Freudenthal proposes revision of Endangered Species Act

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By BOB MOEN
Associated Press

CHEYENNE -- .. Gov. Dave Freudenthal .. presented his recommendations for improving the act to the National Governors Association's natural resources committee in Washington, D.C., on Monday. <snip>

His recommendations include:

--Allowing delisting in a state if a protected species is doing well there, regardless of the species' status in other states;
--Allocating more federal mineral royalties to states to help develop habitat and programs dealing with endangered species;
--Providing more money to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for recovery and delisting efforts;
--Allowing state game and fish agencies to participate in selecting the scientists who review scientific evidence for listing and delisting species; and,
--Allowing states to participate in the process of listing and delisting species, although states would not have a say in the final decision. <snip>

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/02/28/build/wyoming/38-endangered-species.inc


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