The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is the primary law in the United States for protecting and conserving imperiled species, designed to prevent extinction as a consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation. Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973, it consists of 18 sections and is jointly administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Written by a team of lawyers and scientists including Russell E. Train, it passed with little opposition, and the Supreme Court has described it as the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of endangered species enacted by any nation. The act has been amended four times, in 1978, 1982, 1988 and 2004.
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Enacted Year Enacted Date Jurisdiction Official CitationPublic Law 93-205; 87 Stat. 884; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 1 Legal StatusIn force, amended in 1978, 1982, 1988 and 2004; multiple further amendment bills have been proposed in Congress. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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