[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4308 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 615
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4308
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AN ACT
To authorize appropriations to assist in carrying out the North
American Wetlands Conservation Act for fiscal years 1995 through 1998,
and for other purposes.
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September 21 (legislative day, September 12), 1994
Read twice and placed on the calendar
Calendar No. 615
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4308
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 19 (legislative day, September 12), 1994
Received
September 21 (legislative day, September 12), 1994
Read twice and placed on the calendar
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AN ACT
To authorize appropriations to assist in carrying out the North
American Wetlands Conservation Act for fiscal years 1995 through 1998,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North American Wetlands Conservation
Act Amendments of 1994''.
SEC. 2. MATCHING, REPORTING, AND REVISING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Matching Requirement.--Section 8(b) of the North American
Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4407(b)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence: ``In the case of a project carried
out in Mexico, the non-Federal share of the United States contribution
to the costs of the project may include cash contributions from non-
United States sources that are used to pay costs of the project.''.
(b) Report to Congress.--Section 10(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C.
4409(a)(1)) is amended in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon, in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and inserting
``; and'', and by adding at the end the following:
``(D) wetlands conservation projects funded under
this Act, listed and identified by type, conservation
mechanism (such as acquisition, easement, or lease),
location, and duration.''.
(c) Revisions to Plan.--Section 11 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 4410) is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``1991'' and inserting ``1998'';
and
(B) by inserting ``and Mexico'' after ``Canada'';
and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS IN WETLANDS CONSERVATION.
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 19. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS IN WETLANDS CONSERVATION.
``Not later than January 31, 1996, the Secretary, in cooperation
with the Council, to further the purposes of the Act shall--
``(1) develop and implement a strategy to assist in the
implementation of this Act in conserving the full complement of
North American wetlands systems and species dependent on those
systems, that incorporates information existing on the date of
the issuance of the strategy in final form on types of wetlands
habitats and species dependent on the habitats; and
``(2) develop and implement procedures to monitor and
evaluate the effectiveness of wetlands conservation projects
completed under this Act.''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALLOCATIONS UNDER NORTH
AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT.
Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking ``$15,000,000'' and all that
follows through the end of the sentence and inserting the following:
``$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 and $30,000,000
for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998.''.
SEC. 5. CONSERVATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS.
Section 306(c) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3955(c)) is amended by inserting ``in
coastal wetlands ecosystems'' after ``wetlands conservation projects''.
SEC. 6. WILDLIFE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
The Partnerships For Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 3741 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 7103(3) (16 U.S.C. 3742(3)) by inserting
``the States and of'' after ``under the leadership of'';
(2) in section 7104 (16 U.S.C. 3743)--
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) The term `designated State agency' means the
government agency, department, or division of any State that is
empowered under the laws of the State to exercise the functions
ordinarily exercised by a State fish and wildlife agency.'';
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking ``section 5(f)''
and inserting ``section 7105(g)'';
(C) in paragraph (8)(A) by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(D) in paragraph (8)(C) by--
(i) striking ``section 3(5)'' and inserting
``section 3(6)''; and
(ii) striking ``(16 U.S.C. 1362(5))'' and
inserting ``(16 U.S.C. 1362(6))'';
(3) in section 7104 (16 U.S.C. 3743) by--
(A) redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9);
and
(B) inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) The term `State' means any of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the United
States Virgin Islands, or American Samoa.'';
(4) in section 7105(d) (16 U.S.C. 3744(d))--
(A) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (5);
(5) in section 7105 (16 U.S.C. 3744) by amending subsection
(e) to read as follows:
``(e) Non-Federal Share of Projects.--
``(1) State share.--Of the total cost each fiscal year of
each project carried out with amounts provided by the Secretary
under subsection (a), at least \1/3\ shall be paid with amounts
from State, non-Federal sources, except that if designated
State agencies from 2 or more States cooperate in implementing
such a project at least 30 percent shall be paid with amounts
from such State, non-Federal sources. Payments required by this
paragraph may not be in the form of an in-kind contribution.
``(2) Private share.--Of the total cost each fiscal year of
each project carried out with amounts provided by the Secretary
under subsection (a), at least \1/3\ shall be paid with amounts
from voluntary contributions by private entities or persons,
except that if designated State agencies from 2 or more States
cooperate in implementing such a project, at least 30 percent
shall be paid from such sources. Subject to the approval of the
Secretary, such contributions for a project may be in the form
of, but are not required to be limited to, private cash
donations, and the contribution of materials, equipment, or
services necessary for the project.'';
(6) in section 7105(g) (16 U.S.C. 3744(g))--
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) The Secretary shall deposit into the Fund amounts
appropriated to the Secretary for deposit to the Fund, of which not
more than 4 percent shall be available to the Secretary to defray the
costs of administering this chapter and evaluating wildlife
conservation and appreciation projects.''; and
(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and
(7) in section 7105(h) (16 U.S.C. 3744(h))--
(A) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998'';
and
(B) by striking ``to match the amount of
contributions made to the Fund by the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation''.
Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.