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PUBLIC LAW 93-205-DEC. 28, 1973

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Public Law 93-205 December 28, 1973

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Endangered S p e c i e s Act of

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To provide for the conservation of en(iangereie of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congresx asseinhted. That this Act may be cited as the "Eiidaiijreied Species Act of lOT^V. T A B L E O F COXTKNTS Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

2. Findings, purposes. and policy. 3. Definitions. 4. Determination of endangered species and threatened species. 5. Land acquisition. 6. Cooperation with the States. 7. Interagency cooperation. 8. International cooperation. 9. Prohibited acts. 10. Exceptions. 11. Penalties and enforcement. 12. Endangered plants. 13. Conforming amendments. 14. Repealer. 15. Authorization of appropriations. 16. Effective date. 17. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1!)72. 1'1ND1N«;S. P I K P O S K S. A M)

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SEC. 2. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares that— (1) various species of fish, wildlife, and plants in the United States have been rendered extinct as a consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation; (2) other species of fish, wildlife, and plants have been so depleted in numbers that they are in danger of or threatened with extinction; (3) these species of fish, wildlife, and plants are of esthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational, and scientific value to the Nation and its people; (4) the United States has pledged itself as a sovereign state in the international community to conserve to the extent practicable the various species of fish or wildlife and plants facing extinction, pursuant to— (A) migratory bird treaties with C'anada and Mexico; (B) the Migratory and Endangered Bird Treaty with Japan; (C) the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere; (D) the International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries; (E) the International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean; (F) the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and (G) other international agreements. (5) encouraging the States and other interested parties, through Federal financial assistance and a system of incentives, to develop and maintain conservation programs which meet national and international standards is a key to meeting the

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