AB 1319 would create process to evaluate federal rollbacks and consider state listings under CESA
AB 1319 directs the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Fish and Game Commission to monitor federal changes and create an expedited process for the commission to consider emergency candidate listings under the California Endangered Species Act if federal protections are weakened; sponsors framed it as a proactive response to federal rule changes.
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Assemblymember Schultz presented AB 1319 to create an expedited, orderly process at the Fish and Game Commission to evaluate federally protected species if federal rules reduce protections. The bill would direct the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to produce periodic reports identifying species whose federal protections had decreased so the commission could consider emergency candidate status and, if appropriate, adopt regulations to provide California protection.
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