legislation: 102-hr-5969
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| 102-hr-5969 | 102 | hr | 5969 | Commission on the Conservation of Biological Resources Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-17 | 1992-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Hoagland, Peter [D-NE-2] | NE | D | H000652 | 0 | Commission on the Conservation of Biological Resources Act of 1992 - Establishes the National Commission on the Conservation of Biological Resources to: (1) create a plan for the development of a systematic, ongoing inventory of the biological resources of the United States; (2) identify unprotected biological resources at risk of being lost; (3) identify policies for managing public lands by Federal agencies with responsibility for natural resources; (4) identify mechanisms to coordinate activities with respect to the conservation of biological resources; (5) identify laws and programs needed to ensure conservation and sustainable use of biological resources; (6) identify early warning mechanisms needed to prevent the endangerment of genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity; (7) identify mechanisms that can be used to help communities bear the economic costs and share the benefits of plans to conserve such resources; (8) make recommendations for increasing public awareness of the importance of conserving such resources; and (9) analyze whether international approaches are conserving biological resources and the need for improving such approaches. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:55Z |