H.R. 200 would exempt the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service from reinitiating consultations on approved land management plans if a new species is listed as threatened or endangered or if critical habitat is identified within an approved plan’s area. Under current law, those agencies must reopen land management plans for additional consultation under certain circumstances. Using information from the agencies on current practices, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 200 would not affect the federal budget.
