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[S. 476 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 476

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                                 AN ACT

  To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
                           Establishment Act.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 476

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
                           Establishment Act.

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

     TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 
                           ESTABLISHMENT ACT

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Improvement Act of 1994''.

SEC. 102. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS WITH NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 2(b)(1) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' after ``the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service''.

SEC. 103. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FOUNDATION.

    (a) Consultations Regarding Appointments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3(b) of the National Fish and 
        Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(b)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
        Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Under 
        Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere before 
        appointing any Director of the Board.''.
            (2) Application.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
        apply to appointments of Directors of the Board of Directors of 
        the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation made after the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Expansion of Board.--Section 3(a) of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``nine'' and inserting ``15''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``three'' and inserting 
        ``4''.
    (c) Initial Terms.--Of the Directors on the Board of Directors of 
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation first appointed pursuant to 
the amendment made by subsection (b)(1), notwithstanding the second 
sentence of section 3(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(b))--
            (1) 2 shall be appointed to a term of 2 years;
            (2) 2 shall be appointed to a term of 4 years; and
            (3) 2 shall be appointed to a term of 6 years;
as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time of 
appointment.
    (d) Completion of Appointments.--Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
appoint the additional members of the Board of Directors of the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation referred to in subsection (c).
    (e) Authority of Board Not Affected.--The authority of the Board of 
Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to take any 
action otherwise authorized by law shall not be affected by reason of 
the Secretary of the Interior not having completed the appointment of 
Directors of the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (b)(1).

SEC. 104. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 
              ESTABLISHMENT ACT.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``not to exceed 
        $15,000,000'' and all that follows through the end of the 
        sentence and inserting ``$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Additional Authorization.--The amounts authorized to be 
appropriated under this section are in addition to any amounts provided 
or available to the Foundation under any other Federal law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--Section 10(b)(1) of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(b)(1)) is amended 
by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3),'' and inserting ``paragraph 
(2),''.

SEC. 105. CONVEYANCE OF SENECAVILLE NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law and not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the State of Ohio 
without reimbursement all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the property known as the Senecaville National Fish 
Hatchery, located in Senecaville, Ohio, including--
            (1) all easements and water rights relating to that 
        property; and
            (2) all land, improvements, and related personal property 
        comprising that hatchery.
    (b) Use of Property.--All property and interests conveyed under 
this section shall be used by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources 
for the Ohio fishery resources management program.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--All right, title, and interest in and 
to all property and interests conveyed under this section shall revert 
to the United States on any date on which any of the property or 
interests are used other than for the Ohio fishery resources management 
program.

              TITLE II--BROWNSVILLE WETLANDS POLICY CENTER

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Brownsville Wetlands Policy Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF WETLANDS POLICY CENTER AT THE PORT OF 
              BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.

    (a) Establishment of Center.--For purposes of utilizing grants made 
by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, there may be 
established in accordance with this title, on property owned or held in 
trust by the Brownsville Navigation District at the Port of 
Brownsville, Texas, a wetlands policy center which shall be known as 
the ``Brownsville Wetlands Policy Center at the Port of Brownsville, 
Texas'' (referred to in this title as the ``Center''). The Center shall 
be operated and maintained by the Port of Brownsville with programs to 
be administered by the University of Texas at Brownsville.
    (b) Mission of the Center.--The primary mission of the Center shall 
be to utilize the unique wetlands property at the Port of Brownsville 
and adjacent waters of South Texas to focus on wetland matters for the 
purposes of protecting, restoring, and maintaining the Lagoon 
Ecosystems of the Western Gulf of Mexico Region.
    (c) Board of Directors.--The Center shall be governed by a Board of 
Directors to oversee the management and financial affairs of the 
Center. The Board of Directors shall be cochaired by the Port of 
Brownsville, the University of Texas at Brownsville, and the designee 
of the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, and shall include as 
members other representatives considered appropriate by those cochairs.
    (d) Oversight of the Center.--
            (1) Annual report.--The Board of Directors of the Center 
        shall prepare an annual report and submit the report through 
        the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
        Congress.
            (2) Contents.--Annual reports under this subsection shall 
        cover the programs, projects, activities, and accomplishments 
        of the Center. The reports shall include a review of the budget 
        of the Center, including all sources of funding received to 
        carry out Center operations.
            (3) Availability of information.--The Board of Directors of 
        the Center shall make available all pertinent information and 
        records to allow preparation of annual reports under this 
        subsection.
            (4) General accounting office.--The Comptroller General of 
        the United States shall periodically submit to Congress reports 
        on the operations of the Center.

SEC. 203. GRANTS.

    The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, make grants to the 
Center for use for carrying out activities of the Center.

SEC. 204. LEASE.

    The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, may enter into a long-
term lease with the Port of Brownsville for use by the Center of 
wetlands property owned by the Port of Brownsville. Terms of the lease 
shall be negotiated, and the lease shall be signed by both parties, 
prior to the disposal of any Federal funds pursuant to this title. The 
lease shall include a provision authorizing the Director to terminate 
the lease at any time.

SEC. 205. OTHER REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--As conditions of receiving assistance under this 
title--
            (1) the University of Texas at Brownsville shall make 
        available to the Center for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 
        1997--
                    (A) administrative office space;
                    (B) classroom space; and
                    (C) other in-kind contributions for the Center, 
                including overhead and personnel; and
            (2) the Port of Brownsville shall make available up to 
        7,000 acres of Port Property for the programs, projects, and 
        activities of the Center.
    (b) Annual Report.--The Board of Directors of the Center shall 
include in the annual report of the Board under section 202(d) a 
statement of whether the conditions referred to in subsection (a) have 
been met.

SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $4,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1995, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 1997, for making grants to the Center 
under section 203, including for use for the establishment, operation, 
maintenance, and management of the Center.

SEC. 207. RELATIONSHIP OF CENTER WITH THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
              STUDIES AND SERVICES, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

    None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this title may be used 
to relocate any of the administrative operations of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service from the Center for Environmental Studies and 
Services Building on the campus of Corpus Christi State University, to 
the Brownsville Wetlands Policy Center at the Port of Brownsville, 
Texas, established pursuant to this title.

            Passed the Senate March 8 (legislative day, February 22), 
      1994.

            Attest:






                                                             Secretary.

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