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Union Calendar No. 754 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7408 

[Report No. 118–922, Part I] 

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of 

greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 20, 2024 

Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. BENTZ, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. 

CURTIS, Mr. CARL, Mr. LAMBORN, Ms. BOEBERT, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. MOYLAN, 

Mrs. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Ms. MALOY, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. 

ZINKE, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, and Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 

and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

DECEMBER 18, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. 

OWENS, and Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas 

DECEMBER 18, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

DECEMBER 18, 2024 

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 20, 2024] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 

to make supplemental funds available for management 

of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need 

as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and 

for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Statement of purpose. 

Sec. 3. GAO study. 

TITLE I—WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 

Sec. 101. Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount. 

Sec. 102. Technical amendments. 

Sec. 103. Savings clause. 

TITLE II—TRIBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 

Sec. 201. Indian Tribes. 

TITLE III—CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR WILDLIFE 

REFUGES 

Sec. 301. Definitions. 

Sec. 302. Good neighbor authority for United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Sec. 303. Stewardship end result contracting projects. 

Sec. 304. Technical amendments. 

TITLE IV—INCENTIVIZING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ON PRIVATE 

LANDS 

Sec. 401. Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances. 

Sec. 402. Designation of critical habitat. 

Sec. 403. Availability of certain information. 

TITLE V—FOREST INFORMATION REFORM 

Sec. 501. No additional consultation required. 

TITLE VI—PROVIDING FOR GREATER INCENTIVES TO RECOVER 

LISTED SPECIES 

Sec. 601. Protective regulations under Endangered Species Act of 1973. 

TITLE VII—RESCISSIONS AND REPEALS 

Sec. 701. Rescission of funds. 

Sec. 702. Repeal of certain programs. 


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1 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

2 The purpose of this Act is to extend financial and tech3 nical assistance to States, territories, the District of Colum4 bia, and Indian Tribes, including under the Pittman-Rob5 ertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), for 

6 the purpose of restoring habitat on State, Tribal, Federal, 

7 and private lands— 

8 (1) to recover species currently listed as threat9 ened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act 

10 of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or under State law; 

11 and 

12 (2) to prevent the need to list species under the 

13 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

14 seq.) or under State law. 

15 SEC. 3. GAO STUDY. 

16 Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 

17 this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

18 conduct a study to examine the progress of States, terri19 tories, the District of Columbia, and Indian Tribes toward 

20 achieving the purpose described in section 2. 

21 TITLE I—WILDLIFE CONSERVA22 TION AND RESTORATION 

23 SEC. 101. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 

24 SUBACCOUNT. 

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Pittman-Robertson 

26 Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669b) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘(1) An amount equal to’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘An amount equal to’’; and 

4 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 

5 (2) in subsection (c)— 

6 (A) by inserting after ‘‘(c)’’ the following: 

7 ‘‘WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RES8 TORATION SUBACCOUNT.—’’; 

9 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

10 (3) as paragraphs (10) and (11); and 

11 (C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

14 ‘‘(A) RESTORATION.—The term ‘restoration’ 

15 means the implementation of conservation ac16 tions and practices that reestablish or enhance 

17 environmental conditions and ecosystem func18 tions that benefit the diversity, resilience, health, 

19 and productivity of plants and animals. 

20 ‘‘(B) REWILDING.—The term ‘rewilding’ 

21 means a restoration approach that prohibits 

22 human management activities and relies only on 

23 natural processes to maintain or improve habi24 tat. 


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1 ‘‘(C) TERRITORY AND TERRITORIES.—The 

2 terms ‘territory’ and ‘territories’ mean the Com3 monwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 

4 Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar5 iana Islands, and the United States Virgin Is6 lands. 

7 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBACCOUNT.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established in 

9 the fund a subaccount to be known as the ‘Wild10 life Habitat Conservation and Restoration Sub11 account’. 

12 ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the Sub13 account shall be available until expended, subject 

14 to future appropriations, for apportionment in 

15 accordance with this Act. 

16 ‘‘(C) DEPOSITS INTO SUBACCOUNT.—Sub17 ject to the availability of appropriations made in 

18 advance for such purposes, the Secretary shall al19 locate not more than $300,000,000 to the Sub20 account for each of fiscal years 2025 through 

21 2029. 

22 ‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF REVENUE.—Funds re23 ceived by a State fish and wildlife department as 

24 a result of a wildlife conservation and restora25 tion program or project of such department that 


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1 is carried out on Federal or State land and 

2 funded by the Subaccount shall be retained and 

3 used by such department to carry out additional 

4 authorized wildlife conservation and restoration 

5 programs or projects pursuant to the America’s 

6 Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act. 

7 ‘‘(E) SUNSET.—No funds may be appro8 priated to the Subaccount after fiscal year 2029. 

9 ‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts 

10 transferred to the Subaccount shall supplement, but 

11 not replace, existing funds available to the States 

12 from— 

13 ‘‘(A) the funds distributed pursuant to the 

14 Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 777 et seq.); and 

16 ‘‘(B) the fund. 

17 ‘‘(4) INNOVATION GRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall dis19 tribute 10 percent of amounts in the Subaccount 

20 in each fiscal year through a competitive grant 

21 program to State fish and wildlife departments, 

22 the District of Columbia fish and wildlife de23 partment, fish and wildlife departments of terri24 tories, or to regional associations of fish and 


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1 wildlife departments (or any group composed of 

2 more than 1 such entity). 

3 ‘‘(B) PURPOSE.—Recipients of a grant 

4 issued under subparagraph (A) shall use such 

5 grant funds for the purpose of catalyzing innova6 tion of techniques, tools, strategies, or collabo7 rative partnerships that accelerate, expand, or 

8 replicate effective and measurable recovery efforts 

9 for habitat of species of greatest conservation 

10 need and species listed under the Endangered 

11 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

12 ‘‘(C) REVIEW COMMITTEE.—The Secretary 

13 shall appoint a review committee comprised of— 

14 ‘‘(i) 1 State Director from each re15 gional association of State fish and wildlife 

16 departments; 

17 ‘‘(ii) the head of a department respon18 sible for fish and wildlife management in a 

19 territory; 

20 ‘‘(iii) 1 delegate from the United States 

21 Fish and Wildlife Service, for the purpose of 

22 providing technical assistance; 

23 ‘‘(iv) 2 individuals who represent 2 

24 different nonprofit organizations, each of 

25 which participated in carrying out wildlife 


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1 conservation and restoration activities 

2 using funds apportioned from the Sub3 account during the 5-year period ending on 

4 the date of appointment of such individual; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(v) 2 individuals who represent 2 dif7 ferent nonprofit hunting and fishing orga8 nizations who are each a member of— 

9 ‘‘(I) the Hunting and Wildlife 

10 Conservation Council of the Depart11 ment of the Interior and Department 

12 of Agriculture and classified as rep13 resenting a ‘wildlife & habitat con14 servation/management organization’; 

15 or 

16 ‘‘(II) the Sport Fishing and Boat17 ing Partnership Council of the Depart18 ment of the Interior and classified as 

19 representing a ‘recreational fishery re20 source conservation organization’. 

21 ‘‘(D) SUPPORT FROM UNITED STATES FISH

22 AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.—Using not more than 

23 3 percent of the amounts distributed under sub24 paragraph (A) to carry out a competitive grant 

25 program, the United States Fish and Wildlife 


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1 Service shall provide any personnel or adminis2 trative support services necessary for such com3 mittee to carry out its responsibilities under this 

4 Act. 

5 ‘‘(E) EVALUATION.—Such committee shall 

6 evaluate each proposal submitted under this 

7 paragraph and recommend projects for funding, 

8 giving preference to solutions that accelerate the 

9 recovery of habitat for species identified as prior10 ities through regional scientific assessments of 

11 species of greatest conservation need. 

12 ‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds apportioned 

14 from the Subaccount under paragraph (2)(B)— 

15 ‘‘(i) shall be used for purposes and 

16 practices consistent with section 2 of the 

17 America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation 

18 Act; 

19 ‘‘(ii) shall be used to develop, carry 

20 out, revise, or enhance the Wildlife Con21 servation Strategy of a State, territory, or 

22 the District of Columbia, as required under 

23 section 4(e), by carrying out, revising, or 

24 enhancing existing wildlife conservation 

25 and restoration programs or strategies and 


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1 developing and implementing new wildlife 

2 conservation and restoration programs or 

3 strategies, as determined by the appropriate 

4 State fish and wildlife department; 

5 ‘‘(iii) shall be used to assist in the res6 toration of habitat for species found in the 

7 State, territory, or the District of Columbia 

8 that are listed as endangered species, threat9 ened species, candidate species or species 

10 proposed for listing, or species petitioned for 

11 listing under the Endangered Species Act of 

12 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or under 

13 State law; 

14 ‘‘(iv) may be used for management of 

15 animals, including harvesting; 

16 ‘‘(v) may be used for the conservation 

17 and restoration of habitat for species of 

18 greatest conservation need whose range is 

19 shared with another State, territory, Indian 

20 Tribe, or foreign government; 

21 ‘‘(vi) may be used to manage, control, 

22 and prevent invasive species, disease, and 

23 other risks to the habitat of species of great24 est conservation need; 


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1 ‘‘(vii) may be used for forest and vege2 tation management activities if a primary 

3 purpose of such activity is to modify, im4 prove, enhance, or create wildlife habitat or 

5 reduce the risk of damage or destruction to 

6 wildlife habitat due to wildfires, insects, or 

7 disease, including— 

8 ‘‘(I) planting, seeding, and har9 vesting, including planting, seeding, 

10 and harvesting of native seeds; 

11 ‘‘(II) mechanical thinning; 

12 ‘‘(III) prescribed burning; 

13 ‘‘(IV) chemical applications de14 signed to restore natural range vari15 ation including creating and main16 taining early seral communities; and 

17 ‘‘(V) prescribed haying and graz18 ing practices; 

19 ‘‘(viii) may be used to carry out vol20 untary, collaborative conservation work 

21 with willing landowners consistent with sec22 tion 2 of the America’s Wildlife Habitat 

23 Conservation Act to keep private lands 

24 working; and 


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1 ‘‘(ix) may be used to provide incentives 

2 to private landowners to carry out habitat 

3 conservation work for threatened and en4 dangered species or species of greatest con5 servation need on the land owned by such 

6 private landowners and to provide financial 

7 assistance or technical assistance to such 

8 private landowners to carry out such work. 

9 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITED USES.—Funds appor10 tioned from the Subaccount may not be used 

11 for— 

12 ‘‘(i) rewilding; 

13 ‘‘(ii) the reintroduction or management 

14 of a species in a manner not supported by 

15 the applicable State fish and wildlife man16 agement authorities; or 

17 ‘‘(iii) climate-focused decisions that 

18 lack a connection to the State comprehen19 sive plan developed under section 4(e)(1). 

20 ‘‘(6) MINIMUM REQUIRED SPENDING FOR ENDAN21 GERED SPECIES RECOVERY.—Not less than 15 percent 

22 of the total amount apportioned to a State, territory, 

23 or the District of Columbia from the Subaccount dur24 ing the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 shall 


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1 be used for purposes described in paragraph 

2 (5)(A)(iii). 

3 ‘‘(7) PUBLIC ACCESS TO PRIVATE LANDS NOT RE4 QUIRED.—Apportionment of funds from the Sub5 account may not be conditioned upon the provision of 

6 public access to private lands, waters, or holdings. 

7 ‘‘(8) REQUIREMENTS FOR MATCHING FUNDS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of the 

9 non-Federal fund matching requirement for a 

10 wildlife conservation and restoration program or 

11 project funded by the Subaccount, a State, terri12 tory, or the District of Columbia may use as 

13 matching non-Federal funds— 

14 ‘‘(i) in-kind contributions of services 

15 and materials; 

16 ‘‘(ii) voluntarily donated privately 

17 owned easements; 

18 ‘‘(iii) in circumstances described in 

19 subparagraph (B), revenue generated 

20 through the sale of State hunting and fish21 ing licenses; and 

22 ‘‘(iv) other sources consistent with part 

23 80 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 

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1 the America’s Wildlife Habitat Conserva2 tion Act. 

3 ‘‘(B) CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED.—Rev4 enue described in subparagraph (A)(iii) may 

5 only be used to fulfill the requirements of such 

6 non-Federal fund matching requirement if— 

7 ‘‘(i) no Federal funds apportioned to 

8 the State fish and wildlife department of 

9 such State from the Wildlife Restoration 

10 Program or the Sport Fish Restoration Pro11 gram have been reverted because of a failure 

12 to fulfill such non-Federal fund matching 

13 requirement by such State during the pre14 vious 2 years; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the project or program being 

16 funded benefits the habitat of a species that 

17 is a— 

18 ‘‘(I) hunted or fished species; and 

19 ‘‘(II) species of greatest conserva20 tion need. 

21 ‘‘(9) STATE LAND ACQUISITION.—Land acquired 

22 by a State, territory, or the District of Columbia 

23 using funds apportioned from the Subaccount— 

24 ‘‘(A) may only be purchased from a willing 

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1 ‘‘(B) may only be so acquired for the pur2 poses described in paragraph (5)(A)(iii); 

3 ‘‘(C) may only be so acquired when no other 

4 source of Department of the Interior funding is 

5 available to purchase such land; and 

6 ‘‘(D) shall be open to the public for wildlife7 related outdoor recreation, including hunting, 

8 trapping, fishing, or recreational shooting to the 

9 extent allowed by State law.’’. 

10 (b) ALLOCATION AND APPORTIONMENT OF AVAILABLE

11 AMOUNTS.—Section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 

12 Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (d)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (i) by inserting ‘‘, after deducting the 

16 amount distributed pursuant to section 

17 3(c)(4),’’ after ‘‘Secretary of the Interior 

18 shall’’; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘to the District of 

21 Columbia and to the Commonwealth of 

22 Puerto Rico, each’’ and inserting ‘‘To 

23 the District of Columbia’’; and 

24 (II) by striking ‘‘one-half’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘one-fourth’’; 


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1 (iii) in subparagraph (B)— 

2 (I) by striking ‘‘to Guam’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘To Guam’’; and 

4 (II) by striking ‘‘not more than 

5 one-fourth of 1 percent’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘not less than one-third of 1 percent’’; 

7 and 

8 (iv) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) To the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

10 a sum equal to not less than 1 percent thereof.’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

12 (i) by amending clause (i) to read as 

13 follows: 

14 ‘‘(i) half of which is based on the ratio to 

15 which the land and water area of such State 

16 bears to the total land and water area of all such 

17 States;’’; 

18 (ii) in clause (ii)— 

19 (I) by striking ‘‘two-thirds’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘one-quarter’’; and 

21 (II) by striking the period and in22 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (iii) by adding at the end the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(iii) one quarter of which is based upon 

2 the ratio to which the number of species listed as 

3 endangered or threatened under the Endangered 

4 Species Act of 1973 in such State bears to the 

5 total number of such species listed in all such 

6 States.’’; 

7 (C) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read 

8 as follows: 

9 ‘‘(B) The amounts apportioned under this para10 graph shall be adjusted equitably so that no such 

11 State, unless otherwise designated, shall be appor12 tioned a sum which is less than 1 percent or more 

13 than 5 percent of the amount available for apportion14 ment under— 

15 ‘‘(i) subparagraph (A)(i); 

16 ‘‘(ii) subparagraph (A)(ii); and 

17 ‘‘(iii) the overall amount available for sub18 paragraph (A).’’; and 

19 (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘3 per20 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘one-third of 1 percent’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (e) in paragraph (3), by strik22 ing ‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘90’’; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end following: 

24 ‘‘(f) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of the enactment of the America’s Wildlife 

3 Habitat Conservation Act and every 2 years there4 after until the last day of fiscal year 2029, the head 

5 of each State fish and wildlife department shall sub6 mit to the Director of the United States Fish and 

7 Wildlife Service a report describing, with respect to 

8 such department during the preceding 2 years, the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(A) A summary of each activity carried 

11 out using funds apportioned from the Sub12 account, including— 

13 ‘‘(i) an accounting of the administra14 tive costs associated with each such activity; 

15 ‘‘(ii) an accounting of land acquired, if 

16 any, from willing sellers by each State fish 

17 and wildlife department using funds from 

18 the Subaccount, including— 

19 ‘‘(I) the number of acres acquired; 

20 ‘‘(II) the endangered species, 

21 threatened species, candidate species or 

22 species proposed for listing, or species 

23 petitioned for listing under the Endan24 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 


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1 1531 et seq.) or State law associated 

2 with the land acquired; 

3 ‘‘(III) the justification for such 

4 land acquisition; and 

5 ‘‘(IV) a detailed explanation re6 garding why other sources of funding 

7 were not used for the land acquisition; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(iii) the number of acres of habitat re10 stored, enhanced, created, or conserved by 

11 each such activity. 

12 ‘‘(B) A summary of the results and effective13 ness of each activity carried out using funds ap14 portioned from the Subaccount, including, if de15 terminable— 

16 ‘‘(i) any change in the population 

17 trends of species of greatest conservation 

18 need; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) any reduction in threats to spe20 cies of greatest conservation need. 

21 ‘‘(2) SUMMARY REPORT.—The Secretary shall, 

22 not later than 180 days after each deadline for the 

23 submission of reports under paragraph (1), submit a 

24 report summarizing each report received by the Sec25 retary under paragraph (1) to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Environment and 

2 Public Works of the Senate; and 

3 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

4 the House of Representatives. 

5 ‘‘(3) STATE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

6 term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia, the 

7 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 

8 Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

9 Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.’’. 

10 SEC. 102. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson 

12 Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘including 

14 fish,’’; 

15 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 

16 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

17 (3) in paragraph (9)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘section 304(d)’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘section 4(e)’’; and 

20 (B) by inserting ‘‘Indian Tribes,’’ before 

21 ‘‘wildlife conservation organizations’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Pittman-Rob23 ertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is 

24 amended— 

25 (1) in section 2— 


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1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 

2 through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), re3 spectively; 

4 (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(6) the term ‘species of greatest conservation 

7 need’ means, with respect to funds apportioned to a 

8 State, terrestrial, aquatic, or marine fauna or flora 

9 that the State fish and wildlife department of such 

10 State determines are— 

11 ‘‘(A) of low or declining population; or 

12 ‘‘(B) facing threats and in need of conserva13 tion attention;’’; 

14 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (8) 

15 through (12), as so redesignated by subpara16 graph (A) of this paragraph, as paragraphs (9) 

17 through (13), respectively; and 

18 (D) by inserting after paragraph (7), as so 

19 redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this para20 graph, the following: 

21 ‘‘(8) the term ‘Subaccount’ means the Wildlife 

22 Habitat Conservation and Restoration Subaccount es23 tablished by section 3(c)(2)(A);’’; 

24 (2) in section 3— 

25 (A) in subsection (c)— 


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1 (i) in paragraph (10), as so redesig2 nated by section 101(a)(2)(B) of this Act, 

3 by striking ‘‘or an Indian tribe’’; and 

4 (ii) in paragraph (11), as so redesig5 nated by section 101(a)(2)(B) of this Act— 

6 (I) by striking ‘‘Wildlife Con7 servation and Restoration Account’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘Subaccount’’; and 

9 (II) by striking ‘‘those species 

10 with the greatest conservation need as 

11 defined by the State wildlife conserva12 tion and restoration program’’ and in13 serting ‘‘species of greatest conservation 

14 need’’; and 

15 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Wildlife 

16 Conservation and Restoration Account’’ and in17 serting ‘‘Subaccount’’; 

18 (3) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 669c)— 

19 (A) in subsection (d)— 

20 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘WILD21 LIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION AC22 COUNT’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBACCOUNT’’; and 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘Wildlife Conservation 

24 and Restoration Account’’ each place it ap25 pears and inserting ‘‘Subaccount’’; and 


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1 (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘Wild2 life Conservation and Restoration Account’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘Subaccount’’; and 

4 (4) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 669g), in subsection 

5 (a), by striking ‘‘Wildlife Conservation and Restora6 tion Account’’ and inserting ‘‘Subaccount’’. 

7 SEC. 103. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

8 The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

9 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating section 14 as section 16; 

11 and 

12 (2) by inserting after section 13 the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 14. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act may be con15 strued to enlarge or diminish the authority, jurisdiction, 

16 or responsibility of a State, territory, or the District of Co17 lumbia to manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife on 

18 lands and waters within the State, territory, or the District 

19 of Columbia including on Federal lands and waters. 

20 ‘‘(b) NO FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR DAM REMOVAL OR

21 MODIFICATION.— None of the funds made available under 

22 this Act may be used to remove a federally owned dam or 

23 modify a federally owned dam in a manner that reduces 

24 storage or diversion capacity. 


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1 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON LAND TRANSFERS.—The Fed2 eral Government may not accept a transfer, donation, or 

3 exchange of land or an interest in land from a State govern4 ment, a fish and wildlife department of the District of Co5 lumbia or a territory, or a regional association of fish and 

6 wildlife departments if such land or interest in land was 

7 purchased using funds apportioned under this Act. 

8 ‘‘(d) TERRITORY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

9 ‘territory’ has the meaning given the term in section 

10 3(c)(1). 

11 ‘‘SEC. 15. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO 

12 ALASKA. 

13 ‘‘If any conflict arises between any provision of this 

14 Act and any provision of the Alaska National Interest 

15 Lands Conservation Act or the Alaska Native Claims Settle16 ment Act, then the provision in the Alaska National Interest 

17 Lands Conservation Act or the Alaska Native Claims Settle18 ment Act shall prevail.’’. 

19 TITLE II—TRIBAL WILDLIFE 

20 CONSERVATION AND RES21 TORATION 

22 SEC. 201. INDIAN TRIBES. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘Account’’ means the 

2 Tribal Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account 

3 established by subsection (b)(1). 

4 (2) CONSERVATION.—The term ‘‘conservation’’ 

5 has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the 

6 Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 669a). 

8 (3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

9 has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 

10 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

11 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

12 (4) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 

13 means the implementation of conservation actions 

14 and practices that reestablish or enhance environ15 mental conditions and ecosystem functions that ben16 efit the diversity, resilience, health, and productivity 

17 of plants and animals. 

18 (5) REWILDING.—The term ‘‘rewilding’’ means a 

19 restoration approach that prohibits human manage20 ment activities and relies only on natural processes to 

21 maintain or improve habitat. 

22 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 

24 (7) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Tribal 

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1 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu2 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

3 (8) TRIBAL SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVA4 TION NEED.—The term ‘‘Tribal species of greatest 

5 conservation need’’ means, with respect to an Indian 

6 Tribe, any terrestrial, aquatic, or marine fauna or 

7 flora that such Indian Tribe determines is— 

8 (A) of low or declining population, 

9 (B) facing threats and in need of conserva10 tion attention; or 

11 (C) of cultural importance to such Indian 

12 Tribe. 

13 (9) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘wildlife’’ means any 

14 species of— 

15 (A) wild, free-ranging fauna, including fish; 

16 and 

17 (B) fauna in a captive breeding program 

18 the object of which is to reintroduce individuals 

19 of a depleted indigenous species into previously 

20 occupied range of such species. 

21 (b) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORA22 TION ACCOUNT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

24 Treasury an account to be known as the ‘‘Tribal 

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1 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the Account 

2 shall be available until expended, subject to future ap3 propriations, for each fiscal year for apportionment 

4 in accordance with this section. 

5 (3) DEPOSITS INTO ACCOUNT.—There is author6 ized to be appropriated to the Account $20,000,000 

7 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 

8 (4) SUNSET.—No funds may be appropriated to 

9 the Account after fiscal year 2029. 

10 (c) DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS TO INDIAN TRIBES

11 AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Each fiscal year, the Sec12 retary shall distribute amounts in the Account through a 

13 noncompetitive grant program according to guidelines, cri14 teria, and reporting requirements determined by the Sec15 retary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Indian 

16 Affairs, in consultation with Indian Tribes and Tribal or17 ganizations. 

18 (d) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The distribution guidelines 

20 and criteria described in subsection (c) shall be based, 

21 in part, upon the wildlife management responsibil22 ities of an Indian Tribe. 

23 (2) INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts allocated 

2 to an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization in 

3 Alaska under this section may only be used in 

4 a manner consistent with the Alaska Native 

5 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 

6 the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 

7 Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and Public Law 

8 85–508 (commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska State9 hood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21). 

10 (B) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—An In11 dian Tribe or Tribal organization in Alaska 

12 may enter into a cooperative agreement with the 

13 State of Alaska regarding a conservation project 

14 of mutual concern. 

15 (e) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para17 graph (2), amounts distributed to an Indian Tribe or 

18 Tribal organization under subsection (c)— 

19 (A) shall be used for purposes consistent 

20 with section 2; 

21 (B) shall be used to carry out, develop, or 

22 enhance wildlife and habitat conservation and 

23 restoration programs; 

24 (C) shall be used to assist in the restoration 

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1 waters of such Indian Tribe or Tribal organiza2 tion that are listed as endangered species, threat3 ened species, candidate species or species pro4 posed for listing, or species petitioned for listing 

5 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

6 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or under State or Tribal 

7 law; 

8 (D) may be used for management of ani9 mals, including harvesting; 

10 (E) may be used for the conservation and 

11 restoration of habitat for Tribal species of great12 est conservation need whose range is shared with 

13 another State, territory, Indian Tribe, or foreign 

14 government; 

15 (F) may be used to manage, control, and 

16 prevent invasive species, disease, and other risks 

17 to the habitat of Tribal species of greatest con18 servation need; and 

19 (G) may be used for forest and vegetation 

20 management activities if the primary purpose of 

21 such activity is to modify, improve, enhance, or 

22 create wildlife habitat or reduce the risk of dam23 age or destruction to wildlife habitat due to 

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1 (i) planting, seeding, and harvesting, 

2 including planting, seeding, and harvesting 

3 of native seeds; 

4 (ii) mechanical thinning; 

5 (iii) prescribed burning; 

6 (iv) chemical applications designed to 

7 restore natural range of variation including 

8 creating and maintaining early seral com9 munities; and 

10 (v) prescribed haying and grazing 

11 practices. 

12 (2) PROHIBITED USES.—Amounts distributed to 

13 an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization under sub14 section (c) may not be used for— 

15 (A) rewilding; or 

16 (B) the reintroduction or management of a 

17 species in a manner not supported by the appli18 cable Tribal fish and wildlife management au19 thorities. 

20 (f) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—With respect to any 

21 grant issued under subsection (c) that exceeds $100,000, the 

22 Federal share of total costs of the project funded through 

23 such grant may not exceed 90 percent. 

24 (g) PUBLIC ACCESS NOT REQUIRED.—Amounts dis25 tributed to an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization under 


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1 subsection (c) may not be conditioned upon the provision 

2 of public or non-Tribal access to Tribal or private lands, 

3 waters, or holdings. 

4 (h) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts depos5 ited under subsection (b)(3) for each fiscal year, not more 

6 than 3 percent may be used by the Secretary for adminis7 trative costs. 

8 (i) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

9 (1) TRIBAL REPORTS.—Not later than the last 

10 day of fiscal year 2029, each Indian Tribe and Tribal 

11 organization that receives funds under this section 

12 shall submit to the Director of the Bureau of Indian 

13 Affairs a report describing, with respect to such In14 dian Tribe or Tribal organization during the pre15 ceding 5 years, the following: 

16 (A) A summary of each activity carried out 

17 using funding received under subsection (c), in18 cluding— 

19 (i) an accounting of the administrative 

20 costs associated with each such activity; and 

21 (ii) the number of acres of habitat re22 stored, enhanced, or conserved by each such 

23 activity. 

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1 received under subsection (c), including, if deter2 minable— 

3 (i) any change in the population 

4 trends of species of greatest conservation 

5 need; and 

6 (ii) any reduction in threats to species 

7 of greatest conservation need. 

8 (2) SUMMARY REPORT.—The Director of the Bu9 reau of Indian Affairs shall, not later than 180 days 

10 after each deadline for the submission of reports 

11 under paragraph (1), submit a report summarizing 

12 each report received by the Director under paragraph 

13 (1) to— 

14 (A) the Committee on Environment and 

15 Public Works of the Senate; and 

16 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

17 the House of Representatives. 

18 (j) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be 

19 construed as modifying or abrogating a treaty with any 

20 Indian Tribe, or as enlarging or diminishing the authority, 

21 jurisdiction, or responsibility of an Indian Tribe or Tribal 

22 organization to manage, control, or regulate wildlife. 

23 (k) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO

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1 est Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) or the 

2 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 

3 seq.), then the provision in the Alaska National Interest 

4 Lands Conservation Act or the Alaska Native Claims Settle5 ment Act shall prevail. 

6 TITLE III—CONSERVATION AND 

7 MANAGEMENT FOR WILDLIFE 

8 REFUGES 

9 SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this title: 

11 (1) AUTHORIZED RECREATION SERVICES.—The 

12 term ‘‘authorized recreation services’’ means similar 

13 and complementary recreation enhancement or im14 provement services carried out— 

15 (A) on lands and waters administered by 

16 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

17 non-Federal land, or lands and waters owned by 

18 or held in trust for an Indian Tribe; and 

19 (B) by the Secretary or a Governor, Indian 

20 Tribe, or county, as applicable, pursuant to a 

21 good neighbor agreement. 

22 (2) AUTHORIZED RESTORATION SERVICES.—The 

23 term ‘‘authorized restoration services’’ means similar 

24 and complementary forest, rangeland, and watershed 

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1 (A) carried out— 

2 (i) on lands and waters administered 

3 by the United States Fish and Wildlife 

4 Service, non-Federal land, or lands and 

5 waters owned by an Indian Tribe; and 

6 (ii) by the Secretary or a Governor, 

7 Indian Tribe, or county, as applicable, pur8 suant to a good neighbor agreement; and 

9 (B) in the case of forest, rangeland, and wa10 tershed restoration services carried out on lands 

11 and waters administered by the United States 

12 Fish and Wildlife Service, such services shall be 

13 consistent with the purposes for which such lands 

14 were established. 

15 (3) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means— 

16 (A) the appropriate executive official of an 

17 affected county or parish; or 

18 (B) in any case in which multiple counties 

19 or parishes are affected, the appropriate execu20 tive official of a compact of the affected counties 

21 or parishes. 

22 (4) FOREST, RANGELAND, AND WATERSHED RES23 TORATION SERVICES.— 

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1 (i) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; 

2 (ii) activities to restore or improve 

3 fish, wildlife, and their habitats; 

4 (iii) activities to remove vegetation or 

5 other activities to promote healthy forest 

6 structure and composition; 

7 (iv) activities to treat insect- or dis8 ease-infected trees; 

9 (v) activities to control noxious or ex10 otic weeds; 

11 (vi) activities to reestablish native 

12 plant species; 

13 (vii) activities to maintain a road or 

14 trail to restore or maintain water quality; 

15 (viii) any other activities to restore or 

16 improve forest, rangeland, and watershed 

17 health, including fish and wildlife habitat; 

18 or 

19 (ix) any combination of activities de20 scribed in clauses (i) through (viii). 

21 (B) The term ‘‘forest, rangeland, and water22 shed restoration services’’ does not include— 

23 (i) construction, reconstruction, repair, 

24 or restoration of paved roads or parking 

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1 (I) activities described in sub2 paragraph (A)(vii); or 

3 (II) the reconstruction, repair, or 

4 restoration of a National Wildlife Ref5 uge System road or other road on 

6 United States Fish and Wildlife Serv7 ice land that is necessary to carry out 

8 authorized restoration services pursu9 ant to a good neighbor agreement; or 

10 (ii) construction, alteration, repair, or 

11 replacement of public buildings or works. 

12 (5) GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT.—The term 

13 ‘‘good neighbor agreement’’ means a cooperative 

14 agreement or contract, including a sole source con15 tract, entered into between the Secretary and a Gov16 ernor, Indian Tribe, or county, as applicable, to 

17 carry out authorized recreation services or authorized 

18 restoration services. 

19 (6) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 

20 the Governor or any other appropriate executive offi21 cial of an affected State, Indian Tribe, or territory or 

22 possession of the United States. 

23 (7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

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1 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

2 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

3 (8) RECREATION ENHANCEMENT OR IMPROVE4 MENT SERVICES.—The term ‘‘recreation enhancement 

5 or improvement services’’ means— 

6 (A) establishing, repairing, restoring, im7 proving, relocating, constructing, or recon8 structing new or existing— 

9 (i) trails or trailheads; 

10 (ii) picnic areas or other day use 

11 areas; 

12 (iii) restroom or shower facilities; 

13 (iv) shooting ranges; 

14 (v) paved or permanent roads or park15 ing areas that serve existing recreation fa16 cilities or areas; 

17 (vi) fishing piers, wildlife viewing 

18 platforms, docks, or other constructed fea19 tures at a recreation site; 

20 (vii) boat landings; 

21 (viii) hunting or fishing sites; 

22 (ix) visitor centers or other interpreta23 tive sites; or 

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1 (B) activities that create, improve, or re2 store access to existing recreation facilities or 

3 areas. 

4 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di6 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

7 SEC. 302. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY FOR UNITED 

8 STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into a 

10 good neighbor agreement with a Governor, Indian Tribe, 

11 or county to carry out authorized restoration services or 

12 authorized recreation services in accordance with this title. 

13 (b) RESTORATION ACTIVITIES REQUIRING TIMBER

14 SALES.— 

15 (1) APPROVAL OF SILVICULTURE PRESCRIPTIONS

16 AND MARKING GUIDES.—The Secretary shall provide 

17 or approve all silviculture prescriptions and marking 

18 guides to be applied on Federal land in all timber 

19 sale projects conducted under this section. 

20 (2) TREATMENT OF RESTORATION SERVICES

21 REVENUE.—Funds received from the sale of timber by 

22 a Governor, Indian Tribe, or county under a good 

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1 (A) to carry out authorized restoration serv2 ices under the good neighbor agreement; and 

3 (B) if there are funds remaining after car4 rying out subparagraph (A), to carry out au5 thorized restoration services or authorized recre6 ation services under other good neighbor agree7 ments. 

8 (3) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The author9 ity provided under paragraph (2) shall terminate on 

10 October 1, 2032. 

11 (c) RECREATION SERVICES FEES.—Nothing in this 

12 title may be construed to allow a Governor, Indian Tribe, 

13 or county to charge entrance, standard amenity, or ex14 panded amenity fees on National Wildlife Refuge System 

15 lands and waters as described in section 803 of the Federal 

16 Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802). 

17 (d) RETENTION OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRO18 TECTION ACT OF 1969 RESPONSIBILITIES.—Any decision 

19 required to be made under the National Environmental Pol20 icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to 

21 any authorized restoration services or authorized recreation 

22 services carried out under this section on lands and waters 

23 administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv24 ice may not be delegated to a Governor, Indian Tribe, or 

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1 (e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 

2 each good neighbor agreement available to the public. 

3 (f) EXCLUSIONS.—The authority provided by this sec4 tion does not apply to— 

5 (1) a component of the National Wilderness Pres6 ervation System; 

7 (2) Federal land on which the removal of vegeta8 tion is prohibited or restricted by an Act of Congress 

9 or a Presidential proclamation (including the appli10 cable implementation plan); or 

11 (3) a wilderness study area. 

12 SEC. 303. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING 

13 PROJECTS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through an agree15 ment or contract, as appropriate, may enter into steward16 ship contracting projects with a private person or other 

17 public or private entity to perform forest, rangeland, and 

18 watershed restoration services on lands and waters admin19 istered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service that 

20 meet local and rural community needs. 

21 (b) AGREEMENTS OR CONTRACTS.— 

22 (1) PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE.—A source for 

23 performance or an agreement or contract entered into 

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1 basis, including consideration of source under other 

2 public and private agreements or contracts. 

3 (2) CONTRACT FOR SALE OF TIMBER OR FOREST

4 PRODUCTS.—A contract entered into under this sec5 tion may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be con6 sidered a contract for the sale of timber or forest 

7 products under such terms as the Secretary may pre8 scribe without regard to any other provision of law. 

9 (3) TERM.—The Secretary may enter into an 

10 agreement or contract under subsection (a) for an ini11 tial period of not more than 20 years. 

12 (4) OFFSETS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

14 apply the value of timber or forest products re15 moved as an offset against the cost of forest, 

16 rangeland, and watershed restoration services re17 ceived pursuant to an agreement or contract 

18 under this section. 

19 (B) VALUE OF OFFSET.—The value of tim20 ber or other forest products used as an offset— 

21 (i) shall be determined using appro22 priate methods of appraisal commensurate 

23 with the quantity of products to be removed; 

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1 (I) be determined using a unit of 

2 measure appropriate to the contracts; 

3 and 

4 (II) may include valuing products 

5 on a per-acre basis. 

6 (C) CONTRACTING OFFICER.—Notwith7 standing any other provision of law, the Sec8 retary may determine the appropriate con9 tracting officer to enter into and administer an 

10 agreement or contract under this section. 

11 (c) RECEIPTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may collect 

13 monies from an agreement or contract under this sec14 tion if the collection is a secondary objective of negoti15 ating the contract that will best achieve the purpose 

16 of this section. 

17 (2) DISPOSITION AND AVAILABILITY OF MON18 EYS.—Monies from an agreement or contract under 

19 this section shall remain available until expended for 

20 forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services 

21 at the project site from which the monies are collected, 

22 or at another project site. 

23 (d) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Notwithstanding 

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1 ducted under this section, and any payments made or re2 sources provided by the contractor or Secretary, shall not 

3 be considered monies received from United States Fish and 

4 Wildlife Service lands. 

5 (e) COSTS OF REMOVAL.—Notwithstanding the fact 

6 that a contractor did not harvest the timber or forest prod7 uct, the Secretary may collect deposits from a contractor 

8 covering the costs of removal of timber or other forest prod9 ucts. 

10 (f) PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT GUARANTEES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require 

12 performance and payment bonds under sections 

13 28.103–2 and 28.103–3 of the Federal Acquisition 

14 Regulation, in an amount that the contracting officer 

15 considers sufficient to protect the investment in re16 ceipts by the Federal Government generated by the 

17 contractor from the estimated value of the forest prod18 ucts to be removed under a contract under this sec19 tion. 

20 (2) EXCESS OFFSET VALUE.—If the offset value 

21 of the timber or forest products exceeds the value of 

22 the resource improvement treatments, the Secretary 

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1 (A) use the excess to satisfy any outstanding 

2 liabilities from cancelled agreements or contracts; 

3 or 

4 (B) if there are no outstanding liabilities 

5 described in subparagraph (A), apply the excess 

6 to other authorized stewardship projects. 

7 (g) CANCELLATION CEILINGS.—Notwithstanding sec8 tion 3903(b)(1) of title 41, United States Code, the Sec9 retary may obligate funds in stages that are economically 

10 or programmatically viable to cover any potential cancella11 tion or termination costs for an agreement or contract 

12 under this section. 

13 (h) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

15 a monitoring and evaluation process that accesses the 

16 stewardship contracting projects conducted under this 

17 section. 

18 (2) PARTICIPANTS.—Other than the Secretary, 

19 participants in the process described in this para20 graph may include— 

21 (A) any cooperating governmental agencies, 

22 including Tribal governments; and 

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1 SEC. 304. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

2 (a) GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.—Section 8206 of 

3 the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, 

7 Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; 

8 (B) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

9 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

10 the end; 

11 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 

12 at the end and inserting a period; and 

13 (iii) by striking clause (iv). 

14 (C) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking 

15 ‘‘National Park Service, or National Wildlife 

16 Refuge’’ and inserting ‘‘or National Park Serv17 ice’’; 

18 (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, In19 dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 

20 (E) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘or In21 dian tribe’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (b)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, In24 dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; 

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1 (i) by amending clause (i) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Funds received 

4 from the sale of timber by a Governor, In5 dian tribe, or county under a good neighbor 

6 agreement shall be retained and used by the 

7 Governor, Indian tribe, or county, as appli8 cable— 

9 ‘‘(I) to carry out authorized res10 toration services under the good neigh11 bor agreement; and 

12 ‘‘(II) if there are funds remaining 

13 after carrying out subclause (I), to 

14 carry out authorized restoration serv15 ices under other good neighbor agree16 ments.’’; and 

17 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, In20 dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 

21 (D) by striking paragraph (4). 

22 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 

23 title apply to any project initiated pursuant to a good 

24 neighbor agreement (as defined in 8206(a) of the Agricul25 tural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a))— 


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1 (1) before the date of the enactment of this Act, 

2 if the project was initiated after the date of the enact3 ment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 

4 (Public Law 115–334); or 

5 (2) on or after the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act. 

7 TITLE IV—INCENTIVIZING WILD8 LIFE CONSERVATION ON PRI9 VATE LANDS 

10 SECTION 401. CANDIDATE CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS 

11 WITH ASSURANCES. 

12 (a) LISTING DETERMINATIONS.—Section 4(b)(1) of the 

13 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(1)) is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(C) CANDIDATE CONSERVATION AGREE16 MENTS WITH ASSURANCES.—In making a deter17 mination under subsection (a)(1) with respect to 

18 a species, the Secretary shall take into account 

19 and document the effect of any net conservation 

20 benefit (as that term is defined in section 10(k)) 

21 of any Candidate Conservation Agreement with 

22 Assurances or any programmatic Candidate 

23 Conservation Agreement with Assurances (as 

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1 (b) CANDIDATE CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS WITH

2 ASSURANCES.—Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act 

3 of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539) is amended by adding at the end 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(k) CANDIDATE CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS WITH

6 ASSURANCES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) PROPOSED AGREEMENT.—A covered party 

8 may submit a proposed Agreement to the Secretary. 

9 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

10 the date of the receipt of a proposed Agreement under 

11 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall approve the pro12 posed Agreement if the Secretary determines that the 

13 proposed Agreement— 

14 ‘‘(A) sets forth specific management activi15 ties that the covered party will undertake to con16 serve the covered species; 

17 ‘‘(B) provides a positive estimate of the net 

18 conservation benefit of such management activi19 ties to the covered species; 

20 ‘‘(C) describes, to the maximum extent prac21 ticable, the existing population levels of the cov22 ered species or the existing quality of habitat; 

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1 ‘‘(E) provides assurances to the covered 

2 party that no additional conservation measures 

3 will be required and additional land, water, or 

4 resource use restrictions will not be imposed on 

5 the covered party if the covered species becomes 

6 listed after the effective date of such Agreement. 

7 ‘‘(3) DENIAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

8 date of the receipt of a proposed Agreement under 

9 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) deny the proposed Agreement if the 

11 Secretary determines that the proposed Agree12 ment does not meet the requirements described in 

13 paragraph (2); and 

14 ‘‘(B) provide the submitting covered party a 

15 written explanation for such determination and 

16 the adjustments required for the Secretary to ap17 prove such proposed Agreement. 

18 ‘‘(4) PROGRAMMATIC CANDIDATE CONSERVATION

19 AGREEMENT WITH ASSURANCES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

21 enter into a Candidate Conservation Agreement 

22 with Assurances with a covered party that au23 thorizes such covered party— 

24 ‘‘(i) to administer such Candidate 

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1 ‘‘(ii) to hold any permit issued under 

2 this section with regard to such Candidate 

3 Conservation Agreement with Assurances; 

4 ‘‘(iii) to enroll other covered parties 

5 within the area covered by such Candidate 

6 Conservation Agreement with Assurances in 

7 such Candidate Conservation Agreement 

8 with Assurances; and 

9 ‘‘(iv) to convey any permit authoriza10 tion held by such covered party under 

11 clause (ii) to each covered party enrolled 

12 under clause (iii). 

13 ‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—Upon receipt of a pro14 posed programmatic Candidate Conservation 

15 Agreement with Assurances under paragraph (1) 

16 and before approving or denying such a proposed 

17 programmatic Candidate Conservation Agree18 ment with Assurances under paragraph (2) or 

19 (3), respectively, the Secretary shall— 

20 ‘‘(i) not later than 30 days after the 

21 date of such receipt, publish the proposed 

22 programmatic Candidate Conservation 

23 Agreement with Assurances in the Federal 

24 Register for public comment for a period of 

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1 ‘‘(ii) review any comments received 

2 under clause (i); and 

3 ‘‘(iii) after the close of the public com4 ment period for the proposed programmatic 

5 Candidate Conservation Agreement with As6 surances, publish in the Federal Register— 

7 ‘‘(I) any comments received under 

8 clause (i); and 

9 ‘‘(II) the approval or denial of the 

10 proposed programmatic Candidate 

11 Conservation Agreement with Assur12 ances under paragraph (2) or (3), re13 spectively. 

14 ‘‘(5) INCIDENTAL TAKE AUTHORIZATION.—If a 

15 covered species is listed under section 4, the Secretary 

16 shall issue a permit to the relevant covered party 

17 under this section allowing incidental take of and 

18 modification to the habitat of such covered species 

19 consistent with the Agreement. 

20 ‘‘(6) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

21 shall, upon request, provide a covered party with 

22 technical assistance in developing a proposed Agree23 ment. 

24 ‘‘(7) APPLICABILITY TO FEDERAL LAND.—An 

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1 ducts activities on land administered by any Federal 

2 agency pursuant to a permit or lease issued to the 

3 covered party by that Federal agency. 

4 ‘‘(8) EXEMPTION FROM CONSULTATION REQUIRE5 MENT.—An Agreement approved under this subsection 

6 shall be deemed to have been granted an exemption 

7 under section 7(h) for the purposes of that section. 

8 ‘‘(9) EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE.—Informa9 tion submitted by a private party to the Secretary 

10 under this subsection shall be exempt from disclosure 

11 under section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States 

12 Code. 

13 ‘‘(10) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

14 ‘‘(A) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘Agreement’ 

15 means— 

16 ‘‘(i) a Candidate Conservation Agree17 ment with Assurances; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) a programmatic Candidate Con19 servation Agreement with Assurances. 

20 ‘‘(B) CANDIDATE CONSERVATION AGREE21 MENT WITH ASSURANCES.—The term ‘Candidate 

22 Conservation Agreement with Assurances’ means 

23 any voluntary agreement, including a conserva24 tion benefit agreement, between the Secretary 

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1 ‘‘(i) the covered party commits to im2 plementing mutually agreed upon conserva3 tion measures for a candidate species; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary provides assurances 

5 that, if such candidate species is listed pur6 suant to section 4— 

7 ‘‘(I) the covered party shall incur 

8 no additional obligations beyond ac9 tions agreed to in the agreement with 

10 respect to conservation activities re11 quired under this Act; and 

12 ‘‘(II) no additional land, water, 

13 or resource use restrictions shall be im14 posed on the covered party beyond 

15 those included in the agreement. 

16 ‘‘(C) CANDIDATE SPECIES.—The term ‘can17 didate species’ means a species— 

18 ‘‘(i) designated by the Secretary as a 

19 candidate species under this Act; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) proposed to be listed pursuant to 

21 section 4. 

22 ‘‘(D) COVERED PARTY.—The term ‘covered 

23 party’ means a— 

24 ‘‘(i) party that conducts activities on 

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1 suant to a permit or lease issued to the 

2 party; 

3 ‘‘(ii) private property owner; 

4 ‘‘(iii) county; 

5 ‘‘(iv) State or State agency; or 

6 ‘‘(v) Tribal government. 

7 ‘‘(E) COVERED SPECIES.—The term ‘cov8 ered species’ means, with respect to an Agree9 ment, the species that is the subject of such 

10 Agreement. 

11 ‘‘(F) NET CONSERVATION BENEFIT.—The 

12 term ‘net conservation benefit’ means the net ef13 fect of an Agreement, determined by comparing 

14 the existing situation of the candidate species 

15 without the Agreement in effect and a situation 

16 in which the Agreement is in effect, on a can17 didate species, including— 

18 ‘‘(i) the net effect on threats to such 

19 species; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the net effect on the number of in21 dividuals of such species; or 

22 ‘‘(iii) the net effect on the habitat of 

23 such species. 

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1 The term ‘programmatic Candidate Conservation 

2 Agreement with Assurances’ means a Candidate 

3 Conservation Agreement with Assurances de4 scribed in paragraph (4)(A).’’. 

5 SEC. 402. DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT. 

6 Section 4(a)(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

7 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) PRIVATELY OWNED OR CONTROLLED

10 LAND.—The Secretary may not designate as crit11 ical habitat under subparagraph (A) any pri12 vately owned or controlled land or other geo13 graphical area that is subject to a land manage14 ment plan that— 

15 ‘‘(i) the Secretary determines is simi16 lar in nature to an integrated natural re17 sources management plan described in sec18 tion 101 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a); 

19 ‘‘(ii)(I) is prepared in cooperation 

20 with the Secretary and the head of each ap21 plicable State fish and wildlife agency of 

22 each State in which such land or other geo23 graphical area is located; or 

24 ‘‘(II) is submitted to the Secretary 

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1 manner in which an applicant submits 

2 a conservation plan to the Secretary 

3 under section 10(a)(2)(A); 

4 ‘‘(iii) includes an activity or a limita5 tion on an activity that the Secretary deter6 mines will likely conserve the species con7 cerned; 

8 ‘‘(iv) the Secretary determines will re9 sult in— 

10 ‘‘(I) an increase in the population 

11 of the species concerned above the pop12 ulation of such species on the date that 

13 such species is listed as threatened or 

14 endangered; or 

15 ‘‘(II) maintaining the same popu16 lation of such species on the land or 

17 other geographical area as the popu18 lation that would likely occur if such 

19 land or other geographical area is des20 ignated as critical habitat; and 

21 ‘‘(v) to the maximum extent prac22 ticable, will minimize and mitigate the im23 pacts of any activity that will likely result 

24 in an incidental taking of the species con25 cerned.’’. 


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1 SEC. 403. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

3 (b), information regarding the occurrence of, including the 

4 specific location of, a species of fish or wildlife or plant 

5 may not be made available to the public under section 552 

6 of title 5, United States Code. 

7 (b) EXCEPTION.— 

8 (1) VOLUNTARY PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF OCCUR9 RENCES ON FEDERAL LAND.—The Secretary may 

10 make publicly available information described in sub11 section (a) with respect to Federal land. 

12 (2) SHARING INFORMATION WITH PARTICULAR

13 ENTITIES.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 

15 available, to an entity listed in subparagraph 

16 (B), information described in subsection (a) 

17 upon receipt— 

18 (i) of a written request submitted by 

19 that entity; and 

20 (ii) written permission from each 

21 owner or manager of the land or water 

22 within which the species of fish or wildlife 

23 or plant occurs. 

24 (B) ENTITIES.—An entity referred to in 

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1 (ii) a State governmental agency; 

2 (iii) an Indian Tribe (as such term is 

3 defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De4 termination and Education Assistance Act 

5 (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 

6 (iv) a bona fide educational or research 

7 institution; or 

8 (v) a landowner or land manager of 

9 privately owned land. 

10 (C) REQUIREMENTS.—A written request 

11 submitted under subparagraph (A) by an entity 

12 listed in subparagraph (B) shall— 

13 (i) describe the specific site or area for 

14 which information described in subsection 

15 (a) is sought; 

16 (ii) explain the purpose for which such 

17 information is sought; and 

18 (iii) describe the manner and degree to 

19 which the entity is able to maintain the 

20 confidentiality of such information. 

21 TITLE V—FOREST INFORMATION 

22 REFORM 

23 SEC. 501. NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED. 

24 (a) FOREST SERVICE PLANS.—Section 6(d)(2) of the 

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1 of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)(2)) is amended to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(2) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED

4 UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding 

5 any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be 

6 required to reinitiate consultation under section 

7 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

8 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code 

9 of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), on 

10 a land management plan approved, amended, or re11 vised under this section when— 

12 ‘‘(A) a new species is listed or critical habi13 tat is designated under the Endangered Species 

14 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 

15 ‘‘(B) new information reveals effects of the 

16 land management plan that may affect a species 

17 listed or critical habitat designated under that 

18 Act in a manner or to an extent not previously 

19 considered.’’. 

20 (b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Section 

21 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

22 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended by adding at the end 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(g) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED

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1 other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required 

2 to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the En3 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or sec4 tion 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 

5 successor regulation), on a land use plan approved, amend6 ed, or revised under this section when— 

7 ‘‘(1) a new species is listed or critical habitat is 

8 designated under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

9 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 

10 ‘‘(2) new information reveals effects of the land 

11 use plan that may affect a species listed or critical 

12 habitat designated under that Act in a manner or to 

13 an extent not previously considered.’’. 

14 TITLE VI—PROVIDING FOR 

15 GREATER INCENTIVES TO RE16 COVER LISTED SPECIES 

17 SEC. 601. PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS UNDER ENDANGERED 

18 SPECIES ACT OF 1973. 

19 (a) AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION.—Section 3(3) of the 

20 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532(3)) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘and transplantation, and, in the ex22 traordinary case where population pressures within a given 

23 ecosystem cannot be otherwise relieved, may include’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘transplantation, and, at the discretion of the 

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1 (b) PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS.—Section 4 of the En2 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) 

5 ‘‘(d) PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever any species is list7 ed as a threatened species pursuant to subsection (c), 

8 the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are nec9 essary and advisable to provide for the conservation 

10 of that species. 

11 ‘‘(2) RECOVERY GOALS.—If the Secretary issues 

12 a regulation under paragraph (1) that prohibits an 

13 act described in section 9(a), the Secretary shall, with 

14 respect to the species that is the subject of such regula15 tion— 

16 ‘‘(A) establish objective, incremental recov17 ery goals; 

18 ‘‘(B) provide for the stringency of such reg19 ulation to decrease as such recovery goals are 

20 met; and 

21 ‘‘(C) provide for State management within 

22 such State, if such State is willing to take on 

23 such management, beginning on the date on 

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1 met, continuing until such species is removed 

2 from the list of threatened species published pur3 suant to subsection (c). 

4 ‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—A regulation 

5 issued under paragraph (1) that prohibits an act de6 scribed in section 9(a)(1) with respect to a resident 

7 species shall apply with respect to a State that has 

8 entered into a cooperative agreement with the Sec9 retary pursuant to section 6(c) only to the extent that 

10 such regulation is adopted by such State. 

11 ‘‘(4) STATE RECOVERY STRATEGY.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may develop a 

13 recovery strategy for a threatened species or a 

14 candidate species and submit to the Secretary a 

15 petition for the Secretary to use such recovery 

16 strategy as the basis for any regulation issued 

17 under paragraph (1) with respect to such species 

18 within such State. 

19 ‘‘(B) APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF PETITION.— 

20 Not later than 120 days after the date on which 

21 the Secretary receives a petition submitted under 

22 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 

23 ‘‘(i) approve such petition if the recov24 ery strategy is reasonably certain to be im25 plemented by the petitioning State and to 


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1 be effective in conserving the species that is 

2 the subject of such recovery strategy; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) deny such petition if the require4 ments described in clause (i) are not met. 

5 ‘‘(C) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days 

6 after the date on which the Secretary approves or 

7 denies a petition under subparagraph (B), the 

8 Secretary shall publish such approval or denial 

9 in the Federal Register. 

10 ‘‘(D) DENIAL OF PETITION.— 

11 ‘‘(i) WRITTEN EXPLANATION.—If the 

12 Secretary denies a petition under subpara13 graph (B), the Secretary shall include in 

14 such denial a written explanation for such 

15 denial, including a description of the 

16 changes to such petition that are necessary 

17 for the Secretary to approve such petition. 

18 ‘‘(ii) RESUBMISSION OF DENIED PETI19 TION.—A State may resubmit a petition 

20 that is denied under subparagraph (B). 

21 ‘‘(E) USE IN PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS.— 

22 If the Secretary approves a petition under sub23 paragraph (B), the Secretary shall— 

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1 as such regulation with respect to the spe2 cies that is the subject of such recovery 

3 strategy within the petitioning State; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) establish objective criteria to 

5 evaluate the effectiveness of such recovery 

6 strategy in conserving such species within 

7 such State. 

8 ‘‘(F) REVISION.—If a recovery strategy that 

9 is adopted as a regulation issued under para10 graph (1) is determined by the Secretary to be 

11 ineffective in conserving the species that is the 

12 subject of such recovery strategy in accordance 

13 with the objective criteria established under sub14 paragraph (E)(ii) for such recovery strategy, the 

15 Secretary shall revise such regulation and reissue 

16 such regulation in accordance with paragraph 

17 (1).’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (f)(1)(B)— 

19 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

20 end; 

21 (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 

22 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(iv) with respect to an endangered species, 

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1 ance with subsection (d)(2)(A) for use under that 

2 subsection if such endangered species is changed 

3 in status from an endangered species to a threat4 ened species under subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii).’’. 

5 TITLE VII—RESCISSIONS AND 

6 REPEALS 

7 SEC. 701. RESCISSION OF FUNDS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Any unobligated covered funds are 

9 hereby rescinded. 

10 (b) COVERED FUNDS DEFINED.—In this section, the 

11 term ‘‘covered funds’’ means— 

12 (1) any funds appropriated or otherwise made 

13 available by sections 40002, 50224, 50232, 60401, 

14 and 60402 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known 

15 as the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act’’); and 

16 (2) $700,000,000 of the $2,600,000,000 appro17 priated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad18 ministration in section 40001 of Public Law 117–169 

19 (commonly known as the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act’’). 

20 SEC. 702. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 

21 The following sections of division AA of the Consoli22 dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) are 

23 repealed (and by conforming the items in the table of con24 tents accordingly): 

25 (1) Section 507 (16 U.S.C. 4701 note). 


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1 (2) Section 508 (16 U.S.C. 742b note). 

2 (3) Section 510 (16 U.S.C. 742b note). 


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Union Calendar No. 754 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7408 

[Report No. 118–922, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restorapurposes. State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other greatest conservation need as determined by for management of fish and wildlife species of tion Act to make supplemental funds available 

DECEMBER 18, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

an amendment 

DECEMBER 18, 2024 

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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