Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005"Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005." H.R. 3824
Passed the House of Representatives 9/29/05.
SENATOR CHAFEE SAYS ACTION ON ESA NOT LIKELY THIS YEAR
In a news interview, Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) said he does not think there will be any Senate action on the ESA this year (article appended below). Chafee pointed out five key issues that have been the prime sticking points in negotiations with the sponsors of legislation to weaken the ESA, among which are funding, critical habitat and the "jeopardy" standard -- a critical provision that determines what actions would so reduce a species' chances for survival and recovery that they should be prohibited.
If the Senate fails to introduce and pass legislation this year, the problematic House legislation would die (but could be reintroduced and passed in the next Congress).
SENATORS CALL FOR ADDITIONAL ESA FUNDING
Senators Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) organized 27 other Senators to write a letter to the leaders of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee echoing many of our concerns and calling for more funds for the Endangered Species Act. The subcommittee determines the amount of money allocated to the Fish and Wildlife Service's endangered species program.
The letter is an important and visible sign of bipartisan support to adequately and fully fund the protection of species and their habitats. See the list of the senators who signed the letter and read the letter at http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/restoring/esa-appropriations-letter.html
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