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US HR8263

US HR8263
To ensure opportunities for Department of Defense participation in wildlife conservation banking programs, and for other purposes.


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Introduced
09/15/2020
In Committee
09/29/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To ensure opportunities for Department of Defense participation in wildlife conservation banking programs, and for other purposes. This bill directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to ensure opportunities for participation by the Department of Defense in wildlife conservation banking programs, to issue regulations that establish objectives, measurable performance standards, and criteria for use with respect to such programs. Mitigation banking is a method of offsetting the effects of development on a species, or habitat of such species, that is endangered, threatened, or otherwise at risk. The bill requires the regulatory standards and criteria, to the extent practicable, to maximize available credits and opportunities for mitigation, provide flexibility for characteristics of various species, and apply equivalent standards and criteria to all mitigation banks.

AI Summary

This bill directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to issue regulations that establish objectives, measurable performance standards, and criteria for use with respect to wildlife conservation banking programs. Mitigation banking is a method of offsetting the effects of development on endangered, threatened, or at-risk species or their habitats. The bill requires the regulatory standards and criteria to maximize available credits and opportunities for mitigation, provide flexibility for characteristics of various species, and apply equivalent standards and criteria to all mitigation banks. The purpose of this bill is to ensure opportunities for the Department of Defense to participate in wildlife conservation banking programs.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (on 09/29/2020)

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