H.R. 587 — To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act.

H.R. 587 — To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act. | JustPolicyThe main purpose of this legislation is to remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. This means that the lesser prairie-chicken will no longer be protected by this law, which was designed to prevent the extinction of vulnerable species. Key provisions of the legislation include the official removal of the lesser prairie-chicken from the threatened and endangered species lists.