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Key Vote 105th Congress > House > Vote 106

Date: May 07, 1997

Result: 227-196 (Agreed to)

Clerk session vote number: 108

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget Special Interest

Sponsor: HERGER, Walter William (Wally) (R-CA)

Bill number: HR478

Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment

Description: Boehlert of New York Substitute Amendment As Amended

Bill summary: Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the Act) to exempt from provisions requiring consultation and conferencing with the Secretary of the Interior any agency action that consists of: (1) reconstructing, operating, maintaining, or repairing a Federal or non-Federal flood control project, facility, or structure to address a critical, imminent threat to public health or safety, or a catastrophic natural event or to comply with Federal, State, or local public health or safety requirements; or (2) maintenance, rehabilitation, repair, or replacement of a Federal or non-Federal flood control project, facility, or structure, including operation of a project or a facility in accordance with a previously issued Federal authorization. Provides that any activity by a Federal or non-Federal person that consists of such an action is not a taking of a species for purposes of the Act.

Bill titles: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to comply with that Act in building, operating, maintaining, or repairing flood control projects, facilities, or structures.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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