952                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 430

LIST OF FISH AND WILDLIFE WHICH HE DEEMS TO BE
THREATENED WITH STATE-WIDE EXTINCTION IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (C) (5), GIVING THEIR
COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES BY SPECIES AND SUB-
SPECIES. SAID ORDER SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE FORTY-
FIVE DAYS AFTER IT IS ISSUED DURING WHICH PERIOD
PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE SOLICITED AND RECEIVED.
THE SECRETARY MAY HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, IF HE
DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE. THE SECRETARY MAY THERE-
AFTER AMEND SUCH ORDER PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF TO REMOVE ONLY SUCH FISH AND WILD-
LIFE WHICH HE MAY DETERMINE ARE NOT THREATENED
WITH STATE-WIDE EXTINCTION, AS DEFINED IN PARA-
GRAPH (C) (5).

(3)   THE SECRETARY MAY, AT ANY SUBSEQUENT TIME,
UPON HIS OWN MOTION OR UPON THE PETITION OF
THREE INTERESTED PERSONS, CONDUCT A DEPARTMEN-
TAL REVIEW OF ANY FISH AND WILDLIFE ON THE STATE-
WIDE LIST, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSONS PRESENT
SUBSTANTIAL SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO WARRANT SUCH
A REVIEW, AND HE MAY BY ORDER AMEND THE STATE'S
LIST ACCORDINGLY. THIS ORDER SHALL BE EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY UPON ISSUANCE. THE SECRETARY SHALL
CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE STATE'S ENDANGERED SPE-
CIES LIST BIENNIALLY HEREAFTER AND SUBMIT TO THE
GOVERNOR A SUMMARY REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC
DATA USED TO SUPPORT ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE
STATE'S ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST DURING THAT BI-
ENNIUM.

(4)   THE SECRETARY MAY REMOVE ANY FISH AND
WILDLIFE FROM THE STATE'S ENDANGERED SPECIES
LIST WHICH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FEDERAL
LISTS, PROVIDED HE DETERMINES THAT THE SAME FISH
AND WILDLIFE ARE NO LONGER THREATENED WITH
STATE-WIDE EXTINCTION.

(5)   THE SECRETARY SHALL INVENTORY AND INVESTI-
GATE THE STATUS OF ALL FISH AND WILDLIFE WHICH
ARE FOUND IN THIS STATE TO DETERMINE WHETHER
THEY ARE THREATENED WITH STATE-WIDE EXTINCTION.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT, FISH AND WILDLIFE
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE "THREATENED WITH STATE-
WIDE EXTINCTION" WHENEVER THE SECRETARY DETER-
MINES, BASED UPON THE BEST SCIENTIFIC AND COMMER-
CIAL DATA AVAILABLE TO HIM, (AND AFTER CONSULTA-
TION WITH OTHER STATE GAME DIRECTORS, FEDERAL
AGENCIES, AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS AND OR-
GANIZATIONS, THAT THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF
SUCH FISH AND WILDLIFE IS ENDANGERED IN THIS
STATE DUE TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: (I)
THE DESTRUCTION, DRASTIC MODIFICATION, OR SEVERE
CURTAILMENT OF ITS HABITAT, OR (II) ITS OVERUTILI-
ZATION FOR COMMERCIAL OR SPORTING PURPOSES, OR

(III)  THE EFFECT ON IT OF DISEASE OR PREDATION, OR

(IV)   OTHER NATURAL OR MAN-MADE FACTORS AFFECT-
ING ITS CONTINUED EXISTENCE.