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James Lankford: “Yes. Actually, in 2001, the President did Executive Order 13586. That executive order extended that out to all agencies…”

On the recordJune 27, 2012
Yes. Actually, in 2001, the President did Executive Order 13586. That executive order extended that out to all agencies dealing with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. So it does extend this out to the Department of Transportation as well, as well as all their agencies. Now, if they're going to prosecute, obviously it's going to be the Department of Justice, and the rules are going to be promulgated out of Fish and Wildlife, but all agencies are affected by it based on the executive order from 2001. So we're just trying to take this for transportation only because it is such an issue for much of the transportation across the entire country.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
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Jun 27, 2012

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