[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[H.R. 4308 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 394

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4308

                          [Report No. 103-717]

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                                 A BILL

  To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to authorize 
appropriations for allocations under that Act for wetlands conservation 
                               projects.

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                           September 12, 1994

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                 Union Calendar No. 394
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4308

                          [Report No. 103-717]

  To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to authorize 
appropriations for allocations under that Act for wetlands conservation 
                               projects.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 1994

  Mr. Dingell (for himself, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Studds, and Mr. Fields of 
    Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

                           September 12, 1994

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to authorize 
appropriations for allocations under that Act for wetlands conservation 
                               projects.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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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) by 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''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to authorize 
        appropriations to assist in carrying out the North American 
        Wetlands Conservation Act for fiscal years 1995 through 1998, 
        and for other purposes.''.