ESA
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ESA is a landmark U.S. environmental law that provides for the conservation and protection of threatened and endangered plant and animal species and their habitats.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Endangered Species Act | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal law ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ESA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
National Marine Fisheries Service
ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA Fisheries
National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| allows | citizen suits to enforce the act ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1973-12-28 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1973-12-28 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalMechanism |
consultation requirement for federal agencies
ⓘ
designation of critical habitat ⓘ development of recovery plans ⓘ listing of species as endangered or threatened ⓘ prohibition of take of listed species ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the strongest environmental laws in the United States ⓘ |
| penaltyType |
civil penalties
ⓘ
criminal penalties ⓘ |
| policyArea |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
habitat conservation ⓘ wildlife protection ⓘ |
| policyType | environmental protection law ⓘ |
| protectsCategory |
endangered species
ⓘ
threatened species ⓘ |
| purpose |
conservation of endangered species
ⓘ
conservation of threatened species ⓘ prevention of species extinction ⓘ protection of critical habitat ⓘ protection of ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species depend ⓘ |
| relatedAgency |
U.S. Department of Commerce
ⓘ
United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Interior
|
| scope |
animals
ⓘ
fish ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ plants ⓘ wildlife habitats ⓘ |
| section |
Section 10
ⓘ
Section 4 ⓘ Section 7 ⓘ Section 9 ⓘ |
| section10Function | permits for incidental take and habitat conservation plans ⓘ |
| section4Function | listing species and designating critical habitat ⓘ |
| section7Function | federal agency consultation to avoid jeopardizing listed species ⓘ |
| section9Function | prohibition of take of endangered species ⓘ |
| shortName |
U.S. Endangered Species Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Endangered Species Act
|
| signedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| title |
U.S. Endangered Species Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Endangered Species Act of 1973
|
| yearEnacted | 1973 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Endangered Species Act