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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 8069
To prohibit the Secretaries of Commerce and of the Interior from issuing
grants for the conservation of a species that is listed as endangered
under a State law that is not consistent with certain Federal standards,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 18, 2020
Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretaries of Commerce and of the Interior
from issuing grants for the conservation of a species
that is listed as endangered under a State law that
is not consistent with certain Federal standards, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Conservation
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Funds Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON CONSERVATION GRANTS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
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sion of law, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary
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of the Interior may only issue a grant for the conservation
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of a species or the habitat of a species that is listed as
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threatened or endangered under State law if—
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(1) such listing meets the requirements de-
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scribed for listing a species in section 424.11(d) of
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title 50, Code of Federal Regulations; or
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(2) such species is listed as threatened or en-
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dangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
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(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
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(b) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Commerce
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and the Secretary of the Interior shall require the recipi-
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ent of any grant subject to subsection (a) to submit a cer-
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tification that such recipient will not use funds received
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from such grant to conserve a species or the habitat of
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a species if such species does not meet the requirements
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described in such subsection.
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(c) MISUSE OF FUNDS.—A grant recipient that uses
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funds in a manner inconsistent with the certification de-
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scribed in subsection (b) shall be required to return funds
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used in such manner to the Federal Government.
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