S. 171 — A bill to remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes.

S. 171 — A bill to remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes. | JustPolicyThe 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. The bill aims to amend the Act so that the lesser prairie-chicken is no longer protected under its provisions. Key provisions of the bill include the official delisting of the lesser prairie-chicken, which means that this bird will no longer be considered at risk of extinction or threatened.