[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H9018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 3908) to reauthorize the North American 
Wetlands Conservation Act, with Senate amendments thereto, and concur 
in the Senate amendments.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Clerk read the Senate amendments, as follows:

     (1)Page 2, line 19, strike out all after ``inserting'' down 
     to and including ``birds'' in line 21 and insert: ``and 
     habitats associated with wetland ecosystems

     (2)Page 2, lines 22 and 23, strike out [dependent] and 
     insert: associated

     (3)Page 2, line 25, strike out [dependent] and insert: 
     associated

     (4)Page 4, line 3, strike out all after ``inserting'' down to 
     and including ``thereof)'' in line 4 and insert: ``(but at 
     least 30 percent and not more than 60 percent)

     (5)Page 4, line 9, strike out all after ``inserting'' down to 
     and including ``thereof)'' in line 10 and insert: ``(but at 
     least 40 percent and not more than 70 percent)

     (6)Page 5, after line 11, insert:
       (2) In section 2(a)(12) (16 U.S.C. 4401(a)(12)), by 
     inserting ``and in 1994 by the Secretary of Sedesol for 
     Mexico'' after ``United States''.

     (7)Page 5, line 12, strike out [(2)] and insert: (3)

     (8)Page 5, line 17, strike out [(3)] and insert: (4)

     (9)Page 5, after line 18, insert:
       (5) In section 3(6) (16 U.S.C. 4402(6)), by inserting after 
     ``1986'' the following: ``, and by the Secretary of Sedesol 
     for Mexico in 1994, and subsequent dates''.

     (10)Page 5, line 19, strike out [(4)] and insert: (6)

     (11)Page 5, line 22, strike out [(5)] and insert: (7)

     (12)Page 6, line 1, strike out [(6)] and insert: (8)

     (13)Page 6, after line 2, insert:
       (9) In section 5(b) (16 U.S.C. 4404(b)), by striking ``by 
     January 1 of each year,'' and inserting ``each year''.
       (10) In section 5(d) (16 U.S.C. 4404(d)), by striking ``one 
     Council member'' and inserting ``2 Council members''.

     (14)Page 6, line 3, strike out [(7)] and insert: (11)

     (15)Page 6, line 6, strike out [(8)] and insert: (12)

     (16)Page 6, line 10, strike out [(9)] and insert: (13)

     (17)Page 6, line 13, strike out [(10)] and insert: (14)

     (18)Page 7, after line 3, insert:

     SEC. 9. CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE.

       Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 
     (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 105-312) is amended by 
     striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2008''.
  Mr. ARMEY (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Senate amendments be considered as read and printed in the 
Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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