1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life Act of 2019 or the LOCAL Act of 2019 . 2. Conservation agreements as regulatory mechanisms Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Treatment (A) In general A conservation agreement (including any agreement described in subparagraph (B)) entered into or endorsed by the Secretary shall be considered to be a regulation for purposes of determining whether to include a species on the list of threatened species or endangered species pursuant to this section. (B) Description of agreements An agreement referred to in subparagraph (A) includes— (i) a voluntary wildlife conservation agreement under paragraph (3); (ii) a candidate conservation agreement with assurances under paragraph (4); (iii) a candidate conservation agreement; or (iv) a plan that— (I) relates to the conservation of a species; (II) affects the viability of the species; and (III) is implemented, or proposed to be implemented, by— (aa) a State; (bb) 2 or more States; (cc) a unit of local government; or (dd) 2 or more units of local government. . 3. Voluntary wildlife conservation agreements Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(f) ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Voluntary wildlife conservation agreements (A) Establishment The Secretary shall establish procedures for developing and entering into voluntary wildlife conservation agreements, including by establishing conservation goals and other criteria for the agreements, with 1 or more entities, including— (i) a State, Tribal, or local government; (ii) a private landowner; (iii) a lessee; (iv) a private third-party conservation organization