To provide that compliance with a certain biological opinion is deemed to be compliance with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for purposes of a certain agency action, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9017 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9017 To provide that compliance with a certain biological opinion is deemed to be compliance with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for purposes of a certain agency action, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2026 Mr. Donalds (for himself, Mr. Mast, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Haridopolos, and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide that compliance with a certain biological opinion is deemed to be compliance with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for purposes of a certain agency action, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Florida Water Independence Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE WITH BIOLOGICAL OPINION RELATED TO DREDGE AND FILL PERMITTING PROGRAM. (a) In General.--For purposes of the Agency Action-- (1) the Biological Opinion is deemed to be compliant with, and compliance with the Biological Opinion is deemed to be compliance with, the requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and (2) no additional consultation under section 7(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)) is required. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Agency action.--The term ``Agency Action''-- (A) means the approval by the Administrator