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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-560
LISTING REFORM ACT
FEBRUARY 15, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
together with
DISSENTING VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 717]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 717) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to re-
quire review of the economic cost of adding a species to the list of
endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes,
having considered the same, report favorably thereon without
amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 717 is to amend the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 to require review of the economic cost of adding a species
to the list of endangered species or threatened species.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA, 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of Com-
merce does not consider economic factors when listing a species as
endangered or threatened. Species listings, however, impact our
national economy and can restrict the ability of State and local en-
tities to provide for the public health and safety. Species listings
also can curtail the right of industry and private landowners to uti-
lize property and resources to generate income or to increase local
development. The ESA's prohibition of economic considerations in
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