Accession Number:

AD1026058

Title:

The Role of Interagency Cooperation in the Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS VICKSBURG MS VICKSBURG United States

Personal Author(s):

• Hartfield,Paul
• Brown,Jennifer G.
• Fischer,Richard A.

Report Date:

2017-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

The Endangered Species Act ESA of 1973, as amended, was designed to protect and conserve critically imperiled species and the ecosystems on which they rely. While this legislation provides significant protection to imperiled species, some argue the greatest short-coming of the ESA has been the lack of recovery of listed species. Threatened and endangered species TES have substantial impacts on the missions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USACE, particularly through add-on project costs and reductions in operational flexibility e.g., navigation and dredging operations. USACE annually expends 200-300 million to comply with ESA regulations.

Descriptors:

• environmental management
• endangered species
• INTERAGENCY COORDINATION

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE