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      "title": "The Endangered Species Act: Consideration of Economic Factors",
      "summary": "The Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides for the listing and protection of species that are\nfound\nto be \"endangered\" or \"threatened\" -- species that might become extinct. The listing of a species as\nendangered triggers the prohibitions in the act against \"taking\" (killing or harming) individuals of\nthe protected species, unless a permit is obtained to take individuals incidental to an otherwise lawful\nproposed action, or an exemption for the proposed action is obtained. Unauthorized taking of a\nlisted species can result in civil or criminal penalties. These prohibitions and potential penalties can\naffect various activities, including development and use of land, with attendant economic impacts. \nTherefore, the extent to which likely economic impacts can be taken into account under the ESA has\ngenerated interest and discussion.\n The determination of whether a species should be listed as endangered or threatened must be\nbased \"solely on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available.\" (\"Commercial data\"\nhere refers to trade data.) The data that may be considered at the listing stage may include facts\nrelated to a species' population, habitat, distribution, etc., as well as threats to its continued survival,\nbut must not include economic factors. \n However, economic factors may be, and in some instances must be, considered in devising\nresponses to the listing of a species -- e.g., in the designation of critical habitat, in the process for\nobtaining an exemption for a particular proposed action from the prohibitions of the ESA, and in the\ndevelopment of the recovery plan for a listed species. Economic factors also play less direct roles\nin the permitting processes. \n Parts of the ESA relate to commercial importation and trade in listed species. This report does\nnot address those issues, but rather discusses the ESA generally, aside from the commercial context,\nand how some of its provisions relate to the consideration of economic factors. It will be updated\nas circumstances warrant.",
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      "title": "The Endangered Species Act: Consideration of Economic Factors",
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