§ 5410 -   Location confidential

§ 5410. Location confidential

All information regarding the location of endangered species sites shall be kept confidential in perpetuity except that the secretary shall disclose this information to the owner of land upon which the species has been located, or to a potential buyer who has a bona fide contract to buy the land and applies to the secretary for disclosure of endangered species information, and to qualified individuals or organizations, public agencies and nonprofit organizations for scientific research or for preservation and planning purposes when the secretary determines that the preservation of the species is not further endangered by the disclosure. (Added 1995, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)