§ 2903. — Conservation plans.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC2903]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 49--FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Sec. 2903. Conservation plans
The conservation plan for any State must--
(1) provide for the vesting in the designated State agency of
the overall responsibility for the development and revision of the
conservation plan;
(2) provide for an inventory of the nongame fish and wildlife,
and such other fish and wildlife as the designated State agency
deems appropriate, that are within the State and are valued for
ecological, educational, esthetic, cultural, recreational, economic,
or scientific benefits by the public;
(3) with respect to those species identified under paragraph (2)
(hereinafter in this section referred to as ``plan species''),
provide for--
(A) the determination of the size, range, and distribution
of their populations, and
(B) the identification of the extent, condition, and
location of their significant habitats;
(4) identify the significant problems which may adversely affect
the plan species and their significant habitats;
(5) determine those actions which should be taken to conserve
the plan species and their significant habitats;
(6) establish priorities for implementing the conservation
actions determined under paragraph (5);
(7) provide for the monitoring, on a regular basis, of the plan
species and the effectiveness of the conservation actions determined
under paragraph (5);
(8) provide for plan review and revision, if appropriate, at
intervals of not more than 3 years;
(9) ensure that the public be given opportunity to make its
views known and considered during the development, revision, and
implementation of the plan; and
(10) provide that the designated State agency consult, as
appropriate, with Federal agencies, and other State agencies during
the development, revision, and implementation of the plan, in order
to minimize duplication of efforts and to ensure that the best
information is available to all such agencies.
(Pub. L. 96-366, Sec. 4, Sept. 29, 1980, 94 Stat. 1323.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2902, 2904, 2905 of this
title.
