1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Sportsmen’s Act of
2012
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—Hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting
Subtitle A—Hunting and recreational shooting
Sec. 101. Making public land public.
Sec. 102. Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken
in sport hunts in Canada.
Sec. 103. Transporting bows through National Parks.
Subtitle B—Target practice and marksmanship training
support
Sec. 111. Target practice and marksmanship
training.
Sec. 112. Findings; purpose.
Sec. 113. Definition of public target range.
Sec. 114. Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration
Act.
Sec. 115. Sense of Congress regarding cooperation.
Subtitle C—Fishing
Sec. 121. Modification of definition of toxic substance to
exclude sport fishing equipment.
Sec. 122. Prohibition on sale of
billfish.
Sec. 123. Report on artificial reefs in the Gulf of
Mexico.
TITLE II—National Fish Habitat
Subtitle A—National Fish Habitat
Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. National Fish Habitat Board.
Sec. 203. Fish habitat partnerships.
Sec. 204. Fish habitat conservation projects.
Sec. 205. National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership
Office.
Sec. 206. Technical and scientific assistance.
Sec. 207. Conservation of aquatic habitat for fish and other
aquatic organisms on Federal land.
Sec. 208. Coordination with States and Indian
tribes.
Sec. 209. Accountability and reporting.
Sec. 210. Regulations.
Sec. 211. Effect of subtitle.
Sec. 212. Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee
Act.
Sec. 213. Funding.
Subtitle B—Duck stamps
Sec. 221. Findings.
Sec. 222. Cost of stamps.
Sec. 223. Waivers.
Sec. 224. Permanent electronic duck stamps.
Subtitle C—Joint ventures to protect migratory bird
populations
Sec. 231. Purposes.
Sec. 232. Definitions.
Sec. 233. Joint Ventures Program.
Sec. 234. Administration.
Sec. 235. Grants and other assistance.
Sec. 236. Reporting.
Sec. 237. Relationship to other authorities.
Sec. 238. Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Subtitle D—Reauthorizations
Sec. 241. North American Wetlands Conservation Act.
Sec. 242. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act.
Sec. 243. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
reauthorization.
Sec. 244. Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal
Stamp.
Sec. 245. Multinational species conservation funds
reauthorizations.
Sec. 246. Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Act.
Sec. 247. Federal Land Transaction Facilitation
Act.
Sec. 248. Nutria eradication
and control.
<enum>I</enum><header>Hunting, fishing,
and recreational shooting</header>
<subtitle id="id12F8256950DA403AA360281B6BE0ECA5"><enum>A</enum><header>Hunting and
recreational shooting</header>
<section id="idA0AAB86A8B5A4985AC7D9F5D27D0FE38"><enum>101.</enum><header>Making public
land public</header>
<subsection id="idAD3D23F6B5184FBA983F4D15F4204C68"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id773734DF21284E15832F49A22EF08441"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Sec. 3.
Appropriations</header-in-text>.—Moneys</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0A96ABF964B4D7383841C136BB812D5" style="OLC">
<section id="idA237BDDD46E34C1383083348C5629497"><enum>3.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="id75D7828C6780429887393DF390E33C5D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Amounts</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5926BA4B6A3A41E79448252CC93BCB9B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7BE427FDC0F433FACC5FDDC025A8CA9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id2F4D0AF11C1942F78F819DF0755E60B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority
list</header>
<paragraph id="idFBC568B88AB54A0A8034E20FB3CD7437"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations and
notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that, of the amounts made
available for the fund for each fiscal year, not less than 1.5 percent of the
amounts shall be made available for projects identified on the priority list
developed under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7838f6a1ce0542a6a4b10d417eef8e85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority
list</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture, in consultation with the head of each affected Federal agency,
shall annually develop a priority list for the sites under the jurisdiction of
the applicable Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB9CAF5777E10415DBC948F2C9225B6DA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>Projects
identified on the priority list developed under paragraph (2) shall secure
recreational public access to Federal public land in existence as of the date
of enactment of this subsection that has significantly restricted access for
hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes through rights-of-way or
acquisition of land (or any interest in land) from willing
sellers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC72F3C2FAFD64030BAF341B65AFFD2A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id43DB130A58CD421488B029E3733C8794"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act</header><text>The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–4 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE65656F99C704200995E5A33E90A054C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the proviso at
the end of section 2(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–5(c)(2)), by
striking <quote>notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of this
Act</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85124B9949F84DC5A3AC8D8FC9525C14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of section 9 (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–10a), by striking
<quote>by section 3 of this Act</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43B6A6209DBF4015BE3DD2682DFCAAF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the third
sentence of section 10 (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–10b), by striking
<quote>by section 3 of this Act</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8361F01E8C654A488A0A59A0A9564738"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal Land
Transaction Facilitation Act</header><text>Section 206(f)(2) of the Federal
Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(f)(2)) is amended by striking
<quote>section 3 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (16 U.S.C.
460<italic>l</italic>–6)</quote> and inserting <quote>the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–4 et
seq.)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id79E29394349445FFB2124EA250EDE641"><enum>102.</enum><header>Permits for
importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(c)(5) of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9BFF8438C234C62A0D53194745CF02B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H11A0F68C33F743A79572111CA4F23BBA" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBB98704359EE4A19B4D038D0C6AF814E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall,
expeditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30-day period under
subsection (d)(2), issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part
(other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in
Canada to any person who submits, with the permit application, proof that the
polar bear—</text>
<subclause id="H49D3B898638F46A6B4631596D7FA016B" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was legally harvested by the person before
February 18, 1997; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4B0BF8CFB739464495DD8BEFF454F667" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was legally harvested by the person before
May 15, 2008, from a polar bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy
could be imported before that date in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title
50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE9518123C7D241E5897519554FF4E223" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue permits under
clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) and (C)(ii) of this
paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and sections 101 and 102.</text>
</clause><clause id="H0385BD6AE4354EEAA2FC3B8C0F3D69C8" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue permits under
clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph,
subsection (d)(3), and sections 101 and
102.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idc207c97b9dab45d1953a6cf7f4fcb47b"><enum>103.</enum><header>Transporting
bows through National Parks</header>
<subsection id="id74d4fdfe533b4763ad040e97852abd91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id31931ee096de42fb87eef5689915ad8f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>bowhunters are
known worldwide as among the most skilled, ethical, and conservation-minded of
all hunters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id61c9e9f0387a44fb9e5c00ac337866d9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>bowhunting
organizations at the Federal, State, and local level contribute significant
financial and human resources to wildlife conservation and youth education
programs throughout the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id82e940c97b0d4d2e95e65366a79b0a74"><enum>(3)</enum><text>bowhunting
contributes $38,000,000,000 each year to the economy of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id38B8662937F1400EBA9038D1DCC32CF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Possession of
bows in units of national park system or national wildlife refuge
system</header>
<paragraph id="id489310D769DA4E1781D2F2527440168C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior
shall permit individuals carrying bows and crossbows to traverse national park
land if the traverse is—</text>
<subparagraph id="id609CB2F88C5D4F88BDBF05D4F2887F6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the sole
purpose of hunting on adjacent public or private land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF9B45C2A9200478E9411000679D871A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the most direct
means of access to the adjacent land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida6b02b467ec04a219c87942d04d6d839"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use</header><text>Nothing
in this section authorizes the use of the bows or crossbows that are being
carried while on national park land.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id32280E32A6B34947AB4134ACF426A32E"><enum>B</enum><header>Target practice
and marksmanship training support</header>
<section id="id6609d28c4b3340309b4431325074ec73" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header>Target practice and
marksmanship training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This
subtitle may be cited as the <quote>Target Practice and Marksmanship Training
Support Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idd108463462224d83982f20a5aa8e6d6e"><enum>112.</enum><header>Findings;
purpose</header>
<subsection id="id00f1e4a97a544405ad0c0caf80e40313"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id302e348828cb40bd851def3e5d7bb699"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of
firearms and archery equipment for target practice and marksmanship training
activities on Federal land is allowed, except to the extent specific portions
of that land have been closed to those activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcd360c5af8bc4497bd2f8f8d0408420a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in recent years
preceding the date of enactment of this Act, portions of Federal land have been
closed to target practice and marksmanship training for many reasons;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id75cc4af317644641aab1aa2a62a9e64e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the availability
of public target ranges on non-Federal land has been declining for a variety of
reasons, including continued population growth and development near former
ranges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2003d1d46ec846a099caffc152430e92"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing
opportunities for target practice and marksmanship training at public target
ranges on Federal and non-Federal land can help—</text>
<subparagraph id="id33042ba400c240fb9c67b46b7047fc49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to promote
enjoyment of shooting, recreational, and hunting activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida9063c45e23444efa52889437f868b0c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to ensure safe
and convenient locations for those activities;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id517c2c2672c04f92a706d037c78c80a8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Federal law in
effect on the date of enactment of this Act, including the Pittman-Robertson
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), provides Federal support for
construction and expansion of public target ranges by making available to
States amounts that may be used for construction, operation, and maintenance of
public target ranges; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id21e3db68f23c44929b6b97889ee2a1ad"><enum>(6)</enum><text>it is in the
public interest to provide increased Federal support to facilitate the
construction or expansion of public target ranges.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3157c96bb933437a83cb16dfe9a3bcc9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this subtitle is to facilitate the construction and expansion of
public target ranges, including ranges on Federal land managed by the Forest
Service and the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idf826812ac03b4e26a8a2a8c0d62ff7ca"><enum>113.</enum><header>Definition of
public target range</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this
subtitle, the term <term>public target range</term> means a specific location
that—</text>
<paragraph id="idb88000445ec14d5c8643bc4ced743b99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is identified by
a governmental agency for recreational shooting;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id965990f87b994544ae7a64153adbccd1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is open to the
public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide12a09c309d04ed5a0aef8ab3c6ad286"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may be
supervised; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd5245969d7854d66b08485fee27d0d4c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may accommodate
archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun shooting.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id237807e0248a4900a5044a1938964c76"><enum>114.</enum><header>Amendments to
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act</header>
<subsection id="idd29037975d044205808338989e057512"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id452cd7d895bd454cbab08c5c4b625479"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0fd606c7c51649c39983e6087abe0db9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b1096c6dbbd43f89f4ca91748b667ff" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id2e647e32e4b5416f882b4872612be7ef"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>public target range</term> means a specific location that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id41c0c9bf88c54066b741ee303442fe15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is identified by
a governmental agency for recreational shooting;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4d0bda906234fc6ba88ac4188d7c4f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is open to the
public;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddbe7905ef28e41a4b3a24859255c9b0e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may be
supervised; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id915626ef3e444cf58f78ab9c05c0db0e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>may accommodate
archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun
shooting;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc94626faad4c471681b5b71e60fe3650"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expenditures
for management of wildlife areas and resources</header><text>Section 8(b) of
the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669g(b)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id21a13d6da3214273846ec2c49fb0cfd4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(b) Each State</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ec452bc8ec24ba48cc59069397b0a9b" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id20ea66619d0a49f593b0730ee5a9750f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expenditures
for management of wildlife areas and resources</header>
<paragraph id="id2b20b105f5bc4126aa37a0628bc0f316"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), each
State</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8cd0da3cdf8346ea8fdabba9be2bff52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so designated), by striking <quote>construction, operation,</quote> and
inserting <quote>operation</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id78a47b5c14e34f4db878483127aefdf3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>The non-Federal share</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4266d271b3e24438bbacf048b767642f" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ide97424cef16540a6bae4b81ef444903a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-federal
share</header><text>The non-Federal
share</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idace2ea6f5c0f40f2b721c45c8a96aeff"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the third
sentence, by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3ff16627b84480b9d4a58b11990733e" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id0415b1bc1bb042e3848af61a9d532708"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id479ffd60d3264a85a4b2f1cf7ad1de8b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3708e2b454b401f9d630acc46515e9b" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id51aae912d6094a2b95547f35efb3910c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding
the limitation described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up to 90 percent of
the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target
range.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc97a80557c11401fbf87314fdc08f67d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Firearm and bow
hunter education and safety program grants</header><text>Section 10 of the
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–1) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1921c43b02d44f65accd1ae5af9d9cee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd42490d1b3f4bafb6ad7896f26407fc" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id60098548a9904436bf972d5296a30395"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation of
additional amounts</header><text>Of the amount apportioned to a State for any
fiscal year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allocate not more than
10 percent, to be combined with the amount apportioned to the State under
paragraph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, expanding, or
constructing a public target
range.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0012a15d55b249788d75495c0378091e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a0aa4893c8b478980f205844cdabb57" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idc5c4a491704d42f9b202f34dd1aeff0a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header>
<paragraph id="idf9cdf77412974798ae120632e7fa71d9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal share of
the cost of any activity carried out using a grant under this section shall not
exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52088c598a144056b8bc079fe38031fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public target
range construction or expansion</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of
acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range in a State
on Federal or non-Federal land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall
not exceed 90 percent of the cost of the
activity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id99ba0f369af34a50ac14b73af6ae1660"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id37b1ea71cad343fa94c86b46a7976597"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Amounts made</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54edd94bc43c4d99ba9fe223fb4c2d1e" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id02b72e47aa0141c69462e8a2bc681176"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts
made</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ccfd685e6334d26a822794783470598"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id888f3f7cfb17443d8c1b54c7060fa728" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id68d1dbeae1464e58bb08a9e1fa569aae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Amounts
provided for acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a public target
range shall remain available for expenditure and obligation during the
5-fiscal-year period beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal year for which
the amounts are made
available.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idd95e9f2be4454fdba497428b84c7ab49"><enum>115.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding cooperation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that, consistent
with applicable laws (including regulations), the Chief of the Forest Service
and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management should cooperate with State
and local authorities and other entities to implement best practices for waste
management and removal and carry out other related activities on any Federal
land used as a public target range to encourage continued use of that land for
target practice or marksmanship training.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id070303E5B38A45779AA7576B1B99F471"><enum>C</enum><header>Fishing</header>
<section id="H165CACED0DC94BCE8ED372A67636CF63"><enum>121.</enum><header>Modification of
definition of toxic substance to exclude sport fishing equipment</header>
<subsection id="id12A919BC9DE94E808853E55C226FEDD1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(2)(B) of
the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3C6C5A565BA84706BC3A5F67EC82B179"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (v), by
striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting <quote>, or any component of any
such article including, without limitation, shot, bullets and other
projectiles, propellants, and primers,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D20E3BF19954EE2B9028209512B2C1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (vi) by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CA8D8B990FA4BB6804F9325BDCAB462"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (vi) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9387304F167348418A5614EE6D8D9984" style="OLC">
<clause id="H274A055D454B4BCF9475091C7D50EE54" indent="up2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>any sport fishing equipment (as such
term is defined in section 4162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
without regard to paragraphs (6) through (9) thereof) the sale of which is
subject to the tax imposed by section 4161(a) of such Code (determined without
regard to any exemptions from such tax as provided by section 4162 or 4221 or
any other provision of such Code), and sport fishing equipment
components.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4ad407c15cd14925863b0db5f4da5c40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relationship to
other law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section or any amendment made by this section affects or limits the application
of or obligation to comply with any other Federal, State or local law.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idE87719BA814A49B4A66338ECEB7936C7"><enum>122.</enum><header>Prohibition on
sale of billfish</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6324158F67504FE3A961533950D29AF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H54C889EF01BF44E48A59E5DF0F1FB2AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States
carefully regulates its domestic fisheries for billfish and participates in
international fishery management bodies in the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAE2CB8B2A1D49D68F114A2617A15339"><enum>(2)</enum><text>global billfish
populations have declined significantly because of overfishing primarily
through retention of bycatch by non-United States commercial fishing fleets;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72A3CC1E24DD44C49EE9A0EF879F9114"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ending the
importation of foreign-caught billfish for sale in the United States aligns
with United States management measures relating to billfish and protects the
significant economic benefits to the United States economy of recreational
fishing and marine commerce and the traditional cultural fisheries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC31D9DA90FFF458CAA9B0EDA81503B56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of
billfish</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0E1FF9632F6640FF85E67AC4B881267D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>billfish</term> means any fish of the
species—</text>
<subparagraph id="H271F76EBD3AD4C7AA65718A488DBFBC8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Makaira nigricans
(blue marlin);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8B71AFD862648BE8B1845128C744567"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Kajikia audax
(striped marlin);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE27F572A94824557B62D73BC609E9593"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Istiompax indica
(black marlin);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5558CF11A184B268E942556569F863D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Istiophorus
platypterus (sailfish);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC696BA1339744E20B9E03891AD7CBF48"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Tetrapturus
angustirostris (shortbill spearfish);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H806EA705E3EB4126B13FA2CDEDA9DD32"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Kajikia albida
(white marlin);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H913B0CF956E948F298C29C35378E08C3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Tetrapturus
georgii (roundscale spearfish);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H597882118A9341F09F6F28D9C958A006"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Tetrapturus belone
(Mediterranean spearfish); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H183BB9D012DF4C3192F546C378F5E8DE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Tetrapturus
pfluegeri (longbill spearfish).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E653C0CFF384C848CC4C418DCF4FC20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The
term <term>billfish</term> does not include the species Xiphias gladius
(swordfish).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0A5D865FB1344815BDE7D7A1909E8D4E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Except
as provided in subsection (e), no person shall offer for sale, sell, or have
custody, control, or possession of for purposes of offering for sale or selling
billfish or products containing billfish.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H94DB07561224482FBE54DC5E24F6B07D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>For
purposes of section 308(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858(a)), a violation of this section shall be
treated as an act prohibited by section 307 of that Act (16 U.S.C.
1857).</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77EDB34AA432459D8D0E90E767B7C6AF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exemptions for
traditional fisheries and markets</header>
<paragraph id="H07319EFC80364098A805C56B83706728"><enum>(1)</enum><header>United States
fishing vessels</header><text>Subsection (c) does not apply to billfish caught
by United States fishing vessels and landed in the State of Hawaii or a Pacific
Insular Area (as defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H960B7687705B4CB28E803752640B63D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Foreign fishing
vessels</header><text>Subsection (c) does not apply to billfish landed by
foreign fishing vessels in a Pacific Insular Area (as so defined) if the
foreign-caught billfish is exported to non-United States markets or retained
within the State of Hawaii and the Pacific Insular Areas for local
consumption.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB1E93EC02D5D4B5BACAC88AA56F9BF7B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Statement of
constitutional authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress enacts this section pursuant to
clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idd11393dbfa5f4d7e83e7fa418cf93457"><enum>123.</enum><header>Report on
artificial reefs in the Gulf of Mexico</header>
<subsection id="id8715811d5e114d88ad260bb583a4c505"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial
report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of
Commerce and the heads of other Federal and State agencies, shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a plan to assess how best to
integrate the goals of the National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984 (33 U.S.C.
2101 et seq.) and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et
seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id417a0e3c81cb496ba6249d502ec261dd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of
plan</header><text>The plan required under subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="idbc9acef80b4d4e7abe1e4f157d13b2c5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of
the capability of the Department of the Interior to identify and issue a public
notice of platforms and related structures scheduled to be removed in 2012 and
2013 pursuant to sections 250.1700 through 250.1754 of title 30, Code of
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), and
the timeframe set out in the notice to lessees on the decommissioning for
platforms and related structures in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (NTL No.
2010–G05) of the Department of the Interior;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7eb3ce394e104842b20099830c60f15d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>strategies for
coordination with relevant Federal and State agencies and accredited marine
research institutes and university marine biology departments to assess the
biodiversity and critical habitat present at platforms and related structures
subject to removal pursuant to sections 250.1700 through 250.1754 of title 30,
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this
Act), and the timeframe set out in NTL No. 2010–G05;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0b761544880d4433b4e71d0f44d1ae71"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assessment of
the potential impacts of the removal of the platforms and related structures
pursuant to sections 250.1700 through 250.1754 of title 30, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), and the
timeframe set out in NTL No. 2010–G05 on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and
marine habitat;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id211a541e99a7447e93ccee6889a23e30"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assessment of
the potential impacts of not removing the platforms and related structures
pursuant to sections 250.1700 through 250.1754 of title 30, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), and the
timeframe set out in NTL NO. 2010–G05, including potential damage as a result
of hurricanes and other incidents; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc91fcd3304e24e70bd7d16ca171ea0d2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an assessment of
the potential impacts of the removal of platforms and related structures on the
rebuilding plans for Gulf reef fish and habitat, as developed by the National
Marine Fisheries Service of the Department of Commerce.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9ed82f40bc24406db4c2d546c801830c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Final
report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of submission of
the plan developed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a final report that
includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id346f7916731d4b858433f09be767c727"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
public comments from regional stakeholders, including recreational anglers,
divers, offshore oil and gas companies, marine biologists, and commercial
fisherman; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1973201ce33243f1a4b3d5abd5dfbe5b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>findings relative
to comments developed under this subsection, including options to mitigate
potential adverse impacts on marine habitat associated with the removal of
platforms and related structures pursuant to sections 250.1700 through 250.1754
of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment
of this Act), and the timeframe set out in NTL No. 2010–G05.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf72660c3abaf4c29bb16100e40b3893a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of the Interior to carry out this section such sums as are
necessary.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>National Fish
Habitat</header>
<subtitle id="id9EF276B4EB1F4B6BB0E4EC0B40A22F36"><enum>A</enum><header>National Fish
Habitat</header>
<section id="id70dfda01-5013-4850-add0-8530e973ff09"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="id33b7bccf-c70e-4311-9f68-086328ca88c8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional
committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id62260710-f086-41f3-a8b2-169cea2c93b8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06297792-5b40-4d5a-b033-702049d27932"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id00f86226-38de-4e79-aafe-4a77f95dcb86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aquatic
habitat</header>
<subparagraph id="id425f88de-0080-46f9-9a8e-5f472f5b549a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>aquatic habitat</term> means any area on
which an aquatic organism depends, directly or indirectly, to carry out the
life processes of the organism, including an area used by the organism for
spawning, incubation, nursery, rearing, growth to maturity, food supply, or
migration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4ab31ea-6d79-43f1-ba91-d8326226948c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>aquatic habitat</term> includes an area adjacent to an aquatic
environment, if the adjacent area—</text>
<clause id="id2fb8dd38-26ab-4755-8a04-9e3f21d1639c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contributes
an element, such as the input of detrital material or the promotion of a
planktonic or insect population providing food, that makes fish life
possible;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3da8c2d7-1c6e-44c8-a239-696e404fe25c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>protects the
quality and quantity of water sources;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8fddb64e-d666-4001-b460-36c946f1c8e2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provides
public access for the use of fishery resources; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ida2a2087d-764c-458f-aa90-d722003c39f7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>serves as a
buffer protecting the aquatic environment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5c74e191-6beb-4f6d-9d2c-e07e0921cb8c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistant
Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Assistant Administrator</term> means
the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id03abe9ab-3c97-421f-9511-8b959be3576f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The
term <term>Board</term> means the National Fish Habitat Board established by
section 202(a)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb6b96b83-0cb5-4d3a-ad9b-b4bffb6be765"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Conservation;
conserve; manage; management</header><text>The terms <term>conservation</term>,
<term>conserve</term>, <term>manage</term>, and <term>management</term> mean to
protect, sustain, and, where appropriate, restore and enhance, using methods
and procedures associated with modern scientific resource programs (including
protection, research, census, law enforcement, habitat management, propagation,
live trapping and transplantation, and regulated taking)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1a6e5564-a31d-4719-b487-4cc9af31fca0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a healthy
population of fish, wildlife, or plant life;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1250c7e1-8200-4cb0-8659-9744a5807f68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a habitat
required to sustain fish, wildlife, or plant life; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebdad102-33d3-4103-9567-222023f42773"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a habitat
required to sustain fish, wildlife, or plant life productivity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id03efb24f-d45e-4424-80b5-8e18def12019"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide913b08b-a01c-4da3-90d0-3bc56e9b6acd"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Fish</header>
<subparagraph id="id06393c48-bef9-4cf4-9bb5-f9c9c33ecf19"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>fish</term> means any freshwater,
diadromous, estuarine, or marine finfish or shellfish.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbad49998-4044-471f-951d-35082ecd6023"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>fish</term> includes the egg, spawn, spat, larval, and other
juvenile stages of an organism described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id911e4c0d-3b5b-4500-948b-9126a0adcef8"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Fish
habitat conservation project</header>
<subparagraph id="id31d8752d-ca6f-4cf6-9129-ededd4574ef5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>fish habitat conservation project</term>
means a project that—</text>
<clause id="id37f51541-1f72-40cc-b2ed-c04febbf4763"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is submitted
to the Board by a Partnership and approved by the Secretary under section 204;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9641cc94-3504-46d4-8cbc-57a5d6aecab1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides for
the conservation or management of an aquatic habitat.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2115de01-33e0-4d2a-a73a-13846d638850"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>fish habitat conservation project</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="ida6c3915a-ae0b-4701-9cb7-71a76ecc5e54"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the provision
of technical assistance to a State, Indian tribe, or local community by the
National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Office or any other agency to
facilitate the development of strategies and priorities for the conservation of
aquatic habitats; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idb1bfd755-4e7b-4940-9e42-b6240f319052"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
obtaining of a real property interest in land or water, including water rights,
in accordance with terms and conditions that ensure that the real property will
be administered for the long-term conservation of—</text>
<subclause id="id6da4d3f7-0fcc-4a6c-bede-6d74adde225c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the land or
water; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id412601e0-94f5-4d03-8302-47731adba8f8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the fish
dependent on the land or water.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a5bdc7d-ee29-42f9-a718-7b4b9fc40f2c"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Indian
tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc02e90f8-21d6-4a5d-9098-aff8286c1e5f"><enum>(10)</enum><header>National
Fish Habitat Action Plan</header><text>The term <term>National Fish Habitat
Action Plan</term> means the National Fish Habitat Action Plan dated April 24,
2006, and any subsequent revisions or amendments to that plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5638ff28-a650-46fa-897f-be91175d8d13"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The
term <term>Partnership</term> means an entity designated by the Board as a Fish
Habitat Conservation Partnership pursuant to section 203(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1f219b5e-416d-4258-8702-bcd18c8d6fe8"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Real
property interest</header><text>The term <term>real property interest</term>
means an ownership interest in—</text>
<subparagraph id="id49f959e7-5221-472a-9253-c488bbc4672c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida8b4707c-7149-4c4d-b895-eef0b8cbf39f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water
(including water rights); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7d45957-b551-45cb-b5e6-d2ffe7726eb4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a building or
object that is permanently affixed to land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id65ad2880-18c9-4ddd-b179-978600faa6ec"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id81f51436-6ef8-4021-8874-5b0d9850a280"><enum>(14)</enum><header>State
agency</header><text>The term <term>State agency</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide75d9af5-ce7f-4532-9136-6d843a57ba70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the fish and
wildlife agency of a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ided7504fb-bed7-4275-ad9a-0359c683f0de"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any
department or division of a department or agency of a State that manages in the
public trust the inland or marine fishery resources or the habitat for those
fishery resources of the State pursuant to State law or the constitution of the
State; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3282ca2d-eca9-4ff7-978d-5c7ffff3bf2f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the fish and
wildlife agency of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands,
or any other territory or possession of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idff2b7f94-8ef8-4777-9bc2-b177708478f2"><enum>202.</enum><header>National
Fish Habitat Board</header>
<subsection id="id6864066f-3a32-4ba1-b85c-b375226b82fc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="id152ba82e-6d23-4cd1-b4c9-aea8f7f5795e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established a board, to be known as the
<quote>National Fish Habitat Board</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3cffe0db-e059-4ff4-a6b9-88cad5cfdae4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to promote,
oversee, and coordinate the implementation of this subtitle and the National
Fish Habitat Action Plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf722128d-dccf-42a6-9ee6-edd1bbdc0374"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to establish
national goals and priorities for aquatic habitat conservation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82af719d-1e79-4b2f-9910-032ad34ee581"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to designate
Partnerships; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id199f1ee2-9a99-4ab5-9c0a-38df50bdfb62"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to review and
make recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id33c98558-88c9-4686-948b-205b41b0c744"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Board shall be composed of 27 members, of whom—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida03c1943-3d8c-44b7-88c6-7593d1e05ee9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 shall be
the Director;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac325c0f-39de-4408-9f29-ab620307a79d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 shall be
the Assistant Administrator;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6dd5f039-9fee-4a30-aa0f-9a46b0a5e603"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 shall be
the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf085cc71-92cc-45d4-8829-1406b759c59d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>1 shall be
the Chief of the Forest Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50fb0698-f8ff-4ee2-824c-9db36199a3e6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>1 shall be
the Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environmental Protection
Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18cae530-95cb-46db-9b00-5af07abba3b7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>1 shall be
the President of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90af7f89-7e65-4f4d-bba0-e086daf8deb4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>1 shall be
the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation appointed pursuant to section 3(g)(2)(B) of the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(g)(2)(B));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad9aa9ec-5098-46e5-b4c8-5693de8a49b8"><enum>(H)</enum><text>4 shall be
representatives of State agencies, 1 of whom shall be nominated by a regional
association of fish and wildlife agencies from each of the Northeast,
Southeast, Midwest, and Western regions of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cdf8b2d-8dc4-4dc5-809f-cb49982e66ce"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 shall be a
representative of the American Fisheries Society;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide40e46bf-2673-4af4-ad66-295bdf4e2b1f"><enum>(J)</enum><text>2 shall be
representatives of Indian tribes, of whom—</text>
<clause id="id35688fb3-a245-4ee7-a0d1-fffee4a8600a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 shall
represent Indian tribes from the State of Alaska; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ida437109a-1095-4b9a-9071-3ee0e275caa0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 shall
represent Indian tribes from the other States;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4390e93e-bb86-44f0-90e6-f72a0e9b5bc2"><enum>(K)</enum><text>1 shall be a
representative of the Regional Fishery Management Councils established under
section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1852);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida7443fe4-3418-4a5f-a823-632756f3d1cb"><enum>(L)</enum><text>1 shall be a
representative of the Marine Fisheries Commissions, which is composed
of—</text>
<clause id="id3ccb1660-91a8-46f4-9d7a-e4302045994f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission;</text>
</clause><clause id="id65582940-ba64-44a4-95b7-1bb68cba9d9f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commission; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idcb1315ef-f6ff-47c0-b910-c77ff96fc2e9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Pacific
States Marine Fisheries Commission;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b6f9a6b-ba10-4966-b8ba-68f3a0f0b789"><enum>(M)</enum><text>1 shall be a
representative of the Sportfishing and Boating Partnership Council; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id509c8bd3-cd27-4258-9f27-6bd2e733323f"><enum>(N)</enum><text>10 shall be
representatives selected from each of the following groups:</text>
<clause id="id7ee1a747-8f9a-48b6-8e07-40f3a2220d79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
recreational sportfishing industry.</text>
</clause><clause id="idb4fedade-d9a0-491a-abd6-e8d3f3bf3035"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The
commercial fishing industry.</text>
</clause><clause id="idaa714923-faa4-468c-beff-f6876a527fa3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Marine
recreational anglers.</text>
</clause><clause id="id2ab352fd-7a16-43e0-aa7b-a6c35244652c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Freshwater
recreational anglers.</text>
</clause><clause id="ida65b422c-92df-4279-acee-75d75a25b8b7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Terrestrial
resource conservation organizations.</text>
</clause><clause id="idfa1ea91f-bcb7-4d3b-935c-812ec52cc7cf"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Aquatic
resource conservation organizations.</text>
</clause><clause id="ide9d748d3-75ce-4608-883a-19b33222dd29"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The
livestock and poultry production industry.</text>
</clause><clause id="ide78825aa-33c9-41ba-9748-1350be28e3ac"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>The land
development industry.</text>
</clause><clause id="id16cbd451-f811-4369-8020-d00d7a53037f"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>The row crop
industry.</text>
</clause><clause id="id56756cb7-2d81-4bb4-aa87-7a004ef61900"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Natural
resource commodity interests, such as petroleum or mineral extraction.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53a6bb7b-3220-455a-bbfd-2d5ed1a408be"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A
member of the Board shall serve without compensation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9b81c6ff-5608-4b37-9b3f-a10230f8f8f9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>A member of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee
of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the
performance of the duties of the Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id500f3f9f-1da4-4afc-982b-dab3e6424ef7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment
and terms</header>
<paragraph id="ida42006c4-e4bf-4706-b3e9-b1952a940e17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a member
of the Board described in any of subparagraphs (H) through (N) of subsection
(a)(2) shall serve for a term of 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc0b82062-5128-47ab-b5fe-809bbafcb8a9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial
board membership</header>
<subparagraph id="id2EFD7C2585F24A86A38F0020780DD7F5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the representatives of the board established by the National Fish
Habitat Action Plan shall appoint the initial members of the Board described in
subparagraphs (H) through (I) and (K) through (N) of subsection (a)(2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC098B0FAF4943468D157CD6A9733F9E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal
representatives</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the board established by the National
Fish Habitat Action Plan a recommendation of not less than 4 tribal
representatives, from which that board shall appoint 2 representatives pursuant
to subparagraph (J) of subsection (a)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida6c8f43e-713f-4d9c-b3d7-4474a5c0b4c0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transitional
terms</header><text>Of the members described in subsection (a)(2)(N) initially
appointed to the Board—</text>
<subparagraph id="id30b2c335-9b9f-4f21-8265-b47dde40a4c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4 shall be
appointed for a term of 1 year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f6fd7a5-ff38-469a-b21a-95085d655128"><enum>(B)</enum><text>4 shall be
appointed for a term of 2 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf7818c98-f770-4afd-b1fc-c396812efd1b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>3 shall be
appointed for a term of 3 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b9ceb5e-7ef5-465b-9397-ff44e54ff211"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vacancies</header>
<subparagraph id="id015013D0464C4B78B55F7B739BB7BA30"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A vacancy of a member of the Board described in any of
subparagraphs (H) through (I) or (K) through (N) of subsection (a)(2) shall be
filled by an appointment made by the remaining members of the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6534aa2677a04076be876be351440ba5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal
representatives</header><text>Following a vacancy of a member of the Board
described in subparagraph (J) of subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall
recommend to the Board not less than 4 tribal representatives, from which the
remaining members of the Board shall appoint a representative to fill the
vacancy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id791ea50e-8d27-4acf-a66a-526616bae0de"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuation
of service</header><text>An individual whose term of service as a member of the
Board expires may continue to serve on the Board until a successor is
appointed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1755d58a-37b6-440b-a0b5-8a966fe38007"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>If
a member of the Board described in any of subparagraphs (H) through (N) of
subsection (a)(2) misses 3 consecutive regularly scheduled Board meetings, the
members of the Board may—</text>
<subparagraph id="idae87edf7-e22f-4ecf-9904-37a54c641946"><enum>(A)</enum><text>vote to
remove that member; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8f6d1c0-e53c-453d-bd3b-10702ebc9708"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appoint
another individual in accordance with paragraph (4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd6baa2d7-20a6-4533-bfe7-d00c9bee5611"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairperson</header>
<paragraph id="id44e9b875-5f77-4a28-90bc-9d3a53f180cb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board shall elect a member of the Board to serve as
Chairperson of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id378fbf2c-097e-4e46-bb03-d4b16b62b577"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The
Chairperson of the Board shall serve for a term of 3 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idac1294f5-220d-4ec9-b99e-90c26bef3119"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<paragraph id="id21cf34be-381e-4a91-9b80-01011261de40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board shall meet—</text>
<subparagraph id="id84f30937-935a-4bc5-a8de-459941222426"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at the call
of the Chairperson; but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ce6b9b4-c290-474e-96a6-182c57b5851a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less
frequently than twice each calendar year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id65809744-9f48-4c14-8165-897e9b0b03ac"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public
access</header><text>All meetings of the Board shall be open to the
public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcee43394-8c3f-4345-8112-74dafe929919"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procedures</header>
<paragraph id="ida144d34a-1bb9-4ebc-bb06-7b5bbb4dbcbe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board shall establish procedures to carry out the
business of the Board, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id94f2fc33-123c-40b1-80fd-a778a3fa52e5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a requirement
that a quorum of the members of the Board be present to transact
business;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb81d29b2-c19c-48de-b9e0-74bdc348a29d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a requirement
that no recommendations may be adopted by the Board, except by the vote of
<fraction>2/3</fraction> of all members present and voting;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f0caecc-c6c9-4ffc-bda9-0c5bd180ecf0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>procedures
for establishing national goals and priorities for aquatic habitat conservation
for the purposes of this subtitle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf57f3b7-ec51-4b24-8ce1-866e2efca1bd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>procedures
for designating Partnerships under section 203; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb06a6509-284c-401c-93a0-50d8b640c180"><enum>(E)</enum><text>procedures
for reviewing, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding fish habitat
conservation projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf76fbfbd-0db1-4db6-846f-3bbd42a66849"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1e9560df-396c-436d-b1e0-fff88d04457c"><enum>203.</enum><header>Fish
habitat partnerships</header>
<subsection id="id248c1e66-9ed0-4b29-bd5f-478700d9d585"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority
To designate</header><text>The Board may designate Fish Habitat Partnerships in
accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4e811d19-4344-4b91-9dfe-bdc99f81a142"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of a Partnership shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="id965136ef-191a-4c9a-a746-1cf67f75cbc6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to coordinate
the implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan at a regional
level;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id57338b2d-45cb-4223-8a81-d89613881262"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to identify
strategic priorities for fish habitat conservation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id01155502-924e-43e1-8aaf-e81e1ff284ac"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to recommend
to the Board fish habitat conservation projects that address a strategic
priority of the Board; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6d90945a-7ea0-4e02-ac74-86559e609839"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to develop
and carry out fish habitat conservation projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id95fa0f10-3668-4f68-bd39-88f44a6ae25f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>An
entity seeking to be designated as a Partnership shall submit to the Board an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Board may reasonably require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida01656f0-e1af-4ec8-ba9e-a45764ea3519"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The
Board may approve an application for a Partnership submitted under subsection
(c) if the Board determines that the applicant—</text>
<paragraph id="idef101e68-0a37-447e-a59f-99a53a1c5208"><enum>(1)</enum><text>includes
representatives of a diverse group of public and private partners, including
Federal, State, or local governments, nonprofit entities, Indian tribes, and
private individuals, that are focused on conservation of aquatic habitats to
achieve results across jurisdictional boundaries on public and private
land;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3b108bbe-bc23-45d7-998d-e1810232660c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is organized
to promote the health of important aquatic habitats and distinct geographical
areas, keystone fish species, or system types, including reservoirs, natural
lakes, coastal and marine environments, and estuaries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id367143c8-f89f-4bd6-9c1c-5a07acd54123"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifies
strategic fish and aquatic habitat priorities for the Partnership area in the
form of geographical focus areas or key stressors or impairments to facilitate
strategic planning and decisionmaking;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0a1cb9b1-5b1e-40ef-ba00-0390e92f7c67"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is able to
address issues and priorities on a nationally significant scale;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9cbbcc7a-8225-45e7-b189-e1644a48fd63"><enum>(5)</enum><text>includes a
governance structure that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7e3b8fb4-6bc3-4a5b-9295-3d417189f87b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reflects the
range of all partners; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb2791d8-0a2e-437c-830c-2e8717eb2cac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promotes
joint strategic planning and decisionmaking by the applicant;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id084ded1c-b5b7-401b-83a0-7861a7ca75e2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>demonstrates
completion of, or significant progress toward the development of, a strategic
plan to address the causes of system decline in fish populations, rather than
simply treating symptoms in accordance with the National Fish Habitat Action
Plan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id982ca341-27d2-4ea3-943b-a3ac383fb87d"><enum>(7)</enum><text>ensures
collaboration in developing a strategic vision and implementation program that
is scientifically sound and achievable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id800f5f0b-9381-4e74-9ba9-1f914bd122a7"><enum>204.</enum><header>Fish
habitat conservation projects</header>
<subsection id="ide0c76474-a78e-4d48-ac2e-6a49e4c78b09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission
to Board</header><text>Not later than March 31 of each calendar year, each
Partnership shall submit to the Board a list of fish habitat conservation
projects recommended by the Partnership for annual funding under this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6217d4a4-b09f-41b7-a899-5f46f38f32d0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommendations
by Board</header><text>Not later than July 1 of each calendar year, the Board
shall submit to the Secretary a description, including estimated costs, of each
fish habitat conservation project that the Board recommends that the Secretary
approve and fund under this subtitle, in order of priority, for the following
fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide8fe8484-76cc-4f81-b10f-165eda4b2b1f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
Board shall select each fish habitat conservation project to be recommended to
the Secretary under subsection (b)—</text>
<paragraph id="id084d7f77-cc53-4bc6-81dd-aa4521fc411c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>based on a
recommendation of the Partnership that is, or will be, participating actively
in carrying out the fish habitat conservation project; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id486158ad-d24d-4983-b9fd-37a29441dac8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>after taking
into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9fe5a849-7038-4a20-96ca-ddadc3a062d5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to
which the fish habitat conservation project fulfills a purpose of this subtitle
or a goal of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id00df1e39-94d8-4b00-a172-7d9a005a6c70"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent to
which the fish habitat conservation project addresses the national priorities
established by the Board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7fd7f0d9-7a97-4990-adf1-3b632303aec6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the
availability of sufficient non-Federal funds to match Federal contributions for
the fish habitat conservation project, as required by subsection (e);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d249995-f9de-43fc-8cca-cfd354bb492b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the extent to
which the fish habitat conservation project—</text>
<clause id="id8df911ce-be2a-45b0-8174-683fd70f73f3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increases
fishing opportunities for the public;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1eff091f-8a12-4345-afeb-4114bb95cca5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will be
carried out through a cooperative agreement among Federal, State, and local
governments, Indian tribes, and private entities;</text>
</clause><clause id="id42e744b6-fe83-405d-bb0b-f96a00d976c8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increases
public access to land or water;</text>
</clause><clause id="id52d01a21-2bb5-41c2-a903-3552edb3c039"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>advances the
conservation of fish and wildlife species that are listed, or are candidates to
be listed, as threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</text>
</clause><clause id="ida407d643-0455-4df6-9115-666427b241eb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>where
appropriate, advances the conservation of fish and fish habitats under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and other relevant Federal law
and State wildlife action plans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idfc3073f2-9ac1-4822-aa63-d39042a3c3ac"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>promotes
resilience such that desired biological communities are able to persist and
adapt to environmental stressors such as climate change; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d24cd0d-a62a-4bb9-9d2e-2d3d3bb34e8d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the
substantiality of the character and design of the fish habitat conservation
project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idedd7bce1-cdc4-445b-bfe6-7feac71f7ac5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="id2899ebec-8959-4038-b041-92ffdf87e3c5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements
for evaluation</header><text>No fish habitat conservation project may be
recommended by the Board under subsection (b) or provided financial assistance
under this subtitle unless the fish habitat conservation project includes an
evaluation plan designed—</text>
<subparagraph id="id493ad3b3-e61b-400f-8729-1642cd891048"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to
appropriately assess the biological, ecological, or other results of the
habitat protection, restoration, or enhancement activities carried out using
the assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idffe590ad-c522-4827-a980-68fd7b00912d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reflect
appropriate changes to the fish habitat conservation project if the assessment
substantiates that the fish habitat conservation project objectives are not
being met; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2f455aba-99f4-483f-beb4-093edd8c7a5c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to require
the submission to the Board of a report describing the findings of the
assessment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id10dc3630-b4d9-4dac-b8f2-6136173541c8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Acquisition
of real property interests</header>
<subparagraph id="id6375f40f-5672-47f5-9c7a-08b3da8e403e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No fish habitat conservation project that will result in
the acquisition by the State, local government, or other non-Federal entity, in
whole or in part, of any real property interest may be recommended by the Board
under subsection (b) or provided financial assistance under this subtitle
unless the project meets the requirements of subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6f88b4c-a45e-4f1b-98b0-4e4acdb54867"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<clause id="ide33b453a-8f56-4afd-b422-d42202caec4e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A real property interest may not be acquired pursuant to
a fish habitat conservation project by a State, public agency, or other
non-Federal entity unless the State, agency, or other non-Federal entity is
obligated to undertake the management of the property being acquired in
accordance with the purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</clause><clause id="idb35fa487-56f3-4e7a-8e2f-91d4ecd664da"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional
conditions</header><text>Any real property interest acquired by a State, local
government, or other non-Federal entity pursuant to a fish habitat conservation
project shall be subject to terms and conditions that ensure that the interest
will be administered for the long-term conservation and management of the
aquatic ecosystem and the fish and wildlife dependent on that ecosystem.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id912ca7bf-737b-44af-b58b-246c5f0f8be3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Non-Federal
contributions</header>
<paragraph id="idbe96873c-6ca8-413a-9f7c-777d2c951cae"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), no fish habitat
conservation project may be recommended by the Board under subsection (b) or
provided financial assistance under this subtitle unless at least 50 percent of
the cost of the fish habitat conservation project will be funded with
non-Federal funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide0dd8d4e-db75-413b-904f-8e68eb407ce9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Projects on
Federal land or water</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), Federal
funds may be used for payment of 100 percent of the costs of a fish habitat
conservation project located on Federal land or water.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idba959294-0cfb-4c05-9706-611643b627b9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-Federal
share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of a fish habitat
conservation project—</text>
<subparagraph id="idfdcc0b7f-9250-42fd-a3e0-643598ddb039"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not be
derived from a Federal grant program; but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69ef966a-13b8-4b7e-b67e-d2c83245b6b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include
in-kind contributions and cash.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf3c26bff-93f5-4db4-b9e3-f8d06beca19b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special
rule for Indian tribes</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other
provision of law, any funds made available to an Indian tribe pursuant to this
subtitle may be considered to be non-Federal funds for the purpose of paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id512c8059-1674-47cb-bef2-025d15a8a67f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Approval</header>
<paragraph id="id84412e31-d98e-4827-a73d-ebbd04cc792d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the
recommendations of the Board for fish habitat conservation projects under
subsection (b), and based, to the maximum extent practicable, on the criteria
described in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id692D28C953BC4040B55AC1612F98CC6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall approve, reject, or reorder the priority of any fish habitat conservation
project recommended by the Board that is not within a marine or estuarine
habitat; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF4FE32DE9F0944C08D1D7346DFCAF943"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary and
the Secretary of Commerce shall jointly approve, reject, or reorder the
priority of any fish habitat conservation project recommended by the Board that
is within a marine or estuarine habitat.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id30ee874c-793e-4bf2-8f78-6664abf27b6e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>If
the Secretary, or the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce jointly, approves
a fish habitat conservation project under paragraph (1), the Secretary, or the
Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce jointly, shall use amounts made
available to carry out this subtitle to provide funds to carry out the fish
habitat conservation project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id08b2667b-f106-4699-a627-01405555acfb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>If
the Secretary, or the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce jointly, rejects
or reorders the priority of any fish habitat conservation project recommended
by the Board under subsection (b), the Secretary, or the Secretary and the
Secretary of Commerce jointly, shall provide to the Board and the appropriate
Partnership a written statement of the reasons that the Secretary, or the
Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce jointly, rejected or modified the
priority of the fish habitat conservation project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID60100ce8b24d4ff9ba128daecc715dd7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>If
the Secretary, or the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce jointly, has not
approved, rejected, or reordered the priority of the recommendations of the
Board for fish habitat conservation projects by the date that is 180 days after
the date of receipt of the recommendations, the recommendations shall be
considered to be approved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3c767d77-dea6-481c-9e5b-a279a7882fb1"><enum>205.</enum><header>National
Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Office</header>
<subsection id="id7f576bca-941a-4ae7-ba07-f97b78823e9a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall
establish an office, to be known as the <quote>National Fish Habitat
Conservation Partnership Office</quote>, within the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id35a3d8ca-ea6d-4a0c-86ba-ae47f8e4b185"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Office shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ida0912645-2bc5-4cec-9666-a278f4ea4789"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide
funding for the operational needs of the Partnerships, including funding for
activities such as planning, project development and implementation,
coordination, monitoring, evaluation, communication, and outreach;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id34dbe1ec-820a-4706-8354-c7970ab81a23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide
funding to support the detail of State and tribal fish and wildlife staff to
the Office;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide1dc8623-0625-4159-aeef-f3387be4403e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>facilitate
the cooperative development and approval of Partnerships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcd021690-b3c6-4374-af3a-f79260138efd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assist the
Secretary and the Board in carrying out this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id605afdb0-defc-4b0b-860e-a3537075caea"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assist the
Secretary in carrying out the requirements of sections 206 and 208;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id87273a07-e331-425a-a19b-4d35b219fce9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>facilitate
communication, cohesiveness, and efficient operations for the benefit of
Partnerships and the Board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcf31e053-b11a-458b-8651-b4ef060bbd29"><enum>(7)</enum><text>facilitate,
with assistance from the Director, the Assistant Administrator, and the
President of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the consideration
of fish habitat conservation projects by the Board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id99557c2f-41e6-47ce-a34d-66f5ba275a20"><enum>(8)</enum><text>provide
support to the Director regarding the development and implementation of the
interagency operational plan under subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6f5d0858-931a-4e10-a29c-ef00dd3a8fa2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>coordinate
technical and scientific reporting as required by section 209;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id992af6ef-0ade-4946-a06a-f62d3c31a51e"><enum>(10)</enum><text>facilitate
the efficient use of resources and activities of Federal departments and
agencies to carry out this subtitle in an efficient manner; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb94fb6a7-6b7b-4cfe-9938-c37a1787da78"><enum>(11)</enum><text>provide
support to the Board for national communication and outreach efforts that
promote public awareness of fish habitat conservation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id624954b8-e4f8-44ef-a76a-c93c26f88ee5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interagency
operational plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Director, in
cooperation with the Assistant Administrator and the heads of other appropriate
Federal departments and agencies, shall develop an interagency operational plan
for the National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Office that
describes—</text>
<paragraph id="id602b8f2e-3b4c-4391-a192-acb9f22f03e9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
functional, operational, technical, scientific, and general staff,
administrative, and material needs of the Office; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfb100fb9-aabb-48f1-8d6c-baa5ff9c7333"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any
interagency agreements between or among Federal departments and agencies to
address those needs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id88075de1-a370-4da5-9e2d-8c7359f2139e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Staff and
support</header>
<paragraph id="id071ada4b-1349-4111-a7f7-6bbad8cd3e8d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Departments
of Interior and Commerce</header><text>The Director and the Assistant
Administrator shall each provide appropriate staff to support the National Fish
Habitat Conservation Partnership Office, subject to the availability of funds
under section 213.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbf2a7e66-5b4a-4e73-adbf-7a1f75c2546e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States and
Indian tribes</header><text>Each State and Indian tribe is encouraged to
provide staff to support the National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership
Office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9af0bc64-7490-42bf-b25d-e2f6fd08dd64"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Detailees
and contractors</header><text>The National Fish Habitat Conservation
Partnership Office may accept staff or other administrative support from other
entities—</text>
<subparagraph id="idef787576-16a4-4bda-a6b6-5fcdd225d7fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>through
interagency details; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id015b0a38-5afd-4240-a187-ca8df14d06bf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as
contractors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida452c520-75ae-4173-a587-be1af57afe9a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
staff of the National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Office shall
include members with education and experience relating to the principles of
fish, wildlife, and aquatic habitat conservation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd58035b9-02a6-48d7-a19b-01de7a0d47b8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Waiver of
requirement</header><text>The Secretary may waive all or part of the
non-Federal contribution requirement under section 204(e)(1) if the Secretary
determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf4588afc-34dd-4f12-a156-7e68b9e24204"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no reasonable
means are available through which the affected applicant can meet the
requirement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbc7cfe81-522c-4eaf-927f-3ed0d0b1e98d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the probable
benefit of the relevant fish habitat conservation project outweighs the public
interest in meeting the requirement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4eb4e26b-d84d-4c89-8e53-1eec491ef60a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
less frequently than once each year, the Director shall provide to the Board a
report describing the activities of the National Fish Habitat Conservation
Partnership Office.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id4676a070-72e1-46b0-8e0c-71c126d4c01a"><enum>206.</enum><header>Technical
and scientific assistance</header>
<subsection id="id9EECAAC38D7D4C17BEFADB222A57C4CF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director, the
Assistant Administrator, and the Director of the United States Geological
Survey, in coordination with the Forest Service and other appropriate Federal
departments and agencies, shall provide scientific and technical assistance to
the Partnerships, participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the
Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id92D6E12FD12C40D1A56586F589309552"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Scientific
and technical assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a) may
include—</text>
<paragraph id="id1ff1991a-3336-428c-b7a5-8851d6b5cb23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing
technical and scientific assistance to States, Indian tribes, regions, local
communities, and nongovernmental organizations in the development and
implementation of Partnerships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idad428a90-01dc-4d9f-ad57-3c5c89a37ab4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing
technical and scientific assistance to Partnerships for habitat assessment,
strategic planning, and prioritization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida498ad8a-17fd-486c-ae88-6fd297b67b79"><enum>(3)</enum><text>supporting
the development and implementation of fish habitat conservation projects that
are identified as high priorities by Partnerships and the Board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide743d9fc-f729-4464-8eb8-b23d6dee504b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>supporting
and providing recommendations regarding the development of science-based
monitoring and assessment approaches for implementation through
Partnerships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id20d04519-e55e-46c4-b283-971d2156633e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>supporting
and providing recommendations for a national fish habitat assessment;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb7b1e6c7-66fa-4bbf-9c4c-2134b9b9240c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ensuring the
availability of experts to conduct scientifically based evaluation and
reporting of the results of fish habitat conservation projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idd9417e3d-343b-4db7-ba96-356269889800"><enum>207.</enum><header>Conservation
of aquatic habitat for fish and other aquatic organisms on Federal
land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To the extent consistent
with the mission and authority of the applicable department or agency, the head
of each Federal department and agency responsible for acquiring, managing, or
disposing of Federal land or water shall cooperate with the Assistant
Administrator and the Director to conserve the aquatic habitats for fish and
other aquatic organisms within the land and water of the department or
agency.</text>
</section><section id="idcc6fe8ad-6720-49b5-b628-9766eb03ce00"><enum>208.</enum><header>Coordination
with States and Indian tribes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide a notice to, and
coordinate with, the appropriate State agency or tribal agency, as applicable,
of each State and Indian tribe within the boundaries of which an activity is
planned to be carried out pursuant to this subtitle by not later than 30 days
before the date on which the activity is implemented.</text>
</section><section id="iddc538f39-b960-4d4e-a664-9f9c4e20bd06"><enum>209.</enum><header>Accountability
and reporting</header>
<subsection id="id8c50e9e0-2474-456c-ae6a-852bef601544"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation
reports</header>
<paragraph id="id6b120afd-b94b-4bd8-9749-dfe30d742d39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report describing the implementation
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idccd655c4-2972-49a4-8f04-5de44359a191"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this
subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe8f18e9-4542-4a5c-ae09-04793c0aaac5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the National
Fish Habitat Action Plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9a9b29ee-030f-4d9a-8c47-a9cf16b98f40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4886aabc-2227-432c-b652-8a5c8df59a29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an estimate
of the number of acres, stream miles, or acre-feet (or other suitable measure)
of aquatic habitat that was protected, restored, or enhanced under the National
Fish Habitat Action Plan by Federal, State, or local governments, Indian
tribes, or other entities in the United States during the 2-year period ending
on the date of submission of the report;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf31be3ab-a0da-4a1c-8715-442806dc9a85"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description
of the public access to aquatic habitats protected, restored, or established
under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan during that 2-year period;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ed54f05-59ee-4d82-85be-dbfd3f53a1f0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description
of the opportunities for public fishing established under the National Fish
Habitat Action Plan during that period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb76220d9-c4df-440d-b4d6-306003e169bd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an assessment
of the status of fish habitat conservation projects carried out with funds
provided under this subtitle during that period, disaggregated by year,
including—</text>
<clause id="id6c48bb07-a692-48e2-bac7-51698a7dccd3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description
of the fish habitat conservation projects recommended by the Board under
section 204(b);</text>
</clause><clause id="id57f23334-e782-484a-af23-1e936f772239"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
description of each fish habitat conservation project approved by the Secretary
under section 204(f), in order of priority for funding;</text>
</clause><clause id="id54ab9751-0216-4c65-9605-d106420ac3b0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
justification for—</text>
<subclause id="id6f0a6f4d-3726-43fe-9bef-5df68b795406"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the approval
of each fish habitat conservation project; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id84324d07-4318-42a3-89fd-7870167e8128"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the order of
priority for funding of each fish habitat conservation project;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idca57d844-93af-417b-b7cd-ad771c6b4f3d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
justification for any rejection or reordering of the priority of each fish
habitat conservation project recommended by the Board under section 204(b) that
was based on a factor other than the criteria described in section 204(c);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idd057becb-2c14-4706-81cd-cada43b8dbe4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an accounting
of expenditures by Federal, State, or local governments, Indian tribes, or
other entities to carry out fish habitat conservation projects.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf454e6ae-7f11-4b64-ab28-37edfbf4038b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Status and
trends report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2012, and every 5 years
thereafter, the Board shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report describing the status of aquatic habitats in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0c292bd8-9db8-4e3c-9397-e7c98eaff1f7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>Not
later than December 31, 2013, and every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall
revise the goals and other elements of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan,
after consideration of each report required by subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id7ebf60e9-9890-468b-a666-b5878e8d2b53"><enum>210.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may promulgate such
regulations as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</section><section id="id7fc9a4f6-eb0a-4dc7-ac6a-d5de7d96551b"><enum>211.</enum><header>Effect of
subtitle</header>
<subsection id="idb1824fc8-ede4-45ae-92ee-009fb86d596b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Water
rights</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="id4938d9ec-e15a-46ce-be51-054fecfd0c50"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishes
any express or implied reserved water right in the United States for any
purpose;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id839b2c6a-7d1a-407e-8b7a-e42d56d93707"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affects any
water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID35af6823331d4e27af3a4aca08a77f00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>preempts or
affects any State water law or interstate compact governing water; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0d2293dd-10a7-43cc-addb-43a03a024d26"><enum>(4)</enum><text>affects any
Federal or State law in existence on the date of enactment of the Act regarding
water quality or water quantity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id77589390-1499-4222-9604-9d60305aceab"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
authority</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="idb01346bb-ba27-4c12-85a9-e53aa99f2477"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affects the
authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of a State to manage, control, or
regulate fish and wildlife under the laws and regulations of the State;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc672907d-e219-41b6-9e06-9c92e1f7c60a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>authorizes
the Secretary to control or regulate within a State the fishing or hunting of
fish and wildlife.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5121aa81-8ea9-4ea0-b83e-5576c727721a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect on
Indian tribes</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle abrogates, abridges,
affects, modifies, supersedes, or alters any right of an Indian tribe
recognized by treaty or any other means, including—</text>
<paragraph id="id18b95264-be45-4482-81ea-f17813ebdd2b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an agreement
between the Indian tribe and the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id05f4b211-b662-43fb-8e80-44568e10fbd7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Federal law
(including regulations);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id44126129-d379-4f98-adda-ff8691d19183"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an Executive
order; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddb1b358d-0ab4-4204-9c8d-5f24cca6a9c9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a judicial
decree.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida507fd77-65b0-4622-8eb5-b62138bc50cd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjudication
of water rights</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle diminishes or affects
the ability of the Secretary to join an adjudication of rights to the use of
water pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 208 of the Department
of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2f04b36b-23ae-4f62-8f9a-dfa8af7b4829"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect on
other authorities</header>
<paragraph id="id4e846997-0047-47e0-ae9e-464bc8759e5e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Acquisition
of land and water</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle alters or otherwise
affects the authorities, responsibilities, obligations, or powers of the
Secretary to acquire land, water, or an interest in land or water under any
other provision of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id445a9709-4f50-4d1d-b072-799fb8ca5ec8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Private
property protection</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle permits the use of
funds made available to carry out this subtitle to acquire real property or a
real property interest without the written consent of each owner of the real
property or real property interest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1f83c7c4-2ea3-4a86-8c05-b2de4119b74b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mitigation</header><text>Nothing
in this subtitle permits the use of funds made available to carry out this
subtitle for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes under—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd4367e1b-432f-4683-967d-c3203cf8af2a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide101cab9-3482-4716-a3ef-be948054e89f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id111adf9f-0695-49ed-a919-96d5cc694536"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 100 Stat. 4082);
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79de4c47-ddbe-4d89-8afc-eefe09287db5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
Federal law or court settlement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc3d5c5c4-7e79-434f-8230-02423487130c"><enum>212.</enum><header>Nonapplicability
of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.) shall not apply to—</text>
<paragraph id="id913aafd5-5ad1-4941-93b9-c0d9c6453abb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Board;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7e8a4174-2e32-4f94-bd54-43fd9dc42d37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any
Partnership.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="iddf94e0b4-2ac6-4b3c-a9e0-c082d8fe1489"><enum>213.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="ide1b8a06d-d7dd-4bc8-8f33-e721ae171b52"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="ID269c53c652284cb5be126d93e36844c3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fish habitat
conservation projects</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary $7,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 to provide
funds for fish habitat conservation projects approved under section 204(f), of
which 5 percent shall be made available for each fiscal year for projects
carried out by Indian tribes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id20a9ffff-b577-49e0-9b11-3c01b7d2777f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National
Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Office</header>
<subparagraph id="id663fb58b-c56f-466d-b043-8fae2024f294"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for the National Fish Habitat
Conservation Partnership Office, and to carry out section 209, an amount equal
to 5 percent of the amount appropriated for the applicable fiscal year pursuant
to paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb880ee94-21b2-4fe8-9d6c-02b74dd5d96d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required
transfers</header><text>The Secretary shall annually transfer to other Federal
departments and agencies such percentage of the amounts made available pursuant
to subparagraph (A) as is required to support participation by those
departments and agencies in the National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership
Office pursuant to the interagency operational plan under section
205(c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a027021-b7ba-45ac-b962-8e241010a6a3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical
and scientific assistance</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated
for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 to carry out, and provide technical
and scientific assistance under, section 206—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4ba74f03-0795-4885-a518-b5dda64cc50f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$500,000 to
the Secretary for use by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77cd7b0e-785a-4b95-a4b4-08551daea15f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$500,000 to
the Assistant Administrator for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a220c36-b0fc-4b04-b3ba-d6bfc5f0f953"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$500,000 to
the Secretary for use by the United States Geological Survey.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id064aba0d-a61f-472f-8276-dd7933f1753b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Planning
and administrative expenses</header><text>There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for
use by the Board, the Director, and the Assistant Administrator for planning
and administrative expenses an amount equal to 3 percent of the amount
appropriated for the applicable fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id322be949-a92b-4131-9906-406129c27d3a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreements
and grants</header><text>The Secretary may—</text>
<paragraph id="id24432678-77a2-41c6-bb1b-796f7b4e56c3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on the
recommendation of the Board, and notwithstanding sections 6304 and 6305 of
title 31, United States Code, and the Federal Financial Assistance Management
Improvement Act of 1999 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public Law 106–107), enter into a
grant agreement, cooperative agreement, or contract with a Partnership or other
entity for a fish habitat conservation project or restoration or enhancement
project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6460e4be-4005-45c1-bd5b-4417e5521406"><enum>(2)</enum><text>apply for,
accept, and use a grant from any individual or entity to carry out the purposes
of this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id56e6f9e4-9489-4a1b-a299-6bf41c2256e2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make funds
available to any Federal department or agency for use by that department or
agency to provide grants for any fish habitat protection project, restoration
project, or enhancement project that the Secretary determines to be consistent
with this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idab46e10e-a0e1-4826-9182-518ac6771dcb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Donations</header>
<paragraph id="id5f89a893-23e8-4100-95a7-e5cbd67d4a34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6eca4e7b-1b6f-496e-a692-eac5c1c3cf56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enter into an
agreement with any organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that
Code to solicit private donations to carry out the purposes of this subtitle;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd58e13a9-7227-4b4f-9a3d-dc0516b51a92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accept
donations of funds, property, and services to carry out the purposes of this
subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id07134d93-406d-423c-b29c-95cfe8cfa32e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>A
donation accepted under this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf02fd266-a601-49e6-926a-126f5117321c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be
considered to be a gift or bequest to, or otherwise for the use of, the United
States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb1a8549-641c-43cf-8a97-adf0322d8a2b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may
be—</text>
<clause id="id17354661-d0ec-4fbf-b9a5-63d056ad7489"><enum>(i)</enum><text>used directly
by the Secretary; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe07afd2-d8b8-40f7-b0a6-12e0e05fc9fe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provided to
another Federal department or agency through an interagency agreement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id74C1D346FA494DD1BBC3901D5F459B59"><enum>B</enum><header>Duck stamps
</header>
<section commented="no" id="idc0aed7dd8e864a51bab6923d2c479806"><enum>221.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id6def824efc4849708202576b7029f637"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Federal Migratory
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (commonly known as <quote>duck
stamps</quote>) were created in 1934 as Federal licenses required for hunting
migratory waterfowl;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id09ec895cdbf445df80b40099a4e5311d"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id522545358AFC48FBB34EC404D85479B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>duck stamps are a vital
tool for wetland conservation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida85d859360b0430c9612bd2adb83ca06" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>98 percent of the receipts from duck
stamp sales are used to acquire important migratory bird breeding, migration,
and wintering habitat, which are added to the National Wildlife Refuge System;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id92ef5459626b49eb9d22317a5fc270e5" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>those benefits extend to all wildlife,
not just ducks;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idda12539bc38e4fc5b407267c0ad29906"><enum>(3)</enum><text>since inception,
the Federal duck stamp program—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id998910be111f4ff7a803751311c76b8b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has generated
more than $750,000,000;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida5a0e9168267465b8e5ae178895a0a91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has preserved
more than 5,000,000 acres of wetland and wildlife habitat; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd4de7d2547b64b26b30fe413a8915e55"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is considered
among the most successful conservation programs ever initiated;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idb40bbf0b6d3e4e31bc41ab4a85a0ccbf"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE8D1A69B62D04FE690D739D09BF74C18"><enum>(A)</enum><text>since 1934, when duck
stamps cost $1, the price has been increased 7 times to the price in effect on
the date of enactment of this Act of $15, which took effect in 1991; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7021e939a63f43ef954829bdf85028f6" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the price of the duck stamp has not
increased since 1991, the longest single period without an increase in program
history; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6edc8955467f46029f85e9d99b0ccc4d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>with the price
unchanged during the 20-year period ending on the date of enactment of this
Act, duck stamps have lost 40 percent of the value of the duck stamps based on
the consumer price index, while the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
reports the price of land in targeted wetland areas has tripled from an average
of $306 to $1,091 per acre.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id467fa192180a4818a203928c9891dde2"><enum>222.</enum><header>Cost of
stamps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the
Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718b) is amended
by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id138cf4f3b18c444491bb2e0a79469954" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="id09976071584a4e6394a5dda5e98e4b24"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost of
stamps</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idd73efc08720744ee9a8d27fa141a8a59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the 3-calendar-year period beginning with calendar
year 2013, and for each 3-calendar-year period thereafter, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, shall establish
the amount to be collected under paragraph (2) for each stamp sold under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id56224f6850674d71a1b205d4967fc7d1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collection of
amounts</header><text>The United States Postal Service, the Department of the
Interior, or any other agent approved by the Department of the Interior shall
collect the amount established under paragraph (1) for each stamp sold under
this section for a hunting year if the Secretary determines, at any time before
February 1 of the calendar year during which the hunting year begins, that all
amounts described in paragraph (3) have been obligated for expenditure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idd6cb746c43c440119cf9f6b16e3cc1bc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amounts</header><text>The
amounts described in this paragraph are amounts in the Migratory Bird
Conservation Fund that are available for obligation and attributable to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id56c3a69841804dba98bf0697b1ddecbe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amounts
appropriated pursuant to this Act for the fiscal year ending in the immediately
preceding calendar year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ide61816253ce2400fbecf51cbb919ae9b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the sale of
stamps under this section during that fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="idbad641d4f8b046c8960e0a4e69fa9df4"><enum>223.</enum><header>Waivers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1(a) of the Migratory Bird Hunting
and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718a(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idfacbc06eb10c431ea65f7ed14fed21e1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>and subsection (d)</quote> after <quote>paragraph
(2)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id95084eb6ea2d4bb2a2ffef6eb1783a69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id469cdacee9484864be62aef21184359b" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="id27c5e5a322a046988ab609aadc156de8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waivers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idbb68bca2435c4ec58c26910cfdff80ad"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Migratory Bird
Conservation Commission, may waive requirements under this section for such
individuals as the Secretary, in consultation with the Migratory Bird
Conservation Commission, determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idcfc9cfca2d804b91919c2a14e1af1ded"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
making the determination described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall grant
only those waivers the Secretary determines will have a minimal adverse effect
on funds to be deposited in the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established
under section
4(a)(3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id81d3dd46c163470fb130d4af79f9ac85"><enum>224.</enum><header>Permanent
electronic duck stamps</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id521c4543c38448aab73beb46434516c1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idb255f415264947d7ae884b3bcd31bdf6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Actual
stamp</header><text>The term <term>actual stamp</term> means a Federal
migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamp required under the Act of March
16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) (popularly known as the <quote>Duck Stamp
Act</quote>), that is printed on paper and sold through the means established
by the authority of the Secretary immediately before the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0a6bea0adbdf4c3ebcff8a539d8239da"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Automated
licensing system</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ida2a8b97524844355b7af7ed173a6a548"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>automated licensing system</term> means an
electronic, computerized licensing system used by a State fish and wildlife
agency to issue hunting, fishing, and other associated licenses and
products.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="iddf600843db0b4ac48d3529197306858b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <term>automated licensing system</term> includes a point-of-sale,
Internet, telephonic system, or other electronic applications used for a
purpose described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3c1ceca80d314633b130bf2b71925317"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Electronic
stamp</header><text>The term <term>electronic stamp</term> means an electronic
version of an actual stamp that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idea5b73f2d0c14f3088d2bcd451fb7fdd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a unique
identifier for the individual to whom it is issued;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ide731bc8fead849398290c69940637187"><enum>(B)</enum><text>can be printed on
paper or produced through an electronic application with the same indicators as
the State endorsement provides;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1e38d3595279483c845ec36bd0970aea"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is issued through
a State automated licensing system that is authorized, under State law and by
the Secretary under this section, to issue electronic stamps;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3861bdb8a9e34b6bae7e1bea1ab0cbb9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is compatible
with the hunting licensing system of the State that issues the electronic
stamp; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id03c69ee41cda411c8bb64cb8b568163b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is described in
the State application approved by the Secretary under subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id666d894794bc43879276fdf96a0017c9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idc3ce0dda59324498b966d980e4293335"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority to
issue electronic duck stamps</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idf776e5fd48584b96ab70f025cdd28e78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may authorize any State to issue electronic
stamps in accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3c5a0533e31942e182e822f97ab24f7b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall implement this subsection in consultation with State management
agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id06c5151af8234dd687cfda0d077e19a3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State
application</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id64db185138944e368abb412cc65d0eb1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approval of
application required</header><text>The Secretary may not authorize a State to
issue electronic stamps under this section unless the Secretary has received
and approved an application submitted by the State in accordance with this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3F50C4B6CCB64C299B3B415A9729E5F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Number of new
States</header><text>The Secretary may determine the number of new States per
year to participate in the electronic stamp program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idcb8b332c12084cc9bef66f3ba9faa0bb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents of
application</header><text>The Secretary may not approve a State application
unless the application contains—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ide654ae42a810418f8753cb36f6d7ddef"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the format of the electronic stamp that the State will issue under this
section, including identifying features of the licensee that will be specified
on the stamp;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id736fa7a50ef147408dd88c3057fc6187"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
any fee the State will charge for issuance of an electronic stamp;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1a76c79472294791906b116fa41b16df"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
the process the State will use to account for and transfer to the Secretary the
amounts collected by the State that are required to be transferred to the
Secretary under the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4bf34d10d06648f3991f299c24079806"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the manner by
which the State will transmit electronic stamp customer data to the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0f85b762e12f494bb4bb716a5f313d50"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the manner by
which actual stamps will be delivered;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ide74343b06e294653a4df48f865b61507"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the policies and
procedures under which the State will issue duplicate electronic stamps;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5e4481ac9aae4c10b4b33449c219b397"><enum>(G)</enum><text>such other
policies, procedures, and information as may be reasonably required by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ide8dc4fb646904d6ea1e2d28b3cf68181"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Publication of
deadlines, eligibility requirements, and selection criteria</header><text>Not
later than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary begins accepting
applications under this section, the Secretary shall publish—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id8204631e15b746a6a2fc16dd3b256185"><enum>(1)</enum><text>deadlines for
submission of applications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idac0f3a79ae9445f1ba647bf86efe1795"><enum>(2)</enum><text>eligibility
requirements for submitting applications; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5213abe7b4714c0c8490e38add7bba13"><enum>(3)</enum><text>criteria for
approving applications.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id989959652c1043b5990654429a1a05b8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State
obligations and authorities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idD81993B34AF94B489951AD7397A2D6F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Delivery of
actual stamp</header><text>The Secretary shall require that each individual to
whom a State sells an electronic stamp under this section shall receive an
actual stamp—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idd60d736e293f40ee9b2348d37e4ee153"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by not later than
the date on which the electronic stamp expires under subsection (f)(3);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idefa08f6d50284fa38bc0d51a0d461506"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a manner
agreed on by the State and Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5968c735358c415984296d7b0a318af8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collection and
transfer of electronic stamp revenue and customer information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id6a7643b55b684d8299aefa74485bcb07"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement to
transmit</header><text>The Secretary shall require each State authorized to
issue electronic stamps to collect and submit to the Secretary in accordance
with this subsection—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id1fad0f0712e24c21953700d291439301"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the first name,
last name, and complete mailing address of each individual that purchases an
electronic stamp from the State;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id4dc7727b3f384f72bf53916667cd496e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the face value
amount of each electronic stamp sold by the State; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7fb4630c1c1e46e383308b0aa8ecd8d7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount of
the Federal portion of any fee required by the agreement for each stamp
sold.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id03be13e6422d4edb876506f79889890b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time of
transmittal</header><text>The Secretary shall require the submission under
subparagraph (A) to be made with respect to sales of electronic stamps by a
State according to the written agreement between the Secretary and the State
agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="iddad389227d5947cf9caf2161e6548c5e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional fees
not affected</header><text>This subsection shall not apply to the State portion
of any fee collected by a State under paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id81880e9dc95749f3b40e23531c984690"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Electronic
stamp issuance fee</header><text>A State authorized to issue electronic stamps
may charge a reasonable fee to cover costs incurred by the State and the
Department of the Interior in issuing electronic stamps under this section,
including costs of delivery of actual stamps.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9cc05d8a8a854c7784561957b6854b1d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duplicate
electronic stamps</header><text>A State authorized to issue electronic stamps
may issue a duplicate electronic stamp to replace an electronic stamp issued by
the State that is lost or damaged.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id94ab7c2934cb447d85b89e0d6bce1d62"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on
authority to require purchase of State license</header><text>A State may not
require that an individual purchase a State hunting license as a condition of
issuing an electronic stamp under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id7a411ad2cd7f47b8bcd52aeae58e6b33"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Electronic
stamp requirements; recognition of electronic stamp</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id665cfee1965a470293896e511259a5e4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Stamp
requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall require an electronic stamp
issued by a State under this section—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idf5b6c4ad3de74f09a0657a9659de6de0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to have the same
format as any other license, validation, or privilege the State issues under
the automated licensing system of the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8855c934324c4b92b853c9c4c04c2a70"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to specify
identifying features of the licensee that are adequate to enable Federal,
State, and other law enforcement officers to identify the holder.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id501b34eb1614441fb3aae1cfdb1a70c1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recognition of
electronic stamp</header><text>Any electronic stamp issued by a State under
this section shall, during the effective period of the electronic stamp—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ideddf56b5a529407992c96c5745f840ec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>bestow on the
licensee the same privileges as are bestowed by an actual stamp;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id73cb8f46036143feb798a4f7403e1404"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be recognized
nationally as a valid Federal migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ide80d67626cfe41eab76fc6033739be91"><enum>(C)</enum><text>authorize the
licensee to hunt migratory waterfowl in any other State, in accordance with the
laws of the other State governing that hunting.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ide2cdc558614240428a016fa57b55090a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>An
electronic stamp issued by a State shall be valid for a period agreed to by the
State and the Secretary, which shall not exceed 45 days.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id508b8017700f461c8861543f1886a78c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination of
State participation</header><text>The authority of a State to issue electronic
stamps under this section may be terminated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id62d905d55f794e209be78ed0668c9ba8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by the Secretary,
if the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id56310c5e030e4709aba1470ff3d998db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>finds that the
State has violated any of the terms of the application of the State approved by
the Secretary under subsection (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idc32a0c7f0d2144169aef064bd5d37893"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides to the
State written notice of the termination by not later than the date that is 30
days before the date of termination; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3611d18169de45c5aa9bf97546c8e290"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by the State, by
providing written notice to the Secretary by not later than the date that is 30
days before the termination date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id690B05256C104946AC194356B7BB581C"><enum>C</enum><header>Joint ventures to
protect migratory bird populations</header>
<section id="HDD980BE31D9D4255B2FD1A3C871F0DCD"><enum>231.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director, to carry out a
partnership program called the <quote>Joint Ventures Program</quote>, in
coordination with other Federal agencies with management authority over fish
and wildlife resources and the States, to develop, implement, and support
innovative, voluntary, cooperative, and effective conservation strategies and
conservation actions—</text>
<paragraph id="H5C8F0EE57B2E4B1AA2BA7B7E6EE41371"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote,
primarily, sustainable populations of migratory birds, and, secondarily, the
fish and wildlife species associated with their habitats;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H686B7FE8A2A242CCB87B55B4FBA42887"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to encourage
stakeholder and government partnerships consistent with the goals of
protecting, improving, and restoring habitat;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7063BB9125504607AF014B392D7BFBFE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to establish,
implement, and improve science-based migratory bird conservation plans and
promote and facilitate broader landscape-level conservation of fish and
wildlife habitat; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE155E00AADBF423C9CC293A65B0910A7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to support the
goals and objectives of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan and other
relevant national and regional, multipartner conservation initiatives,
treaties, conventions, agreements, or strategies entered into by the United
States, and implemented by the Secretary, that promote the conservation of
migratory birds and the habitats of migratory birds.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2D2673B699B5405FAF0861DD6D982C21"><enum>232.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H3FF2897190964108A4F91BF923CDA44B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conservation
action</header><text>The term <quote>conservation action</quote> means
activities that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H59041D43BF2D452DB8565E92739E8B88"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support the protection, restoration,
adaptive management, conservation, or enhancement of migratory bird
populations, their terrestrial, wetland, marine, or other habitats, and other
wildlife species supported by those habitats, including—</text>
<clause id="HA37AAD3D81064F209773261CA37A6A78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>biological and
geospatial planning;</text>
</clause><clause id="H547BDA3DF36D493ABEEC4B56A4E85D8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>landscape and
conservation design;</text>
</clause><clause id="H156FFD5CB0EC4669BB0644DAE5EB3B9F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>habitat
protection, enhancement, and restoration;</text>
</clause><clause id="H03004E5F87CA4AF5A21E39712277E83E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>monitoring and
tracking;</text>
</clause><clause id="H253908CDA3E143FFB6831C35507C39A4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>applied research;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD207017F24A14BE79F95387C78BCA531"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>public outreach
and education; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DEA3656153F4C50A40CE67C4F033CCE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>incorporate
adaptive management and science-based monitoring, where applicable, to improve
outcomes and ensure efficient and effective use of Federal funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA04387E124D94ED197CCDCACAEFE3D04"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <quote>Director</quote> means the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H605318A9E0E940E28EB6D5EFFB5B4700"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation
Plan</header><text>The term <quote>Implementation Plan</quote> means an
Implementation Plan approved by the Director under section 232.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC21885B99A794E9EBC25311C4DF422E7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indian
tribe</header><text>The term <quote>Indian tribe</quote> has the meaning given
that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F93659B44574EC0929BA79CC1DFA7B5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Joint
venture</header><text>The term <quote>Joint Venture</quote> means a
self-directed, voluntary partnership, established and conducted for the
purposes described in section 231 and in accordance with section 233.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24D9957BC1B345CC8992FC23822EA672"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Management
board</header><text>The term <quote>Management Board</quote> means a Joint
Venture Management Board established in accordance with section 233.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H378D6390651D44828A0F319133D7ED39"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Migratory
birds</header><text>The term <quote>migratory birds</quote> means those species
included in the list of migratory birds that appears in section 10.13 of title
50, Code of Federal Regulations, under the authority of the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9937AAF6E9FB46AB8599E09EEF0C27F4"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <quote>Program</quote> means the Joint Ventures Program conducted in
accordance with this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F1601C2D5524750B212FD91EC35EE43"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20BF9F3CF5CD456483A90F5AF2C53DF9"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Service</header><text>The
term <quote>Service</quote> means the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB414D8C639CE4E9385AC9FD308D78715"><enum>(11)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <quote>State</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H72C5FB3A4E7A467BB71DCD060185BCAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8DF715F80C244F28F2FEB83973EF566"><enum>(B)</enum><text>one or more
agencies of a State government responsible under State law for managing fish or
wildlife resources.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H215A46CDEB2848F196672876EE4312E2"><enum>233.</enum><header>Joint Ventures
Program</header>
<subsection id="HA1507BE58AE842DCA5ADBE1C0071AC1D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall carry
out a Joint Ventures Program that—</text>
<paragraph id="H675560F5822943808C3E451311B89113"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides financial
and technical assistance to support regional migratory bird conservation
partnerships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2CFC584972AA4D20A955FA182911CC3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develops and
implements plans to protect and enhance migratory bird populations throughout
their range, that are focused on regional landscapes and habitats that support
those populations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0F3CF631C5646E6B2D0DCAEC3E8A845"><enum>(3)</enum><text>complements and
supports activities by the Secretary and the Director to fulfill obligations
under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3325738AC9BE40609A63CD790C5A27FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 701 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7838DE03F0F45C2913279AE9B5ACF2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E39D799D0BC46369946B2D94B65EC92"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C6504B2AFFD41F2931F1DAEED51EC29"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the North American
Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC89FFF5DAE14ABE9F93B8A98B5D4938"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A78F038FB574F35863955CC42800705"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act (16
U.S.C. 3771 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H262058FE37954570B76B5760F5B420A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination
with States</header><text>In the administration of the program authorized under
this section, the Director shall coordinate and cooperate with the States to
fulfill the purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H002305C6D0FB440CB4AB573C54F52963"><enum>234.</enum><header>
Administration</header>
<subsection id="HD6327A02D6B442168F38FEF443009D1B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Partnership
agreements</header>
<paragraph id="HD0F4D5C8E2B44832AF1BCA5C6B383655"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may
enter into an agreement with eligible partners to achieve the purposes
described in section 231.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3878B3263D4440DAF2E93BB2F5A82F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
partners</header><text>The eligible partners referred to in paragraph (1) are
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3D10BAD0B214AC4BA0FCD39A54A31DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal and State agencies and Indian
tribes.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52D1EA50D29F4F6D8B78922836D7309E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Affected regional and local governments,
private landowners, land managers, and other private stakeholders.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D6B19D73AF84A388A614F07391C89F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Nongovernmental
organizations with expertise in bird conservation or fish and wildlife
conservation or natural resource and landscape management generally.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6372801974F64DF98F2D99B16B7B6A97"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Other relevant
stakeholders, as determined by the Director.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC42658756AB44DC69017849F230067EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management
Board</header>
<paragraph id="HC0441F8ED9B54EA6BF2ABEC35A593F8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A partnership agreement for a Joint Venture under this
section shall establish a Management Board in accordance with this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40E8B611F3C541C8A55DA84EE87D55B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Management Board shall include a
diversity of members representing stakeholder interests from the appropriate
geographic region, including, as appropriate, representatives from the Service
and other Federal agencies that have management authority over fish and
wildlife resources on public lands or in the marine environment, or that
implement programs that affect migratory bird habitats, and representatives
from the States, Indian tribes, and other relevant stakeholders, and may
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H25F5AECB021041149AAAFC4987EF5167"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regional
governments and Indian tribes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7458DFF54B2948BA97C6A11849454E3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>academia or the
scientific community;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64E21F97877F4CE5928B893FCE54900B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>nongovernmental
landowners or land managers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBA0115DC0AC4E59A7408D884E704151"><enum>(D)</enum><text>nonprofit
conservation or other relevant organizations with expertise in migratory bird
conservation, or in fish and wildlife conservation generally; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H045B7EB11367451FA4A251C7CADAE275"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">private organizations with a dedicated
interest in conserving migratory birds and their habitats.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9661A39A5A7440FB82E7317007F5268"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Functions and
responsibilities</header><text>Subject to applicable Federal and State law, the
Management Board shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H13950E3405F6481986420C68051F940D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appoint a coordinator for the Joint Venture
in consultation with the Director;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9D760ADB1C44631AC4D3738A8E122BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify other
full- or part-time administrative and technical non-Federal employees necessary
to perform the functions of the Joint Venture and meet objectives specified in
the Implementation Plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25567C918009412ABD6EBC04B0932C55"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish
committees or other organizational entities necessary to implement the
Implementation Plan in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE347E3CA3BA4DE9972EADD4FB437FAB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of Service
and Federal agency employees</header><text>Subject to the availability of
appropriations and upon the request from a Management Board, and after
consultation with and approval of the Director, the head of any Federal agency
may detail to the Management Board, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis,
any agency personnel to assist the Joint Venture in performing its functions
under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCEC7660B6069417B94BD34BC1220CDED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation
plan</header>
<paragraph id="HDA8EEB341EED4A0690AADE6A8FBA1A78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Joint Venture
Management Board shall develop and maintain an Implementation Plan that shall
contain, at a minimum, the following elements:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB7FE38DA94D143D19968916528CE5616"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A strategic
framework for migratory bird conservation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F18EB195ABB4468BA564D672AF6B107"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Provisions for
effective communication among member participants within the Joint
Venture.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB50D6093AE4549FE8898DB5D0B507E3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A long-term
strategy to conduct public outreach and education regarding the purposes and
activities of the Joint Venture and activities to regularly communicate to the
general public information generated by the Joint Venture.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H991E110F60B64282836183CC0A364044"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with laws and conservation
plans that are relevant to migratory birds, and other relevant regional,
national, or international initiatives identified by the Director to conserve
migratory birds, their habitats, ecological functions, and associated
populations of fish and wildlife.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4666E4ABE87943D097ECDA202F8601D3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An organizational plan that—</text>
<clause id="H4D012DDAC7584358B9974D956834531E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifies the
representative membership of the Management Board and includes procedures for
updating the membership of the Management Board as appropriate;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0E75C5ECF7CE42FEA6E853CC42EFFEA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describes the
organizational structure of the Joint Venture, including proposed committees
and subcommittees, and procedures for revising and updating the structure, as
necessary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE66465529DA42C2B00C5B3D3964512B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provides a
strategy to increase stakeholder participation or membership in the Joint
Venture.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4DB1EDF28CF4D6EB8CD7B84B5246066"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Procedures to
coordinate the development, implementation, oversight, monitoring, tracking,
and reporting of conservation actions approved by the Management Board and an
evaluation process to determine overall effectiveness of activities undertaken
by the Joint Venture.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C101E67676945088995126C196915AD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Joint Venture Implementation Plan shall
be submitted to the Director for approval.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA60F9C6E2D4D4FFA8BFB4EFD368DCE56"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The
Director shall approve an Implementation Plan submitted by the Management Board
for a Joint Venture if the Director finds that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7BE8C7CCD3DE419091DB9A550D46168D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementation of the plan would promote
the purposes of this subtitle described in section 231;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCFA2445C7EF456A9459AB432E1F6D75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the members of the
Joint Venture have demonstrated the capacity to implement conservation actions
identified in the Implementation Plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A5DCEE8477042F8B20E18154D28E76F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plan includes coordination with other
relevant and active conservation plans or programs within the geographic scope
of the Joint Venture.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF530195362F04373AE8CFED8F2C83847"><enum>235.</enum><header>Grants and
other assistance</header>
<subsection id="H21C2AB8BB0224DD98B70CD0A775C559A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), and subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Director may award financial assistance to
implement a Joint Venture through—</text>
<paragraph id="H9429B9EFE1E9496D83E13F0E2DE1DDAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support of the
activities of the Management Board of the Joint Venture and to pay for
necessary administrative costs and services, personnel, and meetings, travel,
and other business activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7840E647EA9B45E7B765E09F0FD85CEF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support for
specific conservation actions and other activities necessary to carry out the
Implementation Plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB05297A7E9074BA9BAEBC163B3BFAD93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Joint Venture is not eligible for
assistance or support authorized in this section unless the Joint Venture is
operating under an Implementation Plan approved by the Director under section
234.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H75FD63D631804D72BB16BC25D48305E7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary, through the Director, may provide
technical and administrative assistance for implementation of Joint Ventures
and the expenditure of financial assistance under this subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H345AFC49D58C4E3A89AD3820C7C40A2F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Acceptance and
use of donations</header><text>The Secretary, through the Director, may accept
and use donations of funds, gifts, and in-kind contributions to provide
assistance under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5B6B7056C2704FDCB2C289E118E6FFD7"><enum>236.</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<subsection id="H705EC391AE594DB9BA108B13D1354098"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual reports
by management boards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDC456A2A26E3471B91124688F868BA8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require each
Management Board to submit annual reports for all approved Joint Ventures of
the Management Board; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id022A87A6B9C94CB98B4A553CE6318ED9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish
guidance for Joint Venture annual reports, including contents and any necessary
processes or procedures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H14E5FCCE8AEF449B872244E19FC2D707"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Joint Venture
Program <enum-in-header>5</enum-in-header>-Year reviews</header>
<paragraph id="H979D8CF7E78F461D96BF4EAC84006FB2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall at 5
years after the date of enactment of this Act and at 5-year intervals
thereafter, complete an objective and comprehensive review and evaluation of
the Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F139ABF1B5D491083DC4FF46E936485"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review
contents</header><text>Each review under this subsection shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4439958585964666B8912093B2727136"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the effectiveness of the Program in meeting the purpose of this subtitle
specified in section 231;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06AB2702388640BAA5AD19CC6AD6CCE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of
all approved Implementation Plans, especially the effectiveness of existing
conservation strategies, priorities, and methods to meet the objectives of such
plans and fulfill the purpose of this subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE360B23AEC34B24B329AF42D5CC78A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations to
revise the Program or to amend or otherwise revise Implementation Plans to
ensure that activities undertaken pursuant to this subtitle address the effects
of climate change on migratory bird populations and their habitats, and fish
and wildlife habitats, in general.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F900DF075C54C4BAD980FBF8C40BABC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Director, in the implementation of this
subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD05F114F96404580880A15A969D0CBE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall consult with
other appropriate Federal agencies with responsibility for the conservation or
management of fish and wildlife habitat and appropriate State agencies;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80DC43E17A9B4831A89A617D0CB4D55E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may consult with appropriate, Indian
tribes, Flyway Councils, or regional conservation organizations, public and
private landowners, members of academia and the scientific community, and other
nonprofit conservation or private stakeholders.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H96033F733F4F456E80F07B42005FCF78"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
comment</header><text>The Secretary, through the Director, shall provide for
adequate opportunities for general public review and comment of the Program as
part of the 5-year evaluations conducted pursuant to this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDE89D5A9F0C0489EA7119DFAE0820A62"><enum>237.</enum><header>Relationship to
other authorities</header>
<subsection id="H41D93298C5674423A46E2DC2092D7B56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorities,
etc. of Secretary</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle affects authorities,
responsibilities, obligations, or powers of the Secretary under any other
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0079B7F6F7DA48F9B60D011DE268F518"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
Authority</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle preempts any provision or
enforcement of a State statute or regulation relating to the management of fish
and wildlife resources within such State.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5EC6203B09224792909A8916C510F2CA"><enum>238.</enum><header>Federal
Advisory Committee Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to any boards,
committees, or other groups established under this subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="idD9515ED3B9BF43FBB9430708BD5173D9"><enum>D</enum><header>Reauthorizations</header>
<section id="H511C01C9DCFE4995AFF4D124EF5D4ADC"><enum>241.</enum><header>North American
Wetlands Conservation Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(c)(5) of the North American
Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)(5)) is amended by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2017</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id40849242b32b4908960f4d18400baa05"><enum>242.</enum><header>Partners for
Fish and Wildlife Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
5 of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 3774) is amended by
striking <quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2017</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id9228FBB550AB473B94647EFA2E8D12A2"><enum>243.</enum><header>National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation reauthorization</header>
<subsection id="idA37937E68F494DD99CA49BF304D15696"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Board of
directors of the Foundation</header>
<paragraph id="id008800EE3163490380C6DDB436D46075"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 3 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE8E738F5A67F4E589A49A102542B1CF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<clause id="id8F2338B0E1ED479BA0F845D7A0C86F46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF6F7F368B0D4BF9AF9CC62C6ACC3A56" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id5039B6B088E54BCC8764ABDB4AF90057"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After consulting with the Secretary of Commerce and
considering the recommendations submitted by the Board, the Secretary of the
Interior shall appoint 28 Directors who, to the maximum extent practicable,
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id445E6853DAD44E7395E49F75B750D466"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be knowledgeable
and experienced in matters relating to conservation of fish, wildlife, or other
natural resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7918C8B1503D4C7CB8B7269F4B5BC0C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>represent a
balance of expertise in ocean, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial resource
conservation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id4D8D7E165024424BA9843EE84C1A4AE9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3552B134A5E444EC900E3B49D736B4BD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idA0156DE8E52240AFA03DCBE7489FB016"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Each
Director (other than a Director described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed
for a term of 6 years.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA4D6B338B34483F87D81E050044ADD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(2)—</text>
<clause id="id36B044CA7C9A4C44B4567D7F9E6BE6EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(A) Officers and employees may not be
appointed until the Foundation has sufficient funds to pay them for their
service. Officers</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69CA08D37CDD42C08B68CBB9DF9DCD93" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id814079F078FB42788CB2255DA61F1FA1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Officers</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="idB894F71120634B33906830F3066AD2C4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3D4CFEC95724BCD9E3F4C94C191E825" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idA15FF93799644D23BDED74CDF45A7D64"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Executive
Director</header><text>The Foundation shall have an Executive Director who
shall be—</text>
<clause id="id50295677313B412F8513847DD35C6CC0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>appointed by, and
serve at the direction of, the Board as the chief executive officer of the
Foundation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4EB933CD7A8A4D8C9CC47B309E5DB5ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>knowledgeable
and experienced in matters relating to fish and wildlife
conservation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4ABC15C286F243D9A10DD56825C1EC09"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 4(a)(1)(B) of the North American Wetlands
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking
<quote>Secretary of the Board</quote> and inserting <quote>Executive Director
of the Board</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7508E83D2C9A4E329D694060EB001009"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rights and
obligations of the Foundation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idD6F8D732909C464D9AF32A3AD0446BA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id321D615E81D0406FAB96DDC1857EE042"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(c) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Powers</header-in-text>.—To carry out its purposes under</quote>
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id141CF81A704948589ABD4C71E7D5A83C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id0A79AEFC5C014B91A443D5D5C374DB50"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Powers</header>
<paragraph id="id7443902EFF304822B971FB819C9A07A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To carry out the purposes described
in</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4702E1F7928C44208D5A8F8A756A9497"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (11) as subparagraphs (A) through (K), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idADBBE060CE0B4013A37F31BA0D714479"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>that are insured
by an agency or instrumentality of the United States</quote> and inserting
<quote>at 1 or more financial institutions that are members of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investment Protection
Corporation</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCCADC16E00C84043A97FC245167FC5B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>paragraph (3) or
(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (C) or (D)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83AE351CAD384F27A93BB6A47ABD31E1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(J) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and
inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEAF865FFF1A545E1BE11231E2199E2B7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (K) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B82370174DF450ABF15AA983915AE31" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idE82EF78DBD824D91B929A30903F16ACA"><enum>(K)</enum><text>to receive and
administer restitution and community service payments, amounts for mitigation
of impacts to natural resources, and other amounts arising from legal,
regulatory, or administrative proceedings, subject to the condition that the
amounts are received or administered for purposes that further the conservation
and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4BEAD3B73246424AAA8F2124E1D8CA80"><enum>(L)</enum><text>to do any and all
acts necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the
Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1F540EDEB9CC4A34B47A07C4B7121BF3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by striking the
undesignated matter at the end and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C7A2D2BC47E4CDDAD314BACCC28E59C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id029B16D577554108B100DA7135A4E574"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of
real property</header>
<subparagraph id="idFC93B24AF7E346BEBE9F80ABC4018F56"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of this Act, an interest in real property
shall be treated as including easements or other rights for preservation,
conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for the public of natural,
scenic, historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational
resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idED387D569EA44773A8B203EC69DD42B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Encumbered real
property</header><text>A gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the
Foundation even though the gift, devise, or bequest is encumbered, restricted,
or subject to beneficial interests of private persons if any current or future
interest in the gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the
Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8F6E6DAD8F30426B83C4375133354080"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Savings
clause</header><text>The acceptance and administration of amounts by the
Foundation under paragraph (1)(K) does not alter, supersede, or limit any
regulatory or statutory requirement associated with those
amounts.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id063E832F2C194FC8B58AFA4566F13728"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (f) and (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1919268CD4174009ADC80642B817E188"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id14558EB0B5ED4E71888170E54FE42790"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10
of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idB62C0B8C40D14051BBA3A711F90194C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BEA9966EEE14D07BAE65D90E43D502A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id20F77AEA94F2400BBF083412B8F1EFA7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
Act for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2017—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB6BBB46A08A64439BE0F7896DD7CFBAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$20,000,000 to
the Secretary of the Interior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id218F4DBDD2364EF5899C044EE89431F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000 to the
Secretary of Agriculture; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB36D9B0A0DCD4758B88967D17E79FB23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$5,000,000 to the
Secretary of
Commerce.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0BB12451F5474C4DB7C9E00967369B49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3360E4E32BF940DA921D2EFABB9DBF11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88A0D3D6967843CC851A5BA746176E40" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id32FF2D46AC734CAAB5EC1179D0FDDB23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amounts from
Federal agencies</header>
<subparagraph id="idD70D757CCABA4A19BA493AF10E73E2A7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under subsection (a), Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities may
provide funds to the Foundation, subject to the condition that the amounts are
used for purposes that further the conservation and management of fish,
wildlife, plants, and other natural resources in accordance with this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91594F36A7BF44FF8E18234A5D0A6AFD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Advances</header><text>Federal
departments, agencies, or instrumentalities may advance amounts described in
subparagraph (A) to the Foundation in a lump sum without regard to when the
expenses for which the amounts are used are incurred.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA43E25A2E8794C7C9D94905C306345C4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Management
fees</header><text>The Foundation may assess and collect fees for the
management of amounts received under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9E6217E4CBEB418AA64A7C329D640401"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="id376FAC13792344B7BB115AF9ECB76F85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">funds</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">amounts</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id77E3AECF83194DA1B1536DDF8976909F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>shall be used</quote> and inserting <quote>may be used</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id39BAE19A91F74C6DBE24C184BFFF7198"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and State and local government agencies</quote> and inserting <quote>,
State and local government agencies, and other entities</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0EEB1D95D15F477BB45CA70D58072EC8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E138151E960410C8680E63F6E365637" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id30FA80D9FF6442EEA9C96C3B56D91D77"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration
of amounts</header>
<subparagraph id="id6791D57F80B641739DC00FC9DE722014"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In entering into contracts, agreements, or other
partnerships pursuant to this Act, a Federal department, agency, or
instrumentality shall have discretion to waive any competitive process of that
department, agency, or instrumentality for entering into contracts, agreements,
or partnerships with the Foundation if the purpose of the waiver is—</text>
<clause id="id7EDAE0A20C514C42BD8F70106E30FF35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to address an
environmental emergency resulting from a natural or other disaster; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idA92E1A3BA3BD46A08D96B024BCD6F31E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as determined by
the head of the applicable Federal department, agency, or instrumentality, to
reduce administrative expenses and expedite the conservation and management of
fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77F415631F4746D282A92B643C80AE3F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Foundation shall include in the annual report submitted under section 7(b) a
description of any use of the authority under subparagraph (A) by a Federal
department, agency, or instrumentality in that fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDDD6068B22B646AB929B3589BB1D55BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0821471E4644C7883A6E8658DFC53CC" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id6FA30C96F6454ED0BEF333B6FE1EA09F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of gifts,
devises, or bequests of money or other property</header><text>Any gifts,
devises, or bequests of amounts or other property, or any other amounts or
other property, transferred to, deposited with, or otherwise in the possession
of the Foundation pursuant to this Act, may be made available by the Foundation
to Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be accepted and
expended (or the disposition of the amounts or property directed), without
further appropriation, by those Federal departments, agencies, or
instrumentalities, subject to the condition that the amounts or property be
used for purposes that further the conservation and management of fish,
wildlife, plants, and other natural
resources.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id355AA89089B8487988820CF8F013CAF5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on
authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11 of the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3710) is
amended by inserting <quote>exclusive</quote> before
<quote>authority</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1AE28DE07AD145FDB798FC5F65B5F7D0"><enum>244.</enum><header>Multinational
Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(c) of the Multinational Species
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–241; 39 U.S.C.
416 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8708F0FB9D34407584CB579EC75B8014"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>2 years</quote> and inserting <quote>6 years</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H397A76E7614D4323B104F2B8F65367CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA14A286FB1A8412BBE89955FFE6DF21B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H19B16A3E5F2E4C968AE4E2E5D3DA523D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Stamp
depictions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the
public shall be offered a choice of 5 stamps under this Act, depicting an
African elephant or an Asian elephant, a rhinoceros, a tiger, a marine turtle,
and a great ape,
respectively.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idcf51b2db90b54d4fbf8f92ff59e04d28"><enum>245.</enum><header>Multinational
species conservation funds reauthorizations</header>
<subsection id="id584d252f624440158d84f4b8cdaf037f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>African
elephants</header><text>Section 2306(a) of the African Elephant Conservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2007 through 2012</quote>
and inserting <quote>2012 through 2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1c046402fc32468aaf04a7726c493d27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Asian
elephants</header><text>Section 8(a) of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of
1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2007 through
2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2012 through 2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6e5e97fad23042ed8fc4ee474f1bc5e0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rhinoceros and
tigers</header><text>Section 10(a) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act
of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2007 through
2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2012 through 2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id365F73B0EBFF44C6BFA51DD7328C56D8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Great
apes</header><text>Section 6 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 6305) is amended by striking <quote>2006 through 2010</quote> and
inserting <quote>2012 through 2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idEF0034EF233C47B09F290A5594276063"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Marine
turtles</header><text>Section 7 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004
(16 U.S.C. 6606) is amended by striking <quote>2005 through 2009</quote> and
inserting <quote>2012 through 2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idb47ec487dadf4d0089f7dc226e02e1f0"><enum>246.</enum><header>Neotropical
Migratory Bird Conservation Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6109) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEF8DE0B62E241DE8AF151C946005101" style="OLC">
<section id="id7D8330F4EA1A4AC2B88D3B2CBA4AFC3D"><enum>10.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="id461D2C27D5864E738122F3E3635AA9F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years
2012 through 2017.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0C627D355A29445D8E6B360BB0BE96E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made
available under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, not less than 75 percent
shall be expended for projects carried out at a location outside of the United
States.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID462ba5b4e57f4cdb926717c8114d0a17"><enum>247.</enum><header>Federal Land
Transaction Facilitation Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation
Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1456ded253b544d0befe4e6a215400bc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 203(2)
(43 U.S.C. 2302(2)), by striking <quote>on the date of enactment of this Act
was</quote> and inserting <quote>is</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3d238923b2174d38bd15eb79cc886d1f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 205
(43 U.S.C. 2304)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEF872895AF8B457C8526BBC329D6C149"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the
<short-title>Sportsmen’s Act of
2012</short-title></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB9A091D6A003462FA289EAC8F08A34C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(d), by striking <quote>11</quote> and inserting <quote>22</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDca4033a6c3244f389709aacd3464e17f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 206
(43 U.S.C. 2305), by striking subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID002cd998d51e48cd8f4d6691437307ff"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 207(b)
(43 U.S.C. 2306(b))—</text>
<subparagraph id="id92FCB1634C6444F88F7FCEDE78D26C60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="id8B7AAD09C24743BF922D41D0FF7B3903"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>96–568</quote> and inserting <quote>96–586</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5BC977214C074A8EB50F462DFF5A0A8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE7F4599A82594D0DA988FF969D2A7087"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="id6F27FECBF93A4E2A81EFD48996EFA9F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>Public Law 105–263;</quote> before <quote>112 Stat.</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC69ABE4DE7404DCD94D1604C867DCE88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id452A63D476CD4E168EDDB95FDA5B2391"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCFAFA0FC51B441B682AF84BC8EBF7C0F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID9f69cb33532745c5b4f1c169f2d0d4f9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the White Pine
County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law
109–432; 120 Stat. 3028);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC4BF5FF3FE8F4587BBB359AEDF74D7A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Lincoln
County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law
108–424; 118 Stat. 2403);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id000A562415124AA2A13BBDBA89942635"><enum>(5)</enum><text>subtitle F of
title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note;
Public Law 111–11);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5583E6FD772549B9977BE4B7E0312A2C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>subtitle O of
title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 460www
note, 1132 note; Public Law 111–11);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFD5BF0E91C744323885B62195CB6E5CD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 2601 of
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat.
1108); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48C107C7169743B0A15044EEFC4BB299"><enum>(8)</enum><text>section 2606 of
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat.
1121).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="S1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>248.</enum><header>Nutria eradication
and control</header>
<subsection id="idB789ACC61E4C4855AB25D8A93651B61F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings;
purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the
Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–16; 117 Stat. 621)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0F0C22581A194E29A76F6A4E48829762"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB44D732305914E5788AEC721147E09E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and in
Louisiana</quote> and inserting <quote>, the State of Louisiana, and other
coastal States</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C9EE7ED77224B51B69F256F0EA7E849"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>in
Maryland and Louisiana on Federal, State, and private land</quote> and
inserting <quote>on Federal, State, and private land in the States of Maryland
and Louisiana and in other coastal States</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id723A3AFAFB1C4D92B725D6D0B078A023"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C5BD33F2EA24463B12525C4570353A0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idA91F31CA99B74344AEB771073F2C0162"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act authorizes the Maryland Nutria
Project, which has successfully eradicated nutria from more than 130,000 acres
of Chesapeake Bay wetlands in the State of Maryland and facilitated the
creation of voluntary, public-private partnerships and more than 406
cooperative landowner agreements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD4489080EFE04FA5806B3BD5074BF910"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act and the Coastal Wetlands Planning,
Protection, and Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3951 et seq.) authorize the
Coastwide Nutria Control Program, which has reduced nutria-impacted wetland
acres in the State of Louisiana from 80,000 acres to 23,141 acres.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id24CF1D6907E24669A21D66A1436A8AFF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The proven techniques developed under this
Act that are eradicating nutria in the State of Maryland and reducing the acres
of nutria-impacted wetlands in the State of Louisiana should be applied to
nutria eradication or control programs in other nutria-infested coastal
States</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id852A830FAEBC499E9B74ACC4FA225190"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5A870B0C67040069D05E3469A59BE84" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id7BF37332B2434408AF195FA3F2B7D8A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this Act is to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the States of
Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington
to carry out activities—</text>
<paragraph id="id47EDC91EFBDB428C84FC7261988FBBA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to eradicate or control nutria; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id65B9A4C91F704D23A7E75AE01E6240EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to restore nutria damaged
wetlands.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA52D6608FFA8462B9BF38C886063C1DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Nutria Eradication and Control Act of
2003 (Public Law 108–16; 117 Stat. 621) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id46DB54BAE99D477188E06D1F96CE322C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating sections 3 and 4 as
sections 4 and 5, respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id01A3E888BE90459EB9CE008EFCE2D17B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 2 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16A8B50842D242C187A3B9C3452B01D5" style="OLC">
<section id="idE2F6B79C36A845CE97FEC2B4F31F8680"><enum>3.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
<paragraph id="id2A35733685FE45BDBA8389888A6B73B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coastal
State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coastal
State</term> means each of the States of Delaware, Oregon, North Carolina,
Virginia, and Washington.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8CFABDE829C04EFE82EEC5C6359F4B2E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>program</term> means the
nutria eradication program established by section 4(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBB8DD6404C5A4BF0B12EFCEA1F63EB45"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public-private
partnership</header><text>The term <term>public-private partnership</term>
means a voluntary, cooperative project undertaken by governmental entities or
public officials and affected communities, local citizens, nongovernmental
organizations, or other entities or persons in the private sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC098F9FF1B8341B79574304951DB6678"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of the
Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF28DA5F5438F42AA87FE04A644DC26C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nutria
eradication program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4
of the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–16; 117 Stat.
621) (as redesignated by subsection (b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id52054B49CB144241B0B46A7AD5A795AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (a) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9EB6E9E5E3D4D28900A809504819CD5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id2AB19CC241344AF291D5F92D34A1831A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may,
subject to the availability of appropriations, provide financial assistance to
the States of Maryland and Louisiana and the coastal States to implement
measures—</text>
<paragraph id="id1C255638AB334DD189064DDBAC08249C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to eradicate or control nutria; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3038F067D37647159DFA76FBAF364CC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to restore wetlands damaged by
nutria.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2E9AC0ABC1354B5591DCC1C4FC76DE78"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id35D81BB8794A45E080A34FA64E3CB70B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>the
State of</quote> before <quote>Maryland</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC5B0C03C70A24B96AE14BB12C930228D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>other
States</quote> and inserting <quote>the coastal States</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id022F119A794F4645BEC3454CB1F3A317"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking
<quote>marshland</quote> and inserting <quote>wetlands</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0CBDE9D64B9141CD884913D7662DE865"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCFE7FEDAB6E64B2094917287A2FABA17"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(c)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Activities</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote>(c)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Activities in the State of
Maryland</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA4AE117506E54791B44EA958E4BC8170"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, and updated in March
2009</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9184F7AA55BC43049A23B9437D6B0332"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e), by striking
<quote>financial assistance provided by the Secretary under this
section</quote> and inserting <quote>the amounts made available under
subsection (f) to carry out the program</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id22B252A1604A42C8A61397182552E29A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (f) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id306CB46702F54EF7B8116697A8D5D7BD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id27674FB3C7FF4C81B8EC5B972B18EE62"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>Subject to subsection (e), there is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program $6,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016, of which—</text>
<paragraph id="idCC8E39B06D25484B8C8DAB285A1EDBB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2,000,000 shall
be used to provide financial assistance to the State of Maryland;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id923AC159B9614C7FB96A3CC0A8D26168"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,000,000 shall
be used to provide financial assistance to the State of Louisiana; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id272A65F35A7E4AB68EAEC8AE4F44933E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$2,000,000 shall
be used to provide financial assistance, on a competitive basis, to other
coastal
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7F83E3FE53E14AEFACAEF3ADFB8E92C8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5 of the Nutria Eradication and
Control Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–16; 117 Stat. 621) (as redesignated by
subsection (b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idDF6822BA1C4D4BBD9DCE5994164FE6DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2002
document entitled <quote>Eradication Strategies for Nutria in the Chesapeake
and Delaware Bay Watersheds</quote>; and </quote> and inserting <quote>March
2009 update of the document entitled <quote>Eradication Strategies for Nutria
in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay Watersheds</quote> and originally dated
March 2002;</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id782E53B38A384A26B613FBB4C2DD89ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8EA0B6E8EE7C413481B145DB657C9738"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>develop</quote> and
inserting <quote>continue</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9742F8D2AB89430899C8616404646AE5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA6DDAF8808EC4A3CA288E21A2F79426C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding after paragraph (2) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id262AD2FFD0D34AFFA9D3728DB1D2D475" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idF4D84225679142A78BFB7AD968D9B38C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop, in cooperation with the State of
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the State
of Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the State of Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State of North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, and the State of Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife, long-term nutria control or eradication programs, as
appropriate, with the objective of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1C264212187C42A5AD2894ED3F1A3D6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">significantly reducing and restoring the
damage nutria cause to coastal wetlands in the coastal States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBA9C28F86C034D4FB29C69E07CA6279A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting voluntary, public-private
partnerships to eradicate or control nutria and restoring nutria-damaged
wetlands in the coastal
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
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