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Frank Riggs: “Am I also correct, Mr. Chairman, that Congress intends, under this legislation, that the Fish and Wildlife Service…”

On the recordApril 25, 1996
Am I also correct, Mr. Chairman, that Congress intends, under this legislation, that the Fish and Wildlife Service protect the private property rights of parties affected by critical habitat designations by using Federal lands to the maximum extent possible, or by taking other actions to ameliorate the impacts on private property, such as memoranda of understanding with State agencies? Specifically, the California Resources Agency has filed comments on the proposed critical habitat designation asking for revisions to reflect a 1991 memorandum of understanding it has signed with the Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Frank Riggs
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Discussing the protection of private property rights in relation to critical habitat designations.

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