Endangered Species Act Biennial Report to Congress (Oct 1996-Sept 1998)
July 01, 1998
Published Date: 1998
The ESA amendments of 1988 added a requirement that the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior report to congress every 2 years on the status of efforts to develop and implement recovery plans, and on the status of all species for which recovery plans have been developed (section 4(f)(3)).