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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=purple face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:purple'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hello <font color=purple><span
style='color:purple'>Plant Conservation</span></font> Leaders:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=purple face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:purple'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=purple face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:purple'>Apologies for cross
posting. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This is an invitation to native
plant science and conservation organizations to formally join the Native Plant
Conservation Campaign’s testimony to Congress opposing HR 3824. Our
comments are attached and pasted below. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As you know, the Threatened and
Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005 (H.R. 3824) was introduced in the
U.S. House of Representatives this week. <span style='text-transform:uppercase'>The
bill would remove most of the key protection for listed plants and wildlife under
the Endangered Species Act.</span> <br>
It would also make listing imperiled species much more difficult. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Perhaps the most disturbing aspect
of the bill are its restrictions on the types of science – and scientists
– that would be considered eligible to participate in decisions about
listing and conserving imperiled plants and other species. Congress is not
qualified to legislate science, but HR 3824 would do just that. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The bill is 74 pages long, but those
who want to review it in detail can find the text at: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.3824">http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.3824</a>:
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Just in case some folks don’t
wish to read 74 pages of legislative language, a summary of the bill developed
by Earthjustice, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Endangered Species
Coalition is also pasted below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We are operating on
a VERY SHORT TIMELINE. The bill is being fast tracked to avoid public scrutiny
and comment, because its authors know that it is both flawed and unpopular. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>HR 3824 is
scheduled for a full House vote THIS COMING WEEK!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>So please review
the NPCC comments and <span style='text-transform:uppercase'>let me know if
youR organization can sign on by close of buisiness</span> TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
27. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>That way we can
send it to Congress before the vote.<font color=purple><span style='color:purple'>
Send me the full name of your group and, if you wish, the name of the President/Chair.
</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>NOTE!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If you do not sign
the letter – or even if you do -<span style='text-transform:uppercase'>
please consider sending your own letter or making your own phone calls.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Capitol
Switchboard: (202) 224-3121<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ask for your Member
of Congress's office.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>You can look up
your Representative at: <a href="www.house.gov">www.house.gov</a> (<a
href="http://www.house.gov/">http://www.house.gov/</a>) You can look up your
Senators at: <a href="www.senate.gov">www.senate.gov</a> (<a
href="http://www.senate.gov/">http://www.senate.gov/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>More information on
HR 3824 is available at the Endangered Species Coalition website<font
color=purple><span style='color:purple'>: <a
href="http://www.stopextinction.org/">www.stopextinction.org</a> </span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>THANK YOU! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Emily<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Emily
B. Roberson, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Native
Plant Conservation Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PMB
151 (not p.o.b) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1459 18th St</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street>.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>San Francisco</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">94107</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Phone:
415 970 0394 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Email:
eroberson@biologicaldiversity.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Web:
www.plantsocieties.org <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
NPCC is a project of the Center for Biological Diversity and the California
Native Plant Society.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
mission of the NPCC is to promote appreciation and conservation of native plant
species and communities through collaboration, education, law, policy, land use
and management.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=purple
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:purple'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<b><font
color=black><span style='color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Letter on HR 3824<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Testimony
of the Native Plant Conservation Campaign and Plant Science and Conservation
Organizations<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Regarding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold'>The Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005
(H.R. 3824)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>September
22, 2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold'>Re: Oppose HR 3824, the Threatened
and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>To
Whom It May Concern:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Native Plant Conservation
Campaign is a coalition of native plant societies and other native plant
science and conservation organizations, representing more than 60,000
laypersons and professional botanists in all 50 states. The mission of the NPCC
is to promote appreciation and conservation of native plant species and
communities through collaboration, education, law, policy, land use and
management. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>NPCC
affiliate organizations and their members work closely with state and federal
agencies to manage and conserve native plants and ecosystems. We frequently use
the Endangered Species Act to protect imperiled plants that would otherwise be
lost to our children and grandchildren. We also work closely with the Fish and
Wildlife Service and other agencies to provide botanical and other scientific
information to help land managers conserve this nation’s unique flora. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The
Native Plant Conservation Campaign and the undersigned organizations oppose
H.R. 3824, the Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The
Endangered Species Act is one this nation’s most effective and popular
environmental laws. For over thirty years, the Endangered Species Act has been
the safety net for wildlife, fish and plants on the brink of extinction. It has
been successful in preventing the extinction of 98% of the species that have
been listed, including the American Bald Eagle, the Robbin’s Cinquefoil, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Fremont</st1:City></st1:place>’s
Flannelbush, and countless other beautiful and unique plants and animals. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Instead
of statutory changes, we recommend that Congress adequately fund and staff the
Act’s implementing agencies. Congress has never budgeted sufficient
resources for execution of the Endangered Species Act. Eighty to 90% of the
public consistently express support for the Act in opinion polls; these polls
also show strong support for increased funding for species and habitat
protection. Before changes are made, the law should be given the resources to
work as it was designed to do. This is the only way its effectiveness can be
evaluated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Protection of our
remaining flora and natural heritage is essential to human society and to our
economy. Plants generate the oxygen we breathe, clean the water we drink,
provide the foundation of wetlands as well as the plant communities which
protect us from destructive and deadly floods and erosion. Plants also provide
us with foods, medicines and other indispensable commodities; many yet to be
discovered. The health of native vegetation controls the quality and quantity
of goods, services and enjoyment that Americans derive from wildlands. Wildland
enjoyment and wildlife watching generate more than $100 billion in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
economic activity each year. Butterflies, bears, eagles and all the wildlife
that the public enjoys requires healthy native plant communities for survival.
Extinction leads to loss of other plant, fish, and wildlife that are connected
and interdependent through the web of life. Each species lost to extinction
also represents the potential loss of life saving therapies, foods, jobs,
industries and economic growth. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Given
(i) the known and potential importance of plants and other species, (ii) the
rates at which we are losing irreplaceable fish, plants, wildlife and their
habitats in the U.S. and around the world, and (iii) the rate at which we are
discovering new uses and values for wild species, it would be reckless and
irresponsible to weaken the law that offers the most effective protection for
our natural heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>As
Congress recognized when it first passed the ESA:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=quote style='margin-left:.75in'><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-style:italic'>“From
the most narrow possible point of view, it is in the best interests of mankind
to minimize the losses of genetic variations…Who knows, or can say, what
potential cures for cancer or other scourges, present or future, may lie locked
up in the structure of plants which may yet be undiscovered, much less
analyzed? More to the point, who is prepared to risk those potential
cures by eliminating those plants for all times? Sheer self-interest
impels us to be cautious.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>-U.S. House of Representatives Report regarding the
enactment of the ESA in the 93<sup>rd</sup> Congress (1973) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>H.R.
3824 would substantively weaken the ESA and impede our ability to conserve our
natural heritage in several critical ways. The bill would <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:
l9 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>reduce opportunities for species recovery
through elimination of habitat protections<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:
l9 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>restrict both the type of science that
can be used and which scientists may participate in species listing and
conservation <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:
l9 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>introduce new bureaucratic hurdles to
species listing and post-listing conservation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:
l9 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>introduce unrealistic time limits for
conservation measures to be developed before destructive projects can proceed <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>As
scientific organizations we are concerned about the provisions that restrict
protections for the habitat that supports endangered species. A primary
principle of conservation biology is that habitat protection is fundamental to
species conservation. We are also particularly disturbed by provisions
restricting the types of science employed in endangered species conservation.
Surely scientists with appropriate expertise, rather than Congress, are best
qualified to determine what and how scientific information is used. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>We
urge Congress to reject this legislation. Congress should instead fully fund
the existing Endangered Species Act and the agencies that implement it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Thank
you for your attention to these comments, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>YOUR
NAME<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>YOUR
ORGANIZATION<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FACT SHEET<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><u><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>H.R. 3824 (Pombo)—An Analysis of Major Provisions</span></font></u><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>H.R. 3824, a bill introduced yesterday by Rep. Richard Pombo
(R-CA), would drastically scale back this nation’s commitment to
conserving its endangered wildlife and habitat for future generations.
This analysis sets forth some of its most damaging provisions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Removes Prohibition Against Killing Threatened Species
(Section 8) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Unlike endangered species, species listed as
“threatened” under the Endangered Species Act do not enjoy the
prohibitions of the Act’s statutory prohibition against killing or
injuring them. (ESA § 9). Instead, the Act requires that the
Service issue regulations as necessary to provide for the conservation of the
species. (ESA § 4(d)). In one of its first acts after the law was
passed, the Service issued a default regulation pursuant to this
authority extending the Endangered Species Act’s protections to all
threatened species except those (a small handful) for whom special rules have
been crafted. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>HR 3824 removes these protections requiring that any
regulation issued to protect threatened species be issued on an individualized
species-by-species basis. The Bill also removes language in the Act
requiring that such regulations be promulgated to further the overall conservation
of the species. Considering the enormous cost that would be entailed in
issuing separate regulations for each threatened species (over 400 threatened
species are currently protected by the Act), and the repeal of the statutory
mandate to do so, the Service is unlikely to restore the necessary protections.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Eliminates All Critical Habitat Protections (Section 5)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>HR 3824 ignores the crucial role of protecting
wildlife habitat, repealing all of the critical habitat provisions of the Act. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>To justify this repeal, Rep. Pombo claims that he has
replaced critical habitat with a better habitat protection tool, set forth in
the bill’s recovery plan provisions. However, the Pombo bill merely
states that recovery plans must identify areas of “special value”
to the conservation of the species. Moreover, the Bill provides that
nothing in recovery plans (including the identification of “special
value” habitat) shall be binding. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Requires Fish and Wildlife Service to Either Allow
Unfettered Habitat Destruction or Make Big Payoffs to Developers (Sections 13
and 14)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>The Endangered Species Act currently requires a
destructive project cannot proceed until it is reviewed and approved by
government scientists. HR 3824 would allow the majority of developers to proceed
with environmentally harmful projects without carrying out any of the
offsetting habitat conservation measures ordinarily required by the Endangered
Species Act. Specifically, if the Fish and Wildlife Service cannot review
permit applications within 90 days, it is deemed to have consented to the
permit. Since the Services already cannot meet existing deadlines, the
inevitable result is that the agencies would be completely overwhelmed,
allowing myriad destructive projects to slip through unreviewed. (Section 13) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l16 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>In those cases where the Fish and Wildlife Service
does review a project within 90 days and request modifications or mitigation,
the Service would then become obligated to pay the developer for any foregone
profits. Thus, for example, if the Service allows a subdivision to be
built on all of a 2,000-acre tract except a 10-acre riparian habitat area used
by an endangered toad, the developer would be entitled to a federal government
check for any profits not earned on the last 10 acres - even if the overall
project is highly profitable. (Section 14) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Furthermore, this provision requires that these
payments (labeled as “aid” in the Bill) be paid from the budget of
the Interior Department by the end of the fiscal year. “If
sufficient funds are not available to pay an aid award in full, the Secretary
shall pay any remaining balance when funds next become
available.” The Bill also provides that “the Secretary
shall pay the aid required by this section from any funds available to the
Secretary that are not mandated by law to be spent for other activities or
obligations.” These payments would take priority over all other programs
not just of the endangered species program, but the entire Department of
Interior. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Allows Politicians To Define Best Available Scientific Data
(Section 3)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>The Endangered Species Act leaves the decision of
what constitutes the “best available scientific data” to the
scientific community. HR 3824 requires a political appointee, the
Secretary of the Interior, to issue regulations predetermining the definition
of best science. The proposed new definition of best science also gives
greater weight to empirical data – ignoring the importance and integrity
of scientific modeling. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>HR 3824 also includes a restrictive definition of
“best available scientific data” (the standard by which decisions
are made pursuant to the Act) limiting it to the “most” accurate,
reliable, and relevant” science, but does not define what “most”
means. This is a significant departure from current regulations, which
defines “best available science” to be <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>all</span></i> relevant scientific information. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo11'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Finally, HR 3824 removes the phrase “commercial
data” from the “best available scientific and commercial
data,” available for use in scientific decisions. This could preclude the
use of fishing haul data (landings) in the assessments of fish populations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Other Damaging Provisions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Weakens recovery plans</span></font></u><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> by allowing key decisions to be
made by “recovery teams” , which must include representatives from
each “constituency” with a direct interest in the species and its
“economic and social impacts”; and removes the Act’s
requirement that recovery plans be prepared for the “conservation and
survival of endangered species and threatened species…” (Section
10). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo13'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Imposes a new, weaker, definition of “distinct
population segments”</span></font></u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> that reduces the likelihood that species will be
protected at the population level, even when such a proactive measure would be
the most effective and least costly conservation strategy. (Section 4). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Codifies a damaging “no surprises” rule</span></font></u><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, which limits the ability to reopen
permits for incidental take of listed species, without addressing the widely-recognized
need for monitoring and adaptive management to rescue species declining toward
extinction. (Section 13). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Weakens the consultation provisions</span></font></u><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> by allowing the Secretary of
Interior to exempt any federal agency action or “categories of actions”
from its requirements. (Section 12). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo16'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Exempts states from the Act’s consultation
requirements</span></font></u><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>
and authorizes habitat destruction pursuant to newly-created state conservation
agreements without mitigation requirements. (Section 11). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo17'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Requires that numerous new bureaucratic hurdles</span></font></u><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> be imposed on the Services, despite
the already severe shortage of resources and the likelihood that substantial
appropriations increases will not be forthcoming. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><u><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Contacts:</span></font></u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>Susan Holmes, Earthjustice: (202) 667-4500<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>John Kostyack, National Wildlife
Federation: (202) 797-6879<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>Brian Nowicki, Center for Biological
Diversity: (520) 623-5252 x311<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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