Number: RL33468
Title: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 109th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
Authors: Eugene H. Buck, M. Lynne Corn, and Pervaze A. Sheikh, Resources, Science, and Industry Division; Robert Meltz, American Law Division 
Abstract: On December 22, 2006, President Bush signed P.L. 109-449 (S. 362), establishing NOAA and Coast Guard programs to manage marine debris and address its adverse effects on endangered species. On December 9, 2006, the Senate agreed to the House-amended S. 362. On December 9, 2006, the House passed the Senateamended H.R. 5946. On December 7, 2006, the Senate passed H.R. 5946, amended to incorporate language (1) requiring a study of sea turtle excluder devices in shrimp trawls, and (2) implementing the Agreement on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population. On December 6, 2006, the Senate passed H.R. 4075, after amending this bill to incorporate language implementing the Agreement on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population.
Pages: 22
Date: January 4, 2007