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  • Bill Would Require Scientific Proof for Applying Endangered Species Act

    07/01/2003 6:45:48 AM PDT · by bedolido · 26 replies · 244+ views
    Talon News ^ | 07/01/03 | Jimmy Moore
    WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Rep. C. L. "Butch" Otter (R-ID) has proposed a bill that would require scientific proof that land should be restricted before the Endangered Species Act can be applied to public land. This bill, called the Scientifically Identifying the Need for Critical Habitat (SINCH) Act, or H.R. 2602, would let the secretary of Interior decide whether the habitat that holds these limited species is threatened or endangered. Under the Endangered Species Act, a critical habitat includes any area where an endangered species lives as well as any territory that it decides to migrate to in order to...