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The conservation plan was mandated by a law that enacted last year after the California Fish and Game Commission deadlocked on whether to declare the species threatened.

The list is then sent to the state government which issues a legally mandated notification.

Any effort to slash the federal government and its 2.3 million civilian workers will likely face resistance in Congress, lawsuits from activist groups and delays mandated by federal rules.

She said the government would introduce "the first legally mandated" tax on the betting industry to fund gambling addiction treatment.

To really be effective, the treaty must be globally mandated with obligations that need to be nationally implemented with compliance mechanisms.