Sec. 2. Application of the Endangered Species Act with respect to certain actions under the national flood insurance program
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Section 1317 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4024 ) is amended— by striking In and inserting the following: In ; and by adding at the end the following: Section 7(a) of the Endangered Species Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(a) ) shall not apply to any actions by the Administrator pursuant to sections 1305(c), 1306, 1360, 1361(c), 1363 of this title, and section 100216 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries shall withdraw any existing biological opinions under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2) ) that evaluate the impacts of the national flood insurance program.
Biological opinions withdrawn under this subsection shall have no effect and shall not be reissued. .
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Application of the Endangered Species Act with respect to certain actions under the national flood insurance program
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