S. 1540, a bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes

S. 1540 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 their current consultation practices, CBO estimates that implementing S. 1540 would not affect the federal budget.