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.

Summary

Removes the lesser prairie-chicken from the Endangered Species Act lists and prevents the Secretary of the Interior from ever designating that bird as threatened or endangered under the ESA again. The change eliminates federal listing protections and any future federal relisting for this species.

• Removes the lesser prairie-chicken from ESA endangered and threatened species lists.
• Statutorily bars the Secretary of the Interior from relisting the lesser prairie-chicken under the ESA.
• Ends federal ESA protections tied to listing for this species, including Section 7 consultations and Section 9 take prohibitions.
• Does not create replacement conservation programs, funding, or state obligations.
• Applies to all distinct population segments of the lesser prairie-chicken.
• The change is permanent unless Congress amends the statute again.
• May shift responsibility and decision-making about the species to state, tribal, or private actors.
• No effective date or funding details are specified in the provided text.