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[CITE: 16USC2903]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
               CHAPTER 49--FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
 
Sec. 2903. Conservation plans

    The conservation plan for any State must--
        (1) provide for the vesting in the designated State agency of 
    the overall responsibility for the development and revision of the 
    conservation plan;
        (2) provide for an inventory of the nongame fish and wildlife, 
    and such other fish and wildlife as the designated State agency 
    deems appropriate, that are within the State and are valued for 
    ecological, educational, esthetic, cultural, recreational, economic, 
    or scientific benefits by the public;
        (3) with respect to those species identified under paragraph (2) 
    (hereinafter in this section referred to as ``plan species''), 
    provide for--
            (A) the determination of the size, range, and distribution 
        of their populations, and
            (B) the identification of the extent, condition, and 
        location of their significant habitats;

        (4) identify the significant problems which may adversely affect 
    the plan species and their significant habitats;
        (5) determine those actions which should be taken to conserve 
    the plan species and their significant habitats;
        (6) establish priorities for implementing the conservation 
    actions determined under paragraph (5);
        (7) provide for the monitoring, on a regular basis, of the plan 
    species and the effectiveness of the conservation actions determined 
    under paragraph (5);
        (8) provide for plan review and revision, if appropriate, at 
    intervals of not more than 3 years;
        (9) ensure that the public be given opportunity to make its 
    views known and considered during the development, revision, and 
    implementation of the plan; and
        (10) provide that the designated State agency consult, as 
    appropriate, with Federal agencies, and other State agencies during 
    the development, revision, and implementation of the plan, in order 
    to minimize duplication of efforts and to ensure that the best 
    information is available to all such agencies.

(Pub. L. 96-366, Sec. 4, Sept. 29, 1980, 94 Stat. 1323.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2902, 2904, 2905 of this 
title.
