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“Landowners, local governments, Tribes, and other non-federal participants should be able to make voluntary agreements to conserve at-risk species before ESA listing, with specific conservation steps, federal decision deadlines, and options for one agreement to cover many participants.”
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“Participants who follow approved conservation agreements should be protected from extra ESA actions for the covered species later, may get permission for some incidental harm, and should not need a separate federal section 7 consultation for covered activities.”
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“Some private information that landowners or other participants submit for voluntary ESA conservation agreements should stay confidential instead of being released to the public.”
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“Federal wildlife funding should not depend on requiring private or Tribal land or water to be opened to the public.”
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“Voluntary conservation deals and permits for accidental harm should give landowners certainty while still protecting species and public oversight.”
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“Private landowners could receive public financial or technical help when they voluntarily agree to do wildlife habitat work on their land.”
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“Landowners and other participants could use voluntary species conservation agreements to get faster federal decisions, join broader multi-party agreements, avoid added job tasks if the species is later protected, and receive permission for some accidental harm tied to covered activities.”
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