Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act”.
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require making available to States affected by determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species all data that is the basis of such determinations, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Decisional transparency and use of State, tribal, and local information
Requiring decisional transparency with affected States— Section 6(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535(a)) is amended—
by inserting “(1)” before the first sentence; and
by striking “Such cooperation shall include” and inserting the following:
“(2) Such cooperation shall include—
“(A) before making a determination under section 4(a), providing to States affected by such determination all data that is the basis of the determination; and
“(B)”
Ensuring use of State, tribal, and local information— Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532) is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (10) as paragraphs (3) through (11), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) The term “best scientific and commercial data available” includes all such data submitted by a State, tribal, or county government.”
Requirement to publish on the Internet the basis for listings— 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:
“(9) The Secretary shall make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each regulation, including each proposed regulation, promulgated under subsection (a)(1), except that, at the request of a Governor or legislature of a State, the Secretary shall not make available under this paragraph information regarding which the State has determined public disclosure is prohibited by a law of that State relating to the protection of personal information.”