(1) The Committee may make a recommendation to the Secretary to make a critical habitat determination.
(2) The Secretary must consider a recommendation of the Committee under subsection (1) and decide whether or not to propose to make a critical habitat determination.
(3) The Secretary must give reasons to the Committee for a decision to propose or not propose to make a critical habitat determination.
(4) The Secretary must publish the decision and the reasons for it on the Internet.
S. 20B inserted by No. 28/2019 s. 15.