[Laws in effect as of January 6, 1999] [Document not affected by
Public Laws enacted between January 6, 1999 and October 26, 2000]
[CITE: 16USC1531]
Sec.
1531. Congressional findings and declaration of purposes and policy
- Findings
The
Congress finds and declares that--
- various species of fish, wildlife, and plants in the United
States have been rendered extinct as a consequence of economic
growth and development untempered by adequate concern and
conservation;
- other species of fish, wildlife, and plants have been so
depleted in numbers that they are in danger of or threatened
with extinction;
- these species of fish, wildlife, and plants are of esthetic,
ecological, educational, historical, recreational, and scientific
value to the Nation and its people;
- the United States has pledged itself as a sovereign state
in the international community to conserve to the extent practicable
the various species of fish or wildlife and plants facing
extinction, pursuant to--
- migratory bird treaties with Canada and Mexico;
- the Migratory and Endangered Bird Treaty with Japan;
- the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation
in the Western Hemisphere;
- the International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries;
- the International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries
of the North Pacific Ocean;
- the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and
- other international agreements; and
-
encouraging the States and other interested parties, through
Federal financial assistance and a system of incentives, to
develop and maintain conservation programs which meet national
and international standards is a key to meeting the Nation's
international commitments and to better safeguarding, for
the benefit of all citizens, the Nation's heritage in fish,
wildlife, and plants.
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Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to provide a means whereby the
ecosystems upon which endangered species and threatened species
depend may be conserved, to provide a program for the conservation
of such endangered species and threatened species, and to take
such steps as may be appropriate to achieve the purposes of the
treaties and conventions set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
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Policy
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It is further declared to be the policy of Congress that all
Federal departments and agencies shall seek to conserve endangered
species and threatened species and shall utilize their authorities
in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
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It is further declared to be the policy of Congress that Federal
agencies shall cooperate with State and local agencies to
resolve water resource issues in concert with conservation
of endangered species.
(Pub.
L. 93-205, Sec. 2, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 884; Pub. L. 96-159,
Sec. 1, Dec. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 1225; Pub. L. 97-304, Sec. 9(a),
Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1426; Pub. L. 100-478, title I, Sec. 1013(a),
Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2315.)
References
in Text
This
chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c)(1), was in the original
"this Act'', meaning Pub. L. 93-205, Dec. 28, 1973, 81 Stat. 884,
as amended, known as the "Endangered Species Act of 1973'', which
is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and
Tables.
Amendments
1988--Subsec.
(a)(4)(G). Pub. L. 100-478 substituted "; and'' for period at end.
1982--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-304 designated existing provisions
as par. (1) and added par. (2). 1979--Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 96-159
substituted "wildlife, and plants'' for "wildlife''.
Effective
Date
Section
16 of Pub. L. 93-205 provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter,
amending sections 460k-1, 460l-9, 668dd, 715i, 715s, 1362, 1371,
1372, and 1402 of this title and section 136 of Title 7, Agriculture,
repealing sections 668aa to 668cc-6 of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section] shall take effect
on the date of its enactment [Dec. 28, 1973].''
Short
Title of 1982 Amendment
Section
1 of Pub. L. 97-304 provided: "That this Act [amending this section
and sections 1532, 1533, 1535, 1536, 1537a, 1538, 1539, 1540, and
1542 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under
sections 1533, 1537a, and 1539 of this title] may be cited as the
`Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1982'.''
Short
Title of 1978 Amendment
Pub.
L. 95-632, Sec. 1, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3751, provided: "That
this Act [amending sections 1532 to 1536, 1538 to 1540, and 1542
of this title] may be cited as the `Endangered Species Act Amendments
of 1978'.''
Short
Title
Section
1 of Pub. L. 93-205 provided: "That this Act [enacting this chapter,
amending sections 460k-1, 460l-9, 668dd, 715i, 715s, 1362, 1371,
1372, and 1402 of this title and section 136 of Title 7, Agriculture,
repealing sections 668aa to 668cc-6 of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as
the `Endangered Species Act of 1973'.''
Relationship
to Endangered Species Act of 1973
Pub.
L. 102-251, title III, Sec. 305, Mar. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 66, as
amended by Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(a) [title
II, Sec. 211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009-41, provided
that: "The special areas defined in section 3(24) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(24)) shall
be considered places that are subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States for the purposes of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).''
Minimization
of Conflicts With Recreational Fisheries
For
provision that all Federal agencies minimize conflicts between recreational
fisheries and administration of this chapter, see Ex. Ord. No. 12962,
Sec. 4, June 7, 1995, 60 F.R. 30770, set out as a note under section
1801 of this title.
Section
Referred to in Other Sections
This
section is referred to in section 1539 of this title.
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