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House Bill 8263
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To ensure opportunities for Department of Defense participation in wildlife conservation banking programs, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in House on Sep 15, 2020
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H. R. 8263 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8263


To ensure opportunities for Department of Defense participation in wildlife conservation banking programs, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 15, 2020

Mr. Wittman (for himself and Ms. Haaland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To ensure opportunities for Department of Defense participation in wildlife conservation banking programs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Objectives, performance standards, and criteria for use of wildlife conservation banking programs.

(a) In general.—To ensure opportunities for Department of Defense participation in wildlife conservation banking programs pursuant to section 2694c of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall issue regulations of general applicability establishing objectives, measurable performance standards, and criteria for use, consistent with the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for mitigation banking offsetting effects on a species, or habitat of such species, that is endangered, threatened, a candidate for listing, or otherwise at risk under such Act. To the maximum extent practicable, the regulatory standards and criteria shall maximize available credits and opportunities for mitigation, provide flexibility for characteristics of various species, and apply equivalent standards and criteria to all mitigation banks.

(b) Deadline for regulations.—The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for the regulations required by subsection (a) by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.