116 HR 7408 RH: America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-12-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 754118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7408[Report No. 118–922, Part I]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 20, 2024Mr. Westerman (for himself, Mr. Bentz, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Carl, Mr. Lamborn, Ms. Boebert, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Newhouse, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Moylan, Mrs. González-Colón, Ms. Maloy, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. Wittman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedDecember 18, 2024Additional sponsors: Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Tony Gonzales of TexasDecember 18, 2024Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicDecember 18, 2024Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 20, 2024A BILLTo amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes.

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Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act.(b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Statement of purpose.Sec. 3. GAO study.Title I—Wildlife Conservation and RestorationSec. 101. Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount.Sec. 102. Technical amendments.Sec. 103. Savings clause.Title II—Tribal Wildlife Conservation and RestorationSec. 201. Indian Tribes.Title III—Conservation and Management for Wildlife RefugesSec. 301. Definitions.Sec. 302. Good neighbor authority for United States Fish and Wildlife Service.Sec. 303. Stewardship end result contracting projects.Sec. 304. Technical amendments.Title IV—Incentivizing Wildlife Conservation on Private LandsSec. 401. Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances.Sec. 402. Designation of critical habitat.Sec. 403. Availability of certain information.Title V—Forest Information ReformSec. 501. No additional consultation required.Title VI—Providing for Greater Incentives to Recover Listed SpeciesSec. 601. Protective regulations under Endangered Species Act of 1973.Title VII—Rescissions and repealsSec. 701. Rescission of funds.Sec. 702. Repeal of certain programs.

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Statement of purpose

The purpose of this Act is to extend financial and technical assistance to States, territories, the District of Columbia, and Indian Tribes, including under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), for the purpose of restoring habitat on State, Tribal, Federal, and private lands—(1)to recover species currently listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or under State law; and(2)to prevent the need to list species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or under State law.

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GAO study

Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to examine the progress of States, territories, the District of Columbia, and Indian Tribes toward achieving the purpose described in section 2.

December 18, 2024Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendmentDecember 18, 2024Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed