Will require federal officials to accept and incorporate high-quality data collected by state wildlife agencies when making Endangered Species Act listing and delisting determinations.

Rep. Lauren Boebert announced the introduction of the Local Data for Better Conservation Act, ... The legislation amends the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to require federal officials to accept and incorporate high-quality data collected by state wildlife agencies when making listing and delisting determinations for endangered and threatened species.

Introduced legislation to require federal officials to use state wildlife agency data in ESA listing and delisting decisions.

Press Releases | Representative Lauren Boebert
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The committee said Bruce Westerman introduced the ESA Amendments Act of 2025. The bill would let states develop and submit recovery strategies and move species toward state management before delisting, which is related to the claim but not the specific data-acceptance mandate.

Official congressional action toward expanding state involvement in ESA decisions, but it does not show enactment of the exact requirement to accept and incorporate state wildlife-agency data.

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It’s Time to Reform the Endangered Species Act | House Committee on Natural Resources
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Current ESA section 4 text says listing and delisting determinations are made solely on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available, while also taking state protection efforts and state-agency identifications into account.

The current statute already recognizes some state input, but it does not establish the specific rule that federal officials must accept and incorporate state wildlife-agency data.

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Section 4. Determination of Endangered Species and Threatened Species | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Section 6 requires the Secretary to cooperate with states and allows cooperative agreements in which state agencies provide plans, details, information, and data to the Secretary.

Federal law already contains a cooperation-and-data-sharing framework with states, but this is not the same as a mandatory incorporation rule for listing or delisting determinations.

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Section 6. Cooperation with the States | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Section 7 requires federal agencies to consult with affected states where appropriate and to use the best scientific and commercial data available when judging whether actions jeopardize listed species or critical habitat.

This shows a general federal duty to use available data and consult states, but it still does not prove the specific promise has been delivered.

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Section 7. Interagency Cooperation | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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