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Union Calendar No. 106
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1809
[Report No. 116-144]
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for
United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make
technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2019
Mr. Sablan (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mr. San
Nicolas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
July 10, 2019
Additional sponsors: Ms. Plaskett, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico,
and Mr. Van Drew
July 10, 2019
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for
United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make
technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, 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. APPORTIONMENT UNDER PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION
ACT.
(a) Equivalent Minimum Apportionment Among States and Territories
of Tax Revenues Accruing to Fund.--The first subsection (c) of section
4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c),
relating to apportionment of certain revenues accruing to the fund, is
amended by striking ``among the States'' and all that follows through
the end of the first sentence and inserting: ``among the States and
each of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto
Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands in proportion to the ratio
that the population of each State and each such territory bears to the
population of all the States and such territories, except that each
State shall be apportioned not more than 3 percent of such revenues,
and each State and each such territory shall be apportioned not less
than 1 percent of such revenues.''.
(b) Apportionment of Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account
Among Territories and the District of Columbia.--The second subsection
(c) of section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 669c), as added by section 902(e) of H.R. 5548, as introduced in
the 106th Congress and enacted into law by section 1(a)(2) of Public
Law 106-55, and relating to apportionment of the Wildlife Conservation
and Restoration Account, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and
inserting the following:
``(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall apportion from
the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account to each of
the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin
Islands a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent of
such Account.''.
(c) Repeal of Percentage Restrictions on Apportionments to
Territories.--Section 8A of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration
Act (16 U.S.C. 669g-1) is amended by striking ``as he shall determine,
not exceeding'' and all that follows through ``, in any one year,'' and
inserting ``as the Secretary shall determine for each year,''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION
ACT.
(a) The first section and section 12 of the Pittman-Robertson
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669, 669i) are each amended by
striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Secretary of the Interior''.
(b) Paragraph (2) of section 3(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 669b(a))
is amended--
(1) by moving such paragraph 2 ems to the left; and
(2) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 669(b)(1))'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(1)''.
(c)(1) Section 4 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended by
redesignating the second subsection (c) (as added by section 902(e) of
H.R. 5548, as introduced in the 106th Congress and enacted into law by
section 1(a)(2) of Public Law 106-55; relating to apportionment of the
Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account) and subsection (d) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
(2) Section 2(6) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 669a(6)) is amended by
striking ``section 304(d)'' and inserting ``section 4(e)''.
(3) Section 3(c)(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 669b(c)(2)) is amended
by striking ``sections 4(d) and (e) of this Act,'' and inserting
``section 4(e),''.
(d) Subsection (d) of section 4 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 669c), as
redesignated by subsection (c)(1) of this section, is further amended
in paragraph (2)(A)--
(1) in clause (i)--
(A) by striking ``one-third of which is based'' and
inserting ``One-third of such amount shall be
apportioned based''; and
(B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;
and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``two-thirds of which is
based'' and inserting ``Two-thirds of such amount shall be
apportioned based''.
(e) Section 6 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 669e) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before the first sentence;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2), as in
effect before the enactment of this paragraph, as
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) (as
designated by the amendment made by subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph), and moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to
the right; and
(C) by inserting ``(2)'' before ``The Secretary of
the Interior shall approve''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``option (1) of
subsection (a) of this section,'' and inserting ``subsection
(a)(1)(A),''.
SEC. 3. APPORTIONMENT UNDER DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACT.
Section 12 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 777K) is amended by striking ``as he shall determine, not
exceeding for Puerto Rico'' and all that follows through ``in any one
year, but the Secretary'' and inserting ``as the Secretary shall
determine, except the Secretary''.
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH
RESTORATION ACT.
(a) Corrections to Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.--
Section 4(a)(1) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 777c(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``Protection,'' and inserting
``Protection''.
(b) Corrections to Related Laws.--
(1) Section 111(f)(3) of Public Law 101-593 (16 U.S.C.
777e-1(f)(3)) is amended by striking ``section'' and inserting
``subsection''.
(2) Section 7404(d)(1) of Public Law 105-178 (16 U.S.C.
777g-1(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 4(a)(4)'' and
inserting ``section 4(a)(3)(A)''.
Union Calendar No. 106
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1809
[Report No. 116-144]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for
United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make
technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other
purposes.
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July 10, 2019
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed