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      "title": "Designation of Critical Habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)",
      "summary": "The agencies that implement the Endangered Species Act (ESA) regard the designation of\ncritical\nhabitat (CH) as providing only very limited benefits beyond those achieved through the listing of\nspecies and the avoidance of jeopardy to them. Several courts have now held that the relevant\nregulation and interpretation that result in this conclusion are erroneous and do not carry out the\nintent of Congress.  H.R. 1299  in the 109th Congress would change the definition of CH\nand move the time at which critical habitat must be designated for a species from being (basically)\nconcurrent with the listing of the species to the earlier of either three years after listing or one year\nafter approval of a recovery plan for that species. This report provides background for considering\nagency regulations and current legislative proposals on CH, and may be updated as circumstances\nwarrant.",
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