Biden administration to propose revocation of Trump bird rule

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BY RACHEL FRAZIN - 03/08/21 10:34 AM EST 125

The Biden administration will propose a new rule taking aim at its predecessor's rollback of protections for migratory birds, an Interior Department spokesperson said Monday.

After a one-month delay, the Trump administration rule, which removed penalties for companies that accidentally or incidentally kill migratory birds, went into effect Monday.

“In the coming days, Interior will issue a proposed rule to revoke the corresponding rule that is going into effect today,” the Interior spokesperson said in a statement.

The spokesperson also said that it was rescinding a Trump-era legal opinion backing up its interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), which argued that the law did not apply to accidental or incidental harm to birds.

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https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/542089-biden-administration-to-propose-revocation-of-trump-bird-rule-in

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