Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act directs NOAA Fisheries to develop and implement recovery plans for threatened and endangered species unless a plan would not promote conservation of the species.
Notes on verification
Directly confirmed by NOAA Fisheries statutory language and corroborated by Federal Register notices, USFWS, and Wikipedia describing the same provision. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.539 clusters=2 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- Recovery of Species Under the Endangered Species Act (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://www.fws.gov/project/recovery-planning-3-part-recovery-planning-framework (corroboration)
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/21/E9-1118/endangered-and-threatened-species-recovery-plan (corroboration)