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WL POLICY MATTERS To-may-to, to-maa-to Earmarks were the dirty word of 2010. While some call them “pet project” funds (think wooden arrows and bridges to nowhere), agencies like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) use the funds for maintenance projects. Specifically, many of the earmark funds went to maintain projects along the Columbia-Snake River System. Earmarks help cover projects that are not included in the President’s budget. Even the most conservative members Endangered Species Act. The proposed policy, the agencies say, will define the key phrase “significant portion of its range” in the ESA and “provide consistency for how it should be applied, aiding the agencies in making decisions on whether to add or remove species from the federal list of threatened and endangered wildlife and plants.” The phrase is not defined in the ESA, but appears in the statutory definitions of “endangered species” and “threatened species” in the ESA. The policy would clarify that the USFWS and NOAA Fisheries could list a species if it is endangered or threatened in a “significant portion of its range,” even if that species is not endangered or threatened throughout all its range. Under the proposed policy, a portion of the range of any given species would be defined as “significant” if its contribution to the viability of the species is so important that, without that portion, the species would be in danger of extinction. While the agencies say they expect this circumstance to arise infrequently, this policy interpretation will allow ESA protections to help species in trouble before largescale decline occurs throughout the species’ entire range. “This proposed interpretation will provide consistency and clarity for the services and our partners, while making more effective use of our resources and improving our ability to protect and recover species before they are on the brink of extinction,” said USFWS Director Dan Ashe. “By taking action to protect imperiled native fish, wildlife and plants, we can ensure a healthy future for our communities and protect treasured landscapes for future generations.” “A clear and consistent policy will help our partners and improve the process of evaluating species status under the Endangered Species Act,” said Eric Schwaab, NOAA’s assistant administrator for Fisheries. 16 WHEAT LIFE JANUARY 2012
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