To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act.

119 HR 587 IH: To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 587 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Mann (for himself, Mrs. Bice , Mr. Estes , Mr. Arrington , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Schmidt , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Perry , Mr. Hunt , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Babin , Mr. Self , and Mr. Baird ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act. 1. Delisting of lesser prairie-chicken (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), including each distinct population segment of the lesser prairie-chicken, is removed from the lists of threatened species and endangered species that are published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (b) Exclusion of lesser prairie-Chicken from listing Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary shall by regulation and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall by regulation ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Applicability to lesser prairie-chicken The Secretary may not make a determination under this subsection that the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is threatened or endangered. .