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Committee Moves Conservation‑Banking Bill Forward After Agency Support
Summary
DLNR and Earthjustice backed House Bill/HP 1802 as containing appropriate safeguards for conservation banking; the committee recommended passing the measure as drafted and recorded a voice vote in favor.
The Committee heard support testimony for HP 1802, a bill creating statutory authority for conservation banking to protect endangered species. Catherine Stanaway of DLNR’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife said the department supports the House draft and stands on written testimony. David Henkin of Earthjustice said earlier conservation‑bank proposals lacked statutory guardrails, but he praised House Draft 1 as addressing prior concerns and called the bill “a valuable tool to help promote the conservation of our endangered species.”
During the business portion of the hearing the chair recommended passing HP 1802 as drafted; the committee took a voice vote and recorded the recommendation to pass unamended. The transcript does not include a roll‑call tally but indicates the recommendation was adopted.
What’s next: Committee recommended HP 1802 pass out of the committee as drafted; the transcript records that the recommendation was adopted and the measure will proceed to the next stage.
