House Bill 8263
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To ensure opportunities for Department of Defense participation in wildlife conservation banking programs, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 15, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
8263
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to ensure opportunities for participation by the Department of Defense in wildlife conservation banking programs, to issue regulations that establish objectives, measurable performance standards, and criteria for use with respect to such programs. Mitigation banking is a method of offsetting the effects of development on a species, or habitat of such species, that is endangered, threatened, or otherwise at risk.
The bill requires the regulatory standards and criteria, to the extent practicable, to maximize available credits and opportunities for mitigation, provide flexibility for characteristics of various species, and apply equivalent standards and criteria to all mitigation banks.
September 15, 2020
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09/29/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
09/15/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
09/15/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:58 PM