legislation: 105-hr-478
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| 105-hr-478 | 105 | hr | 478 | Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act of 1997 | Emergency Management | 1997-01-21 | 1997-05-07 | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 478 as unfinished business. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 24 | Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the Act) to exempt from provisions requiring consultation and conferencing with the Secretary of the Interior any agency action that consists of: (1) reconstructing, operating, maintaining, or repairing a Federal or non-Federal flood control project, facility, or structure to address a critical, imminent threat to public health or safety, or a catastrophic natural event or to comply with Federal, State, or local public health or safety requirements; or (2) maintenance, rehabilitation, repair, or replacement of a Federal or non-Federal flood control project, facility, or structure, including operation of a project or a facility in accordance with a previously issued Federal authorization. Provides that any activity by a Federal or non-Federal person that consists of such an action is not a taking of a species for purposes of the Act. | 2025-04-07T15:23:42Z |