Sec. 301. STUDY TO REVIEW CONSERVATION FACTORS
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## SEC. 301 STUDY TO REVIEW CONSERVATION FACTORS ###
(a)Definition of Secretaries In this section, the term “Secretaries” means— ####
(1)the Secretary of Agriculture; ####
(2)the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service; and ####
(3)the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ###
(b)Study To assess factors affecting successful conservation activities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Secretaries shall carry out a study— ####
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(A)to review any factors that threaten or endanger a species, such as wildlife disease, for which a listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) would not contribute to the conservation of the species; and #####
(B)to identify additional conservation measures that can be taken to protect and conserve a species described in subparagraph (A); ####
(2)to review any barriers to— #####
(A)the delivery of Federal, State, local, or private funds for such conservation activities, including statutory or regulatory impediments, staffing needs, and other relevant considerations; or #####
(B)the implementation of conservation agreements, plans, or other cooperative agreements, including agreements focused on voluntary activities, multispecies efforts, and other relevant considerations; ####
(3)to review factors that impact the ability of the Federal Government to successfully implement the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); ####
(4)to develop recommendations regarding methods to address barriers identified under paragraph (2), if any; ####
(5)to review determinations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in which a species is determined to be recovered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, but remains listed under that Act, including— #####
(A)an explanation of the factors preventing a delisting or downlisting of the species; and #####
(B)recommendations regarding methods to address the factors described in subparagraph (A); and ####
(6)to review any determinations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in which a species has been identified as needing listing or uplisting under that Act but remains unlisted or listed as a threatened species, respectively, including— #####
(A)an explanation of the factors preventing a listing or uplisting of the species; and #####
(B)recommendations regarding methods to address the factors described in subparagraph (A). ###
(c)Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and make publicly available a report describing the results of the study under subsection (b).
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STUDY TO REVIEW CONSERVATION FACTORS
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