[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5069 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5069
To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to
increase in the price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps
to fund the acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 10, 2014
Mr. Fleming (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. Smith of
Missouri) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to
increase in the price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps
to fund the acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PRICE OF MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND CONSERVATION
STAMP TO FUND ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FOR
MIGRATORY BIRDS.
The Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act is amended--
(1) in section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 718b(b))--
(A) by striking ``1990, and'' and inserting
``1990,''; and
(B) by striking ``for each hunting year
thereafter'' and inserting ``for hunting years 1991
through 2013, and $25 for each hunting year
thereafter'';
(2) by adding at the end of section 2 (16 U.S.C. 718b) the
following:
``(c) Reduction in Price of Stamp.--The Secretary may reduce the
price of each stamp sold under the provisions of this section for a
hunting year if the Secretary determines that the increase in the price
of the stamp after hunting year 2013 resulted in a reduction in
revenues deposited into the fund;''; and
(3) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 718d)--
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before the
period the following: ``, in which there shall be a
subaccount to which the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer all amounts in excess of $15 that are received
from the sale of each stamp sold for each hunting year
after hunting year 2013'';
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``So much''
and inserting ``except as provided in paragraph (4), so
much'';
(C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``paragraph
(3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4)''; and
(D) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the
following:
``(4) Conservation easements.--Amounts in the subaccount
referred to in subsection (a)(3) shall be used by the Secretary
solely to acquire easements in real property for conservation
of migratory birds.''.
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPENDITURES.
Section 4 of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act
(16 U.S.C. 718d) is further amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking so much as precedes ``The Secretary
may'' and inserting the following:
``(c) Promotion of Stamp Sales.--''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall include in each annual
report of the Commission under section 3 of the Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715b)--
``(1) a description of activities conducted under
subsection (c) in the year covered by the report; and
``(2) an annual assessment of the status of wetlands
conservation projects for migratory bird conservation purposes,
including a clear and accurate accounting of--
``(A) all expenditures by Federal and State
agencies under this section; and
``(B) all expenditures made for fee-simple
acquisition of Federal lands in the United States,
including the amount paid and acreage of each parcel
acquired in each acquisition.''.
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