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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt".
This joint resolution removes federal endangered species protections for the longfin smelt population in the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Lifting these protections eases federal limits on water pumping, agricultural diversions, and construction projects in the Sacramento–San Joaquin river system. While this reduces regulatory constraints for California farms and municipal water users, it removes federal legal tools designed to stop the fish from going extinct.
People affected—The text does not identify or quantify any specific population of individuals affected.
Fiscal magnitude—The bill text contains no appropriations, fees, or fiscal provisions; economic effects are not determinable from the text provided.
Reach28provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Federal lands & resources−30Pollution & development−35
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Water users and infrastructure operators in the San Francisco Bay-Delta regionEntities and individuals subject to federal restrictions, permitting requirements, or consultation obligations established under the July 30, 2024 endangered species listing are relieved of those specific regulations because the rule is nullified.
Who opposes it
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe bill invalidates the agency's published rule classifying the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of the longfin smelt as endangered, depriving the regulation of any legal force or effect.
The provisions, in plain language.
Nullifies the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule that classified the San Francisco Bay-Delta population of the longfin smelt as an endangered species, removing federal endangered species protections and regulations put in place by that rule.