Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 3.djvu/355

 PUBLIC LAW 100-478—OCT. 7, 1988

102 STAT. 2307

"(A) give priority to those endangered species or threatened species, without regard to taxonomic classification, that are most likely to benefit from such plans, particularly those species that are, or may be, in conflict with construction or other development projects or other forms of economic activity; "(B) incorporate in each plan— "(i) a description of such site-specific management actions as may be necessary to achieve the plan's goal for the conservation and survival of the species; "(ii) objective, measurable criteria which, when met, would result in a determination, in accordance with the provisions of this section, that the species be removed from the list; and "(iii) estimates of the time required and the cost to carry out those measures needed to achieve the plan's goal and to achieve intermediate steps toward that goal. "(2) The Secretary, in developing and implementing recovery plans, may procure the services of appropriate public and private agencies and institutions, and other qualified persons. Recovery teams appointed pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. "(3) The Secretary shall report every two years to the Committee Reports. on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives on the status of efforts to develop and implement recovery plans for all species listed pursuant to this section and on the status of all species for which such plans have been developed. "(4) The Secretary shall, prior to final approval of a new or revised Public recovery plan, provide public notice and an opportunity for public information. review and comment on such plan. The Secretary shall consider all information presented during the public comment period prior to approval of the plan. "(5) Each Federal agency shall, prior to implementation of a new or revised recovery plan, consider all information presented during the public comment period under paragraph (4).". SEC. 1004. MONITORING OF RECOVERED SPECIES.

Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1533) is amended by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i) and by inserting the following new subsection: "(g) MONITORING.—(1) The Secretary shall implement a system in cooperation with the States to monitor effectively for not less than five years the status of all species which have recovered to the point at which the measures provided pursuant to this Act are no longer necessary and which, in accordance with the provisions of this section, have been removed from either of the lists published under subsection (c). "(2) The Secretary shall make prompt use of the authority under paragraph 7 of subsection (b) of this section to prevent a significant risk to the well being of any such recovered species.". SEC. 1005. COOPERATION WITH THE STATES.

(a) MONITORING OF RECOVERED SPECIES.—Paragraph (1) of section 6(d) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1535(d)(l)) is amended to read as follows: "(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—(1) The Secretary is authorized to provide financial assistance to any State, through its respective

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