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The document provides information about endangered species recovery plans under the US Endangered Species Act of 1973. It states that recovery plans are developed by the Interior and Commerce Secretaries to promote conservation of threatened and endangered species. The plans specify research and management actions needed to support recovery but do not commit funds themselves. They inform funding priorities and local/state conservation efforts. As of 2009 there were over 1,100 recovery plans in the US.
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20 Years under the Washington County Habitat Conservation Plan
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