Sec. 401. Requirement to publish basis for listings and critical habitat designations online
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Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the applicable department the best scientific and commercial data available that is used as the basis for each regulation, including each proposed regulation, promulgated under paragraphs
(1)and
(3)of subsection (a). If a Governor, agency, or legislature of a State determines that public disclosure of any best scientific and commercial data available described in subparagraph
(A)is prohibited by a law or regulation of the State, including such a law or regulation requiring the protection of personal information— the Governor, agency, or legislature of the State may submit to the Secretary a request to exempt such best scientific and commercial data available from the application of subparagraph (A); and the Secretary shall so exempt such best scientific and commercial data available. Subparagraph
(A)does not apply with respect to global positioning system coordinates or other geographically specific species location information. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall execute an agreement with the Secretary of War that prevents the disclosure under this paragraph of classified information pertaining to Department of War personnel, facilities, lands, or waters. .
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