96 STAT. 1416
Comments. Written statement to agency.
16 USC 1533 note. Ante, p. 1411.
Restrictions.
PUBLIC LAW 97-304—OCT. 13, 1982
(i) by striking out "subsection (c)(2)" in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (b)(3)", (ii) by striking out "for listing" in paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "under subsection (a)(1) of this section", and (iii) by striking out "subsection (g)" in paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (D"; and (F) by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(h) If, in the case of any regulation proposed by the Secretary under the authority of this section, a State agency to which notice thereof was given in accordance with subsection (b)(5)(A)(ii) files comments disagreeing with all or part of the proposed regulation, and the Secretary issues a final regulation which is in conflict with such comments, or if the Secretary fails to adopt a regulation pursuant to an action petitioned by a State agency under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall submit to the State agency a written justification for his failure to adopt regulations consistent with the agency's comments or petition.". (b)(1) Any petition filed under section 4(c)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) and any regulation proposed under section 4(f) of such Act of 1973 (as in effect on such day) that is pending on such date of enactment shall be treated as having been filed or proposed on such date of enactment under section 4(b) of such Act of 1973 (as amended by subsection (a)); and the procedural requirements specified in such section 4(b) (as so amended) regarding such petition or proposed regulation shall be deemed to be complied with to the extent that like requirements under such section 4 (as in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act) were complied with before such date of enactment. (2) Any regulation proposed after, or pending on, the date of the enactment of this Act to designate critical habitat for a species that was determined before such date of enactment to be endangered or threatened shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 4 of such Act of 1973 (as amended by subsection (a)) for regulations proposing revisions to critical habitat instead of those for regulations proposing the designation of critical habitat. (3) Any list of endangered species or threatened species (as in effect under section 4(c) of such Act of 1973 on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) shall remain in effect unless and until determinations regarding species and designations and revisions of critical habitats that require changes to such list are made in accordance with subsection (b)(5) of such Act of 1973 (as added by subsection (a)). (4) Section 4(a)(3)(A) of such Act of 1973 (as added by subsection (a)) shall not apply with respect to any species which was listed as an endangered species or a threatened species before November 10, 1978. SEC. 3. COOPERATION WITH THE STATES.
Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535) is amended— (1) by striking out "66% per centum" in subsection (d)(2)(i) thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "75 percent"; and (2) by striking out "75 per centum" in subsection (d)(2)(ii) thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "90 percent".
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