Commission backs KNRC participation in challenge to blanket Section 4(d) rule
Commissioners unanimously authorized KNRC to participate in litigation defending repeal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s blanket Section 4(d) rule, saying species-specific rules provide clearer opportunity for participation and reduce unnecessary restrictions on land use.
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The Board reviewed Ballot No.2, which concerns litigation defending the repeal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s blanket Section 4(d) rule. Commissioners discussed that the repeal would require the Service to evaluate threatened species individually and adopt species-specific protections rather than automatically applying broad prohibitions.
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