Andy Biggs: “At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following new section: SEC. 17__. EXCLUSIONS FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT…”

“At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following new section: SEC. 17__. EXCLUSIONS FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973 WITH RESPECT TO MILITARY INSTITUTIONS AND FOR DEFENSE-RELATED OPERATIONS. (a) Exclusion of Military Institutions as Critical Habitat.--Section 4(a)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows: ``(i) The Secretary shall not designate as critical habitat-- ``(I) any military installation or a State-owned National Guard installation, or any portion thereof, as such terms are defined in section 100 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670); or ``(II) any other lands, waters, or geographical area not described in subclause (I) that is otherwise designated for use by the Secretary of Defense including by any contractor of the Department of Defense, if the Secretary of Defense determines in writing and submitted to the Secretary of the Interior that such area is necessary for military training, weapons testing, or any other reason determined appropriate by such Secretary of Defense.”