After more than three decades of life with the Endangered Species Act,
there is a growing indication that one of the world's most significant
environmental laws is about to undergo its first major overhaul.
In early autumn, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a bill by Rep.
Richard Pombo, R-Stockton, the House Resources Committee chairman, that would
make several major changes to the landmark 1973 federal law.
Then Dec. 15, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, introduced similarly sweeping
legislation that will frame debate on the issue in the Senate in 2006.
Meanwhile, Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I., chairman of the Senate Fisheries,
Wildlife and Water Subcommittee, also is expected to introduce by March a
proposal to rewrite the oft-criticized law, although in a manner more
palatable to the environmental community.
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