98FE395B4BE190BED313C65B4E97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<clause id="id09947678DBA948F1A25F2D8C50E62825"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>If</quote> and inserting
<quote>The Secretary shall issue a permit for an application and the related
conservation plan if</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD1839FA2AC334C2AAF3FD7820A2D412A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (v)—</text>
<subclause id="idD785DEB93A1B4F3E8830F404C4335B8F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, if any,</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id913AEC9CB713401CABCF169822E56E57"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subparagraph (A)(iv)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph
(A)(ii)</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9AF2154A251D4A35B86E4F8000CC9969"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id3EB10B78D86D4DA39BFAF6786A2B373F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking the
matter following clause (v); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id839D9C2BCA734A128FDB5D5EB5E992CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BB35DB589A84902BA0F3BE7979B9A7E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID5d3ed2b27c1b42c8b4cbc5e2dacc510a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Voluntary
contributions to recovery</header>
<clause id="idD1EB93DCD6624EB49B033500250DADFA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a proposed conservation plan implements a
site-specific recovery action from a relevant approved recovery plan, the
Secretary shall include such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers
necessary to reduce or offset the impacts of incidental taking or otherwise
comply with the requirements of paragraph (2)(B), such that—</text>
<subclause id="id293411CDCC3D49B0B0218F67797821FC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the effect of the
terms and conditions are approximately proportional in extent to the effect of
the incidental take specified in the conservation plan under subparagraph
(A)(i); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idCECE2ECF091D4DBF8AF9564F8BEC7AE8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the terms and
conditions are feasible and consistent with the goals of the plan to the
maximum extent practicable.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id6651461AF3B44BC79CD01956F6B12B2B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional
finding</header><text>If, in addition to a finding described in subparagraph
(B), the Secretary finds that the proposed conservation plan will implement 1
or more site-specific recovery actions from a relevant approved recovery plan,
so long as the contribution to recovery is at least proportional to the
potential for and degree of incidental take that may reasonably be expected to
occur under the plan, the application relating to, and issuance of a permit
for, the plan shall be considered to be exempt from—</text>
<subclause id="id9D881FAA2B4047528A23AAAFC05011AB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 7;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idEC79971363C44DD487C98F5EA022B823"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id5852038278414E48B7AAC4E6EEFE5E77"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Effect of
paragraph</header><text>This paragraph does not limit the authority of the
Secretary to require greater than acre-for-acre mitigation when necessary to
address the extent of the impacts.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id472CE85F0D88422FAE274709C948F8E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65CB1BA08A46462380554AD508980C50" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="ID47db0120b151497082b8acb2635fb32c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualification
for provisional permit</header>
<subparagraph id="idEB2E3BD4F8F445C7889AF80718AC28DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An applicant shall qualify for a provisional permit with
respect to an application and the related conservation plan if, as of the date
on which the applicant submits the application and the related conservation
plan to the Secretary under this subsection—</text>
<clause id="idB049B6E072864B02B600981FDC94F3A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the applicant
voluntarily implements the terms of the proposed application under paragraph
(2) during the pendency of review; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA0B0C11B3B36447CB18EACFEC6A2AB54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicant
has completed a field survey to determine the area occupied by the
species.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB90D9A60721C409D9C6D72FC73AE1869"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of
permit</header><text>A provisional permit under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="idAC5C185D13F4484ABA647B8E95A70D6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>authorize
existing activities (except an activity that requires ground clearing) relating
to the relevant land; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id889A4CD76DB24E7FB9202CA9B164E89F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>remain in effect
until the date on which a permit is issued under this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA587114580564DB884802DACD631E22F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Admissibility
of information</header><text>Information submitted by an applicant in an
application under this paragraph shall not be admissible in any action relating
to a prohibited act under section 9.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6b8b531fad55484589275e2ea292818e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Agricultural
agreements</header><text>If a landowner enters into an agreement under title
XII of the Food and Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et. seq.) and the
conservation activities of the landowner include 1 or more site-specific
recovery actions from an approved recovery plan resulting in a net conservation
benefit for a listed species, the Secretary shall permit the incidental take of
that species—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4783483e18084b048de204ea5841fb8f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the duration
of the agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5BBB93D5497C4695B3C4DF1768F7E9CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>within the area
in which the net conservation benefits will accrue, so long as the contribution
to recovery is at least proportional to the potential for and degree of
incidental taking that may reasonably be expected to occur in the
agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF7D59A2AA8FF40EE978842921D0D01B9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Liability while
performing recovery actions</header><text>The Secretary shall permit the
incidental take of a species that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7AD0BEB4F29B4B329C2E13CDF174ED33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>occurs or may
occur as a result of the landowner implementing a site-specific recovery action
of an approved recovery plan in a manner that contributes to the conservation
of the species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9FF14A05B8AB47848AD36D3E456F2ADE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>occurs or may
occur within the area in which the net conservation benefits will accrue, so
long as the contribution to recovery is at least proportional to the potential
for and degree of incidental taking that may reasonably be expected to
occur.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a6974783d6349c79a454b26c015ce01"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Requirements
applicable upon compliance with permit</header>
<subparagraph id="idF9754A1EC0AD4BE1B637DAB1E43B5A3D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if the
holder of a permit under this subsection for any purpose other than a
scientific purpose is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit
(including any conservation plan or agreement incorporated by reference in the
permit), as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall not require the
holder to adopt any minimization, mitigation, or other measure with respect to
any species that the Secretary determines to be adequately covered by the
permit during the term of the permit without the consent of the holder.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77BF9C2870694722A4B835D55B0ABD1B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Identified
change of circumstance</header><text>If a change of circumstance that is
identified in the permit occurs, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary
may require the holder to carry out only such additional minimization,
mitigation, or other measures as are provided under the permit with respect to
the circumstance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07B56665758C4E729157FDAD19E67B43"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Unidentified
change of circumstance</header><text>If a change of circumstance that is not
identified in the permit occurs, the Secretary may require the holder to carry
out only additional minimization, mitigation, and other measures that do not
involve—</text>
<clause id="id1CAC5754B4654172BCEBF972D975ED55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the commitment of
any additional uncommitted land, water, or financial compensation; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idB69598972F1F4B8F82B003272DC191AA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the imposition
of additional restrictions on the use of any land, water, or other natural
resource that is otherwise available for development or use under the original
terms and conditions of the permit.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id294DCB0263374BE18BE5730CE030DCF6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Burden of
proof</header><text>The Secretary shall have the burden of proof in
demonstrating and documenting, using the best scientific and commercial data
available, the occurrence of any changed circumstances for the purpose of this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95CD65F7B6C34C88A3F1478869907D8D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Assurances</header>
<clause id="id714A2067652645479CD265B03130AD6A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Recent
permits</header><text>All permits issued under this subsection on or after the
date of enactment of this paragraph, other than permits issued for scientific
purposes, shall contain assurances regarding requirements specified in
subparagraphs (B) through (D) of this paragraph and subparagraphs (A) and (B)
of paragraph (5).</text>
</clause><clause id="id09DA68174D73414EA933CE1815B6C225"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Older
permits</header><text>All permits issued under this subsection on or after
March 25, 1998, and before the date of enactment of this paragraph, other than
permits issued for scientific purposes, shall be governed by the applicable
portions of subsections (b) through (d) of section 17.22, and subsections (b)
through (d) of section 17.32, of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
effect as of the date of enactment of this paragraph).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDae467489d17a456bbfb515de44c6a603"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Revocation of
permit</header>
<subparagraph id="idAB72ECCD6E6540CF846D0D92DE758BAA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall revoke a permit issued under this
subsection if the Secretary determines that the holder of the permit is not in
compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id509527B5F40942A4AF9BDD63DF1C6A97"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Revocation of
permit that includes conservation plan</header><text>The Secretary may revoke a
permit that includes a conservation plan described in this subsection due to a
change in circumstances only if the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="IDfc4b90e73b084f3f83ac0eabfb9d324e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determines that
continuing the activities under the permit would be inconsistent with paragraph
(2);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb141262ca65244adaa67483442b08369"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than
60 days before the date on which the Secretary revokes the permit, provides a
notice of revocation to the holder of the permit; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5831e5105cea470195ce424a6181d1bb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is unable to
otherwise remedy the inconsistency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe532374d2e494837a8986114bf405b04"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Statements and
assessments</header>
<subparagraph id="id8C3F7DE5FB2045E0890C47DAC0C06F9F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In preparing any environmental impact statement or
environmental assessment under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) with respect to the application for, or issuance
of, a permit under this subsection, the Secretary shall not identify or analyze
the impacts and potential minimization and mitigation measures relating to any
alternative other than—</text>
<clause id="id70028E44420645F99AED70A093AA15BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the alternative
presented by the permit applicant under the conservation plan or another
document; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idDEC5959FD4F6477ABBE0807DA4411214"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an alternative
requiring no action by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB13CD4799C2F454FB808E8B56448C467"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall promulgate regulations under which the Secretary, subject to
the availability of appropriations, shall reimburse a permit applicant under
this subsection for reasonable amounts paid by the person for preparation by a
contractor, or another person selected by the Secretary, of an environmental
impact statement, environmental assessment, or related documentation or study
required under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4332) with respect to the application for, or issuance of, the
permit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb6032c64f8bf43e2adf1b2a88d928d95"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Publication of
notice of decision</header><text>Not later than 15 days before the proposed
effective date of a permit, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register
a notice of any decision of the Secretary to approve or disapprove an
application for, or amendment to, a permit under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idC45C4F67CDC44FB092B2D62B92F29AF7"><enum>304.</enum><header>Technical
corrections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4(f)(1) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1533(f)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idB172A9968A0749878CC6AD8A5D3069D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>in development</quote> and
inserting <quote>in developing</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6C8183E18D21448A89D4BEEF224BB679"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>activity;</quote> and inserting <quote>activity;
and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id2810D157D6EC4CC2BDE1A16E2DE46400"><enum>305.</enum><header>Tax
incentives</header>
<subsection id="id4B335F32095E4373899EF686EA8DAF04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Deduction for
cost of conservation and recovery bank credit</header>
<paragraph id="id23047885049D4724BEB96F0B784C6302"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to itemized deductions for individuals and
corporations) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84DF2687A9B24DF7A176A54EB3AD0962" style="OLC">
<section id="id9875ABD79CD343E09E8BA12C4EE9D8CB"><enum>200.</enum><header>Conservation
bank credits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There shall be
allowed as a deduction an amount equal to the cost of any credit purchased from
a conservation bank approved under section 4A of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 in the taxable year in which such credit is
purchased.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD3C74FB8A9AB4B8787009B94E1EF5D3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for such part VI is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FFA3BD11E124B0E87A1AFDD82CA231C" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 200. Conservation bank
credits.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9B6D75F84B0C4ECBBB424FED53AB526B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to
taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAF7114EE5AD84C959E0C715943803952"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credit for
costs incurred for conversation activities related to endangered, threatened,
and candidate species</header>
<paragraph id="HDAEB1E5B0D474C88974E00AB005CAAAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other credits) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E83BD45EF7147809E7800D74E8F00AC" style="OLC">
<section id="H625E6FC11D194CF9B3DEB64D6E7300E1"><enum>30D.</enum><header>Credit for
costs incurred for conversation and recovery activities related to endangered,
threatened, and candidate species</header>
<subsection id="H79D8093502DE43338405AF236BCEDEFC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allowance of
credit</header><text>There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed
by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified
conservation and recovery costs of an eligible taxpayer for the taxable
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDE97EB237D6644A6A8D54B3792866F4D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation based
on amount of tax</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The credit
allowed under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed the excess
of—</text>
<paragraph id="HF379549A80964AE5AB24EBE84057B348"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the sum of the
regular tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by
section 55, over</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA85456A43D14AF59B06D52DB2983819"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the sum of the
credits allowable under subpart A and sections 27, 30A, 30B, and 30C for the
taxable year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAFDA39AE10BC402D9C1CFA2827B8CE00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualified
conservation and recovery costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<term>qualified conservation and recovery costs</term> means costs paid or
incurred by the eligible taxpayer in carrying out approved site-specific
recovery actions under section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C.
1533(f)), or any other Federal- or State-approved conservation and recovery
agreements involving an endangered, threatened, or candidate species under the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in an amount equal to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5909539cbfa847c09b29b36a961c11a2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>under a binding
agreement for not less than 99 years, the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id846047E545904C8DB47523C1A3647FB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount by
which the fair market value of the land is reduced by such site-specific
recovery actions or agreements, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA3E8FD78D40D45E8A7313FCB51935F48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the actual costs
to the property owner of such approved site-specific recovery actions or
agreements,</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID73d4d1a060cb40acb144b3db4e9a0c12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>under a binding
agreement for not less than 30 years but less than 99 years, the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDE4AF580FCE04E749A8D23593F299F6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>75 percent of the
amount described in paragraph (1)(A), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEAB9F0E2B79C4E8191E09EA125F26800"><enum>(B)</enum><text>75 percent of the
actual costs of such approved site-specific recovery actions or agreements,
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID01c9acf1df924c07ba46a258cf426437"><enum>(3)</enum><text>under a binding
agreement for not less than 10 years but less than 30 years, 75 percent of the
actual costs of such approved site-specific recovery actions or
agreements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID43173609cf134c1e9109e5555f0e9239"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible
taxpayer</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idC1623A7E15004143BA036DED88CA5A8C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>eligible taxpayer</term> means any person
who submits to the Secretary, together with the return of the taxpayer for the
taxable year—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7CB2DBA43A0A4F3FAFAAAD5CAF4F34B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evidence of the
binding agreement described in subsection (c), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2872D11F2134AA496876D83845A1BEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a written
verification from a biologist not directly employed by the taxpayer that any
conservation and recovery practice for which the taxpayer seeks a credit under
this section—</text>
<clause id="idD12D697590A943A1BCA8365A99BEE690"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is described in a
Federal- or State-approved agreement in subsection (c), and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2B1D15D12D7D452388A70A8776010B73"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was carried
out—</text>
<subclause id="id66ACEBB322094E49BD6F36FFAB75B875"><enum>(I)</enum><text>during the
taxable year, and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idACF8F730F723451E81E0A3AE1912A43D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in accordance
with the schedule of the Federal- or State-approved agreement in subsection
(c).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID71c09fd8ac504f3fa3860fedc3235f4c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of
governmental assistance on eligibility</header><text>Such term shall not
include any taxpayer who receives any cost share assistance from the Federal
Government or a State government under any approved site-specific recovery
action or agreement described in subsection (c) for the taxable year, unless
the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for such taxable year does not exceed
the amount of the adjusted gross income limitation which would apply to such
taxpayer for such taxable year for purposes of the credit allowed under section
32.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA282BD3F744648549616D8E7778E6EA8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Carryback and
carryforward allowed</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA50BD5978D29447D9BBDD8524F316521"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the credit
allowable under subsection (a) for a taxable year exceeds the amount of the
limitation under subsection (b) for such taxable year (in this paragraph
referred to as the <quote>unused credit year</quote>), such excess shall be a
credit carryback to each of the 1 taxable years preceding the unused credit
year and a credit carryforward to each of the 20 taxable years following the
unused credit year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3CFCDC6C2AFF454BB3D1B3148D2B1C0D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rules similar to the rules of section 39
shall apply with respect to the credit carryback and credit carryforward under
subparagraph (A).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID836EB6D8F17A456C92B954F13C60B159"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Credits may be
transferred</header><text>Nothing in any law or rule of law shall be construed
to limit the transferability of any credit allowed by this section through sale
and repurchase agreements.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H73FE29E11B8440A093EC7800FB525B81"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Special
rules</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DE2D2C0515B49F09CAE003C645B8CD4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Basis
reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The basis of any
property for which a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced
by the amount of such credit (determined without regard to subsection
(b)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AF63212E0AC445EBD1E1B9B75C17E24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No double
benefit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of any
deduction or credit allowable under this chapter (other than the credit
allowable under subsection (a)), shall be reduced by the amount of credit
allowed under subsection (a) (determined without regard to subsection (b)(2))
for the taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H677491D9EFB74D990027366F00ECD615"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reduction for
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount taken
into account under subsection (a) with respect to any project shall be reduced
by the amount of any Federal, State, or local grant or other assistance
received by the taxpayer during such taxable year or any prior taxable year
which was used for qualified conservation and recovery costs and which was not
included in the gross income of such taxpayer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idECACDB229A2449528A238F8B8D292BCE"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Recapture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, by regulations,
provide for the recapture of any credit allowable under subsection (a) if the
taxpayer breaches or terminates the agreement described in subsection
(c).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H321D8CECAB224225B219227C528DCB30"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Basis
adjustment</header><text>Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (37) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H007CEF4BEBE340409B4364C9C0C2269C">
<paragraph id="H668A5B70889D44A29949F700635041C5"><enum>(38)</enum><text>to the extent
provided in section
30D(g)(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C21889718FF48A79269B8A2063D4C49"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 30C the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC95091783B92436398B4EC6852606CF5" style="OLC">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H8E83BD45EF7147809E7800D74E8F00AC" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H625E6FC11D194CF9B3DEB64D6E7300E1" level="section">Sec. 30D. Credit for costs incurred for conversation activities
related to endangered, threatened, and candidate
species.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF469D2F375A2487FBAE5D5D562CF702"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to
taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Protections and
Measures in Forests</header>
<section id="idE5B5AB6F232E4C59A90C3E5F7F35468E"><enum>401.</enum><header>Protections
and measures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 506(a) of
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6576(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id051BAF48A7D24F69A28E0D2399F6A0F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and protection under—</quote> and inserting <quote>and protection as
follows:</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEBC48C0464AE46F690AF15C336F8FDAE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2064E0EDCC0947C395A715109A84D8FB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID0e4db699c2fd4c65ba9ca2cebf469982"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conservation
activities that include a site-specific recovery action</header><text>In the
case of a landowner that enrolls in the program and the restoration plan of
which includes 1 or more site-specific recovery actions from a recovery plan
approved under section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1533(f)), the landowner shall not be liable under section 9 of that Act (16
U.S.C. 1538) for the incidental take of species covered by the restoration
plan—</text>
<subparagraph id="id78EEC481945742AD822CEEFE314CF059"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the duration
of the agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC848756176A42F8AAD53AB023328D9D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>within the area
in which the net conservation benefits will accrue, so long as the contribution
to recovery is at least proportional to the potential for and degree of
incidental taking that may reasonably be expected to occur in the restoration
plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID63052daed0124643afb6568f29aeca16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation
activities that do not include a site-specific recovery action</header><text>In
the case of a landowner the conservation activities of which do not include a
site-specific recovery action from a recovery plan approved under section 4(f)
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(f)), the Secretary of
Agriculture shall make available to the landowner safe harbor or similar
assurances and protections under—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB3A79F8358FA47AD93D11180C7C3FFF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 7(b)(4)
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(4)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8187A869D168457A8F02272D1836D05E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 10 (a)(1)
of that Act (16 U.S.C.
1539(a)(1)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section>