Endangered Species Act: Review of Federal Agency Actions and Court Orders Under Section 7 Provisions : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, March 2, 1995

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Page 66 - insure that any action authorized, funded or carried out by such agency... is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of [critical] habitat...
Page 5 - If listed species or their habitat may be affected, formal consultation must be undertaken with the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service, as appropriate.
Page 44 - Resources area, and a substantial increase in litigation involving agency compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) and...
Page 36 - Alternatives, explains the regulations and requirements in both the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) governing development of alternatives. The section, Alternatives Considered and Eliminated from Detailed Study...
Page 13 - Service and the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of the Interior.
Page 15 - The National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and other...
Page 35 - I would be happy to respond to any of your questions. [The prepared statement of Mr. Rey follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF MARK REY, UNDER SECRETARY, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to present the Administration's views on S.
Page 43 - MOU with four other agencies (Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and...
Page 66 - Action means all activities or programs of any kind authorized, funded, or carried out, in whole or in part, by Federal agencies in the United States or upon the high seas.
Page 66 - ... not likely to adversely affect a listed species or critical habitat, or that no further consultation is necessary. (c) If the consulted agency does not agree with such determination by the certificate holder, or if the certificate holder concludes that the proposed project may affect listed species or the critical habitat of such species, then the certificate holder...

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