[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11154-S11155]
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        NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to Calendar No. 692, H.R. 3908.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3908) to reauthorize the North American 
     Wetlands Conservation Act, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
bill which had been reported from the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works with amendments, as follows:

  [Strike the parts shown in boldface brackets and insert the parts 
shown in italic.]

                               H.R. 3908

       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 ``North American Wetlands 
     Conservation Reauthorization Act''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION 
                   ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the North American Wetlands Conservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.).

     SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       (a) Finding.--Section 2(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 4401(a)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``and other habitats'' and inserting 
     ``and associated habitats''.
       (b) Purposes.--Section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 4401(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and other habitats for 
     migratory birds'' and inserting ``[and associated habitats 
     for wetland dependent migratory birds] and habitats 
     associated with wetland ecosystems'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``wetland [dependent 
     associated]'' before ``migratory bird''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``wetland [dependent] associated'' before 
     ``migratory birds''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, the United States Shorebird 
     Conservation Plan, the North American Waterbird Conservation 
     Plan, the Partners In Flight Conservation Plans,'' after 
     ``North American Waterfowl Management Plan''.

     SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROJECT.

       Section 3(9) (16 U.S.C. 4402(9)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``of a wetland 
     ecosystem and associated habitat'' after ``including water 
     rights,''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and other habitat'' 
     and inserting ``and associated habitat''.

     SEC. 5. REAUTHORIZATION.

       Section 7(c) (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``not to exceed'' and all that follows and inserting ``not to 
     exceed--
       ``(1) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
       ``(2) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(3) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(4) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
       ``(5) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.''.

     SEC. 6. ALLOCATION.

       Section 8(a) (16 U.S.C. 4407(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``(but at least 50 per centum and not more 
     than 70 per centum thereof)'' and inserting ``[(but at least 
     25 percent and not more than 50 percent thereof)] (but at 
     least 30 percent and not more than 60 percent)''; and
       (B) by striking ``4 per centum'' and inserting ``4 
     percent''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``(but at least 30 per 
     centum and not more than 50 per centum thereof)'' and 
     inserting ``[(but at least 50 percent and not more than 75 
     percent thereof)] (but at least 40 percent and not more than 
     70 percent)''.

     SEC. 7. CLARIFICATION OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF THE COST OF 
                   APPROVED WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

       Section 8(b) (16 U.S.C. 4407(b)) is amended by striking so 
     much as precedes the second sentence and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), as a condition of providing assistance under this Act 
     for any approved wetlands conservation project, the Secretary 
     shall require that the portion of the costs of the project 
     paid with amounts provided by non-Federal United States 
     sources is equal to at least the amount allocated under 
     subsection (a) that is used for the project.
       ``(2) Federal moneys allocated under subsection (a) may be 
     used to pay 100 percent of the costs of such projects located 
     on Federal lands and waters, including the acquisition of 
     inholdings within such lands and waters.
       ``(3)''.

     SEC. 8. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) The North American Wetlands Conservation Act is amended 
     as follows:
       (1) In section 2(a)(10) (16 U.S.C. 4401(a)(10)), by 
     inserting ``of 1973'' after ``Species Act''.
       (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''.
       [(2)] (3) In section 3(2) (16 U.S.C. 4402(2)), by striking 
     ``Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the United 
     States House of Representatives'' and inserting ``Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives''.
       [(3)] (4) In section 3(5) (16 U.S.C. 4402(5)), by inserting 
     ``of 1973'' after ``Species Act''.
       (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''.
       [(4)] (6) In section 4(a)(1)(B) (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B)), 
     by striking ``section 3(2)(B)'' and inserting ``section 
     3(g)(2)(B)''.
       [(5)] (7) In section 4(c) (16 U.S.C. 4403(c)), in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Commission'' 
     and inserting ``Council''.
       [(6)] (8) In section 5(a)(5) (16 U.S.C. 4404(a)(5)), by 
     inserting ``of 1973'' after ``Species Act''.
       (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''.
       [(7)] (11) In section 5(f) (16 U.S.C. 4404(f)), by striking 
     ``subsection (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)''.
       [(8)] (12) In section 10(1)(C) (16 U.S.C. 4409(1)(C)), by 
     striking ``western hemisphere pursuant to section 17 of this 
     Act'' and inserting ``Western Hemisphere pursuant to section 
     16''.
       [(9)] (13) In section 10(1)(D) (16 U.S.C. 4409(1)(D)), by 
     striking the period and inserting ``; and''.
       [(10)] (14) In section 16(a) (16 U.S.C. 4413), by striking 
     ``western hemisphere'' and inserting ``Western Hemisphere''.
       (b)(1) Section 112(1) of Public Law 101-593 (104 Stat. 
     2962) is amended by striking ``and before the period''.

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       (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be effective on 
     and after the effective date of section 112(1) of Public Law 
     101-593 (104 Stat. 2962).

     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. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the committee reported 
amendments be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read three times and 
passed; the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (H.R. 3908), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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