20 pages.
Includes bibliographical references and biographical information for Federico Cheever and Murray D. Feldman.
Contents:
Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Greater Oregon / Federico Cheever -- The Sweet Home decision and private property issues / Murray D. Feldman -- Memorandum of Agreement between the State of Colorado and the Department of the Interior concerning programs to manage Colorado\u27s declining native species
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon,115 S.Ct. 2407 (1995), held that the Department of the Interior reasonably construed Congress\u27 intent when it included habitat modification that injures protected wildlife within the definition of harm prohibited by the Endangered Species Act. Speakers include Professor Federico Cheever, University of Denver College of Law; Paul Seby, attorney with the Mountain States Legal Foundation; and Paul Gertler, Assistant Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Center Director Betsy Rieke will moderate