S.Amdt. 1219

SA 1219. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 237, line 7, insert ``: Provided further, That the
Service shall issue guidance to field offices for
streamlining consultations under section 7(a)(2) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2))
relating to Federal actions that authorize, fund, or carry
out an activity that is covered by an approved Habitat
Conservation Plan, is permitted under section 10(a)(1)(B) of
that Act (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B)), and affects a species
that is listed as a threatened or endangered species under
that Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and covered by the approved
Habitat Conservation Plan'' before the period at the end.
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