Endangered Species

Legislation:

• Endangered Species Act – 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543

Regulations:

• 7 CFR 355
• 50 CFR 17, 23, 81, 222
• 50 CFR 225-227
• 50 CFR 402
• 50 CFR 424
• 50 CFR 450-453

FHWA Policy and Guidance:

• Endangered Species Act Legal Analysis, February 18, 2005
• Management of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Environmental Analysis and Consultation Process, February 20, 2002
  
• Participation in Funding for Ecological Mitigation, July 25, 1995
• Federal Interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), November 8, 1994
• Trust Fund Concept for Endangered Species Conservation, February 10, 1993
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• Endangered Species Flow Chart, January 1988
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• Guidelines for the Fulfillment of Interagency Cooperation Under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, July 16, 1987
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• Final Rule for Implementing Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, November 3, 1986
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• Final Rule for Implementing Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, July 16, 1986
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• Memorandum to Regions, Memorandum of Agreement Between the Corps of Engineers and Federal Environmental Resource Agencies, June 10, 1986

For additional information, including the latest memoranda, visit FHWA's Ecosystem Management website at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/endg_eco.htm. Also visit the Fish & Wildlife Service's website for links to regulations, federal regulation notices, and more at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/.