To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for improved precision in the listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered species and potentially endangered species.
Actions Overview (1)
Date
Actions Overview
01/10/2020
Introduced in House
01/10/2020 Introduced in House
All Actions (3)
Date
All Actions
01/16/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
01/10/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Action By: House of Representatives
01/10/2020
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
01/16/2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
01/10/2020 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Committee / Subcommittee
Date
Activity
Reports
House Natural Resources
01/10/2020
Referred to
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
01/16/2020
Referred to
Related Bills (0)
As of 12/11/2020 no related bill information has been received for H.R.5579 - LIST Act of 2020
Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2020 or the LIST Act of 2020
This bill revises the process for removing a species from the endangered or threatened species lists.
A species must be removed from the endangered or threatened species lists if the Department of the Interior produces or receives substantial scientific or commercial information demonstrating that the species is recovered or that recovery goals set for the species have been met.
The publication and notice of a proposed regulation to remove a species from the lists must consist solely of a notice of the removal.
The bill establishes a process for removing species from the lists if they were erroneously or wrongfully listed. The bill prohibits a person from submitting a petition to list a species as a threatened or endangered species for 10 years if the person knowingly submitted a petition with information that was inaccurate beyond scientifically reasonable margins of error, fraudulent, or misrepresentative.
All Summaries (1)
Shown Here: Introduced in House (01/10/2020)
Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2020 or the LIST Act of 2020
This bill revises the process for removing a species from the endangered or threatened species lists.
A species must be removed from the endangered or threatened species lists if the Department of the Interior produces or receives substantial scientific or commercial information demonstrating that the species is recovered or that recovery goals set for the species have been met.
The publication and notice of a proposed regulation to remove a species from the lists must consist solely of a notice of the removal.
The bill establishes a process for removing species from the lists if they were erroneously or wrongfully listed. The bill prohibits a person from submitting a petition to list a species as a threatened or endangered species for 10 years if the person knowingly submitted a petition with information that was inaccurate beyond scientifically reasonable margins of error, fraudulent, or misrepresentative.