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1 1 Section 1. Section 481B.3, Code 2001, is amended by
1 2 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the
1 3 following:
1 4 481B.3 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES DETERMINATION –
1 5 LISTS.
1 6 1. The commission shall establish, by rule, the
1 7 methodology and criteria by which the department shall
1 8 determine if a species shall be proposed for listing as a
1 9 threatened or endangered species in this state. The rules
1 10 shall be patterned as far as possible after the rules adopted
1 11 by the United States fish and wildlife service and in effect
1 12 on January 1, 2001, for determining threatened and endangered
1 13 species for the nation.
1 14 2. The commission shall adopt, by rule, a list of those
1 15 species of plants and fish or wildlife which are determined to
1 16 be threatened or endangered in this state as provided in
1 17 subsection 1. The rules shall include procedures for a person
1 18 to petition the commission to add or remove a species from the
1 19 list.
1 20 3. Except for species which are also listed as threatened
1 21 or endangered by the United States fish and wildlife service
1 22 as of July 1, 2001, those species listed by the department as
1 23 threatened or endangered which were not determined to be
1 24 threatened or endangered pursuant to the rules adopted under
1 25 subsections 1 and 2 shall be removed from the lists.
1 26 4. The commission shall review the state list of
1 27 endangered and threatened species every two years and may
1 28 amend the list.
1 29 Sec. 2. Section 481B.4, Code 2001, is amended by striking
1 30 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
1 31 481B.4 INVESTIGATIONS.
1 32 The director shall conduct investigations on plants and
1 33 fish or wildlife in order to develop information relating to
1 34 population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and
1 35 other biological and ecological data to determine management
2 1 measures necessary for the continued ability of the plants and
2 2 fish or wildlife to successfully sustain themselves.
2 3 EXPLANATION
2 4 This bill provides that the natural resource commission
2 5 shall adopt rules to establish the methodology and criteria by
2 6 which the department shall determine if a species of plants
2 7 and fish or wildlife shall be listed as threatened or
2 8 endangered in this state. The rules shall be patterned as far
2 9 as possible after the rules adopted by the United States fish
2 10 and wildlife service and in effect on January 1, 2001, for
2 11 determining threatened and endangered species for the nation.
2 12 After the methodology and criteria are established, the
2 13 commission shall adopt a list of those species of plants and
2 14 fish or wildlife which are determined to be threatened or
2 15 endangered in this state. The commission shall also establish
2 16 procedures for a person to petition the commission to add or
2 17 remove a species from the list.
2 18 The bill also provides that, except for those species
2 19 listed as threatened or endangered by the United States fish
2 20 and wildlife service as of July 1, 2001, those species listed
2 21 by the department as threatened or endangered which were not
2 22 determined to be threatened or endangered pursuant to the
2 23 methodology and criteria adopted by the commission, shall be
2 24 removed from the state lists. The commission is also directed
2 25 to review the state list every two years and may amend the
2 26 list.
2 27 The bill provides that the director shall conduct
2 28 investigations on plants and fish or wildlife to develop
2 29 information relating to population, distribution, habitat
2 30 needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological
2 31 data to determine management measures necessary for the
2 32 continued ability of the plants and fish or wildlife to
2 33 successfully sustain themselves.
2 34 LSB 2801HH 79
2 35 tj/cls/14
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