Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service announced the finalization of a new policy for defining and designating critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act. Chairman Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement:

“Just like we saw with WOTUS, this is another power grab. The new definition injects even more ambiguity and confusion into an already arbitrary process. This Administration doesn’t care if they abuse the law as long as they can exert more control over people. If we’ve learned anything from the Obama Administration’s handling of the endangered manatee, this agenda has nothing to do with improving habitat or protecting species. It’s their way to exert more control disguised as helping animals and the environment.”

Click below to learn more about critical habitat through the Committee’s Federal Footprint Map.