Full Committee Markup on:

• H.R. 4315 (Hastings of WA), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. “21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act”
• H.R. 4316 (Lummis), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the disclosure of certain expenditures under that Act, and for other purposes. “Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act”
• H.R. 4317 (Neugebauer), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require disclosure to States of the basis of determinations under such Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking under such Act, and for other purposes. “State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act”
• H.R. 4318 (Huizenga), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. “Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act”

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Member Statements:

The Honorable Doc Hastings
Chairman

Committee Action Summary:

The Committee on Natural Resources met in open session on April 30, 2014, to consider the following bills:

H.R. 4315 (Hastings), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. “21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act”

• An amendment offered by Mr. Hastings of Washington.031, was AGREED TO by voice vote.

Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by a roll call vote of 17 yeas and 15 nays.

H.R. 4316 (Lummis), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the disclosure of certain expenditures under that Act, and for other purposes. “Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act”

• An amendment offered by Mrs. Lummis.033, was AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 22 yeas and 16 nays.

Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by a roll call vote of 26 yeas and 16 nays.

H.R. 4317 (Neugebauer), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require disclosure to States of the basis of determinations under such Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking under such Act, and for other purposes. “State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act”

• An amendment offered by Mr. Huffman.001, was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, by a roll call vote of 26 yeas and 16 nays.

H.R. 4318 (Huizenga), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. “Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act”

• An amendment offered by Mr. Huffman.001, was ruled out of order.

Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 27 yeas and 15 nays.

Related Documents:

• Full Committee Markup Notice - April 25, 2014
• Full Committee Action Summary Report - April 30, 2014