[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5230 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5230
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to require the
Secretary of the Interior to approve the wildlife conservation and
restoration program of a State within a certain period of time, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 4, 2026
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to require the
Secretary of the Interior to approve the wildlife conservation and
restoration program of a State within a certain period of time, 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 ``Make State Wildlife Action Plans
Efficient Act of 2026'' or the ``Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. TIMING OF APPROVAL OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
PROGRAM.
Section 4(e)(3) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 669c(e)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking the paragraph designation and all that
follows through ``If the Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(3) Approval.--
``(A) In general.--If the Secretary'';
(2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)--
(A) by inserting ``, not later than 180 days after
the date on which the State submitted the comprehensive
plan,'' after ``, the Secretary''; and
(B) by striking ``, as redesignated''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Implementation; set aside of amounts.--On
submission of a comprehensive plan by a State under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
``(i) conditionally authorize the
implementation of the wildlife conservation and
restoration program of the State; and
``(ii) set aside the amounts described in
subparagraph (A).
``(C) Development of process.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the States, shall develop a process
to ensure--
``(i) the sufficient and timely review of
comprehensive plans submitted by States under
paragraph (1); and
``(ii) the final approval of the wildlife
conservation and restoration program of such
States not later than 180 days after the date
on which a State submits a comprehensive plan.
``(D) Intent of congress.--It is the intent of
Congress that the Secretary shall prioritize--
``(i) the timely review of comprehensive
plans submitted by States under paragraph (1);
and
``(ii) the approval of the wildlife
conservation and restoration programs of such
States.
``(E) Submissions to congress.--Not later than June
1 of the year immediately following the year in which a
State submits a comprehensive plan under paragraph (1),
if the Secretary does not approve the wildlife
conservation and restoration program of the State under
subparagraph (A) within the period of time described in
that subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit to the
Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives a report relating to the status of such
comprehensive plan, including the reason why the
wildlife conservation and restoration program was not
approved.''.
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