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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

10,000 Birds

From 2010-2018, FWS opened about 60 enforcement actions per year, mostly relating to the electric distribution and transmission (30 actions/year) and oil and gas (15 actions/year) industries. The Obama Administration adopted this interpretation in a memo. However, the EIS did not attempt to actually quantify any these factors.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

10,000 Birds

From 2010-2018, FWS opened about 60 enforcement actions per year, mostly relating to the electric distribution and transmission (30 actions/year) and oil and gas (15 actions/year) industries. The Obama Administration formally adopted the strict liability interpretation in a memo. This was widely seen as a favor to the energy industry.

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