COMMITTEE ACTION

The Committee on Resources met in open markup session on Thursday, September 22, 2005, and took the following action:

H.R. 3824, To amend and reauthorize the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide greater
results conserving and recovering listed species, and for other purposes. “Threatened and
Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005”

Motion favorably reporting HR 3824 to the House of Representatives, as amended, by a Roll Call
Vote of 26 Yeas, and 12 Nays.

Amendments were offered to the following sections:

Section 1. (SHORT TITLE: TABLE OF CONTENTS.)

A En Bloc amendment offered by Chairman Pombo was AGREED TO by voice vote.

Section 3. (DEFINITIONS.)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Tom Udall.034 was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Walden was offered and WITHDRAWN.

An Amendment offered by Ms. Herseth was offered and WITHDRAWN.

Section 4. (DETERMINATIONS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THREATENED SPECIES.)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Defazio.038 was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Inslee.085 was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

Section 5. (REPEAL OF CRITICAL HABITAT REQUIREMENTS)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Peterson.040 was offered and WITHDRAWN.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Saxton.047 was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Saxton.046 was offered and WITHDRAWN.

Section 8. (PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS.)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Mark Udall.055 was AGREED TO by voice vote.

Section 9. (SECRETARIAL GUIDELINES; STATE COMMENTS.)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Costa.016 was further amended by Mr. Pombo by unanimous
consent and AGREED TO by voice vote.

Section 10. (RECOVERY PLANS AND LAND ACQUISITIONS.)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Saxton.045 was further amended by Mr. Pombo by unanimous
consent and AGREED TO, as amended, by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Markey.164 was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Walden was offered and WITHDRAWN.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Costa.015 was furthered amended by Mr. Renzi by unanimous
consent and AGREED TO, as amended, by voice vote.

Section 11. (COOPERATION WITH STATES.)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Renzi.038 was AGREED TO by voice vote.

Section 12. (INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION.)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Grijalva.016 was NOT AGREED TO by a Roll Call vote of 12 Yeas
and 21 Nays.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Calvert.058 was offered and WITHDRAWN.

Section 13. (EXCEPTIONS TO PROHIBITIONS.)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Cardoza.012 was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Pombo was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Gibbons was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Flake was offered and WITHDRAWN.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Jindal was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Abercrombie was AGREED TO by voice vote.

Section 14. (PRIVATE PROPERTY CONSERVATION.)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Pombo was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Inslee.086 was NOT AGREED TO by a Roll Call Vote of 10 Yeas and
27 Nays.

Section 19. (MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.)

An Amendment offered by Mr. Pearce.017 was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An Amendment offered by Mr. Walden was AGREED TO by a Roll Call Vote of 26 Yeas and 11
Nays.