Public Law 118–51: To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.Public Law51Public Law 118–51138 Stat. 10052024-04-242024-04-24United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02118publicPUBLIC LAW 118–51—APR. 24, 2024138 STAT. 1005Public Law118–51118th CongressAn ActTo amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
Apr. 24, 2024
[H.R. 4389]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023.
SECTION 1.
16 USC 6101 note.
SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023”.SEC. 2. NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.(a) Federal Share.—Section 5(e)(1) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6104(e)(1)) is amended by striking “25 percent” and inserting “33.3 percent”.(b) Cooperation.—Section 7 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6106) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(c) Report to Congress.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the implementation of subsection (b) by the Secretary, which shall include, if applicable, a description of the composition of the advisory group convened under paragraph (1) of that subsection.”.(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 10(a) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6109(a)) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2028”.(d) Technical Corrections.—(1) Definitions.—Section 4 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6103) is amended—(A) by striking paragraph (1); and(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively.138 STAT. 1006(2) Cooperation.—Section 7(b)(1) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6106(b)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by adding a period at the end.ApprovedApril 24, 2024.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4389:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 118–439 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
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