---
title: "Map the endangered-species consultation for a federal action"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/map-biodiversity-and-nature-conservation-approvals-required-for-the-prop/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A12-T1-R9-US"
practice_area: "Planning & Environment"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Map the endangered-species consultation for a federal action

> Record whether the papers already name a listed species or critical habitat, and whether they already record a consultation. Do not find that the action will or will not jeopardise a species.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/map-biodiversity-and-nature-conservation-approvals-required-for-the-prop/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Planning & Environment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record whether the papers already name a listed species or critical habitat, and whether they already record a consultation. Do not find that the action will or will not jeopardise a species. |
| What the lawyer must review | 16 USC section 1536(a)(2) requires each federal agency to consult and to insure that any action it authorises, funds, or carries out is not likely to jeopardise the continued existence of a listed species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat. The map records what the file already says. You decide whether consultation is required and whether it is finished. A state biodiversity approval is a different statute and was not opened. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Map biodiversity and nature-conservation approvals required for the proposal](https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/map-biodiversity-and-nature-conservation-approvals-required-for-the-prop.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record whether the papers already name a listed species or critical habitat, and whether they already record a consultation. Do not find that the action will or will not jeopardise a species.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 1536 is a federal-agency duty. It is not a permit the applicant issues to itself.
- The listing of a species is not established by this map. Open the current list before you name one.

## Sources

- [16 USC section 1536 (interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/1536) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [42 USC section 4332 (National Environmental Policy Act, detailed statement)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/4332) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*