Endangered Species Act (ESA), Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), and Department of Defense (DOD) Readiness Activities : Background and Current Law.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds.

Environmental law.

Military education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides an overview of issues related to Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) regulations applicability to DOD military training and readiness activities, including ESA exceptions for DOD activities, DOD liability for unintended bird deaths and habitat destruction, and MBTA permitting standards for DOD activities. Also summarizes related 107th and 108th Congress legislation.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Endangered Species Act (ESA), Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), and Department of Defense (DOD) Readiness Activities

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