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113TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113-539
STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL SPECIES TRANSPARENCY
AND RECOVERY ACT
JULY 17, 2014.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Natural
Resources, submitted the following
REPORT
together with
DISSENTING VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 4317]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 4317) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to
require disclosure to States of the basis of determinations under
such Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, tribal,
and county governments in decisionmaking under such Act, and for
other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably there-
on without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 4317 is to amend the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 to require disclosure to States of the basis of deter-
minations under such Act, and to ensure use of information pro-
vided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking
under such Act.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 4317 is intended to ensure the federal government adheres
to statutory responsibilities to: (1) cooperate with States under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA), specifically regarding data used in
listing proposals and regulations; and (2) ensure the best available
scientific and commercial data used in ESA listing decisions in-
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