Local Data for Better Conservation Act

TL;DR (AI)

• The bill amends the Endangered Species Act to allow the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to consider data collected by state agencies when deciding whether to list or remove species from the endangered or threatened lists.
• This legislation proposes amendments to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 related to the listing of species.
• The bill integrates state-collected data into the listing determination process for threatened and endangered species.