Endangered Species Act (ESA)
H.R. 106
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/106
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Biggs
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ariz.
Issue
3
Volume
55
Update Issue
1
Update Volume
55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H31

would amend the ESA to provide for improved precision in the listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered species and potentially endangered species.

H.R. 102
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/102
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Biggs
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ariz.
Issue
3
Volume
55
Update Issue
1
Update Volume
55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H31

would amend the ESA to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species or a threatened species, and prohibit certain types of financial assistance.

H.R. 65
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/65
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Biggs
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ariz.
Issue
3
Volume
55
Update Issue
1
Update Volume
55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H30

would amend the ESA to further restrict the Secretary of the Interior from designating certain lands used for national defense-related purposes as critical habitat for any species under the Act and to broaden exclusions and exemptions from the Act for such defense-related purposes.

Small Populations in Jeopardy: A Delta Smelt Case Study
Author
Karrigan Börk, Peter Moyle, John Durand, Tien-Chieh Hung, and Andrew L. Rypel
Author Bios (long)

Karrigan Börk is an Acting Professor of Law at the UC Davis School of Law and an Associate Director at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. Peter Moyle is a Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, in the UC Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology and an Associate Director at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. John Durand is a Professional Research Scientist at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. Tien-Chieh Hung is an Assistant Adjunct Professor of UC Davis Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Andrew L. Rypel is an Associate Professor and the Peter B. Moyle and California Trout Endowed Chair, UC Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology and Acting Director at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences.

Date
September 2020
Volume
50
Issue
9
Page
10714
Type
Comment(s)
Summary

This Comment illustrates, through a case study of the Delta smelt BiOp, the difficulties in making ESA jeopardy determinations for species on the brink of extinction. We conclude that the myriad challenges inherent in conservation of some small and declining populations make reasoned §7 analysis difficult, bordering on impossible.

H.R. 9533
Update Type
Committee Action
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9533
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Committee Report
H. Rep. No. 118-879
Issue
2
Volume
55
Update Issue
36
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H7227

would amend the ESA to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, and limit reasonable and prudent measures.

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