re: #680 DrNaughty

I’m certain the farmers that are going bankrupt in the central valley of California beause they can’t irrigate their land agree with you

As a result of the Endangered Species Act signed into law by Richard M. Nixon (R) in 1973.

Amendments were added with the first considering economic impacts in 1978 and one that reversed that in 1982:

1978 - Critical habitat was required to be designated concurrently with listing a species, when prudent, and economic and other impacts of designation were required to be considered in deciding on boundaries [section 4].

1982 - Determinations of the status of species were required to be made solely on the basis of biological and trade information, without consideration of possible economic or other effects [section 4].

Take note of the years of these amendments and consider who signed them into law.