II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 272 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2007 Mr. Coleman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend Public Law 87–383 to reauthorize appropriations to promote the conservation of migratory waterfowl and to offset or prevent the serious loss of important wetland and other waterfowl habitat essential to the preservation of migratory waterfowl, and for other purposes.

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Authorization of funds for conservation of migratory waterfowl and habitat

The first section of Public Law 87–383 (16 U.S.C. 715k–3) is amended— (1)by striking That in and inserting the following:

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Authorization of funds for conservation of migratory waterfowl habitat

(a)

In general

In

; (2)by striking for the period and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting $400,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2017.; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (b)

Advance to Migratory Bird Conservation Fund

Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be treated as an advance, without interest, to the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. (c)

Repayment to Treasury

(1)

In general

Effective beginning July 1, 2008, funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be repaid to the Treasury out of the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. (2)

Amounts

Repayment under this subsection shall be made in annual amounts that are equal to the funds accruing annually to the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund that are attributable to the portion of the price of migratory bird hunting stamps sold that year that is in excess of $15 per stamp. .

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Sense of Congress regarding the use of certain funds

It is the sense of Congress that— (1)the funds provided pursuant to the amendments made by this Act— (A)should be used for preserving and increasing waterfowl populations in accordance with the goals and objectives of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan; and (B)to that end, should be used to supplement and not replace current conservation funding, including funding for other Federal and State habitat conservation programs; and (2)this Act and the amendments made by this Act should be implemented in a manner that helps private landowners achieve long-term land use objectives in a manner that enhances the conservation of wetland and wildlife habitat.