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Calendar No. 343 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3791 

To reauthorize the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 8 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 7), 2024 

Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. 

PADILLA, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. CASSIDY) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Reported by Mr. CARPER, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To reauthorize the America’s Conservation Enhancement 

Act, and for other purposes. 

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 Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization 

6 Act of 2024’’. 


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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT, DISEASE, AND PREDATION 

Sec. 101. Losses of livestock due to depredation by federally protected species. 

Sec. 102. Black vulture livestock protection program. 

Sec. 103. Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force. 

Sec. 104. Protection of water, oceans, coasts, and wildlife from invasive species. 

Sec. 105. North American Wetlands Conservation Act. 

Sec. 106. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. 

Sec. 107. Modification of definition of sport fishing equipment under TSCA. 

Sec. 108. Chesapeake Bay Program. 

Sec. 109. Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998. 

Sec. 110. Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense. 

TITLE II—NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH 

PARTNERSHIPS 

Sec. 201. National Fish Habitat Board. 

Sec. 202. Fish Habitat Partnerships. 

Sec. 203. Fish habitat conservation projects. 

Sec. 204. Technical and scientific assistance. 

Sec. 205. Accountability and reporting. 

Sec. 206. Funding. 

Sec. 207. Technical correction. 

3 TITLE I—WILDLIFE ENHANCE4 MENT, DISEASE, AND PREDA5 TION 

6 SEC. 101. LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK DUE TO DEPREDATION BY 

7 FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES. 

8 Section 102(d) of the America’s Conservation En9 hancement Act (7 U.S.C. 8355(d)) is amended, in the 

10 matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘2030’’. 


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1 SEC. 102. BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION PRO2 GRAM. 

3 Section 103 of the America’s Conservation Enhance4 ment Act (7 U.S.C. 8356) is amended— 

5 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; 

6 BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION

7 PROGRAM’’ after ‘‘COMMON RAVENS’’; 

8 (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) 

9 as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively, and in10 denting appropriately; 

11 (3) in each of paragraphs (2) and (3) (as so re12 designated), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

14 (4) by inserting before paragraph (1) (as so re15 designated) the following: 

16 ‘‘(a) DEPREDATION PERMITS FOR BLACK VULTURES

17 AND COMMON RAVENS.—’’; and 

18 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(b) BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION

20 PROGRAM.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina22 tion with States, shall carry out, through fiscal year 

23 2030, a black vulture livestock protection program 

24 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘program’) that 

25 allows 1 public entity per State to hold a statewide 


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1 depredation permit to protect commercial agriculture 

2 livestock from black vulture predation. 

3 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each public entity that 

4 holds a depredation permit under the program— 

5 ‘‘(A) shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) demonstrate sufficient experience 

7 and capacity to provide government regu8 lated services to the public, as determined 

9 by the Secretary; 

10 ‘‘(ii) submit a complete depredation 

11 permit application, as determined by the 

12 Secretary, for review and approval accord13 ing to procedures of the United States 

14 Fish and Wildlife Service; 

15 ‘‘(iii) be responsible for complying 

16 with, and ensuring subpermittee compli17 ance with, as applicable, all permit condi18 tions; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) be responsible for collecting, 

20 managing, and reporting required informa21 tion under the permit; and 

22 ‘‘(B) may subpermit to livestock producers 

23 to take black vultures for the purposes of live24 stock protection. 


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1 ‘‘(3) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation 

2 with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

3 Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health In4 spection Service, shall carry out a study on whether 

5 prescribed take levels of black vultures may be in6 creased for subpermittees within a biologically sus7 tainable take level for the population. 

8 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

9 date of enactment of the America’s Conservation 

10 Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024, the Sec11 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri12 culture, acting through the Administrator of the 

13 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall 

14 submit to the Chair and Ranking Member of the 

15 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

16 Senate and the Chair and Ranking Member of the 

17 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

18 Representatives a report on the status of the pro19 gram, including the results of the study required 

20 under paragraph (3).’’. 

21 SEC. 103. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TASK FORCE. 

22 Section 104(d)(1) of the America’s Conservation En23 hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 667h(d)(1)) is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 


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1 SEC. 104. PROTECTION OF WATER, OCEANS, COASTS, AND 

2 WILDLIFE FROM INVASIVE SPECIES. 

3 Section 10(p) of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

4 Act (16 U.S.C. 666c–1(p)) is amended, in the matter pre5 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘2030’’. 

7 SEC. 105. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION 

8 ACT. 

9 Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Con10 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘not to exceed $60,000,000’’ 

12 and inserting the following: ‘‘not to exceed— 

13 ‘‘(1) $60,000,000’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

15 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

16 and 

17 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 

19 through 2030.’’. 

20 SEC. 106. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ES21 TABLISHMENT ACT. 

22 Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Founda23 tion Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter pre25 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 

26 inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 

3 cooperative agreements,’’ and inserting ‘‘, coop4 erative agreements, participating agreements, 

5 and similar instruments used for providing 

6 partnership funds,’’; 

7 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

8 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec9 tively; 

10 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(B) FUNDING AGREEMENTS.—Federal 

13 departments, agencies, and instrumentalities 

14 may enter into a Federal funding agreement 

15 with the Foundation for a period of not less 

16 than 5 years and not more than 10 years.’’; and 

17 (D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig18 nated), by inserting ‘‘, and should when pos19 sible,’’ after ‘‘may’’. 

20 SEC. 107. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPORT FISH21 ING EQUIPMENT UNDER TSCA. 

22 Section 108(a) of the America’s Conservation En23 hancement Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 note; Public Law 116– 

24 188) is amended by striking ‘‘During the 5-year period 

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1 serting ‘‘During the period beginning on the date of enact2 ment of the America’s Conservation Enhancement Reau3 thorization Act of 2024 and ending on September 30, 

4 2030’’. 

5 SEC. 108. CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM. 

6 Section 117(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

7 Act (33 U.S.C. 1267(j)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(6) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 

14 2030, $100,000,000.’’. 

15 SEC. 109. CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1998. 

16 Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act 

17 of 1998 (Public Law 105–312; 112 Stat. 2963; 134 Stat. 

18 920) is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘2030’’. 

20 SEC. 110. CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED INVESTMENTS FOR 

21 LANDSCAPE DEFENSE. 

22 Section 111(e)(1) of the America’s Conservation En23 hancement Act (33 U.S.C. 1267 note; Public Law 116– 

24 188) is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘2030’’. 


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1 TITLE II—NATIONAL FISH HABI2 TAT CONSERVATION 

3 THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS 

4 SEC. 201. NATIONAL FISH HABITAT BOARD. 

5 Section 203(a)(2) of the America’s Conservation En6 hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8203(a)(2)) is amended— 

7 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

8 by striking ‘‘26 members’’ and inserting ‘‘28 mem9 bers’’; 

10 (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) 2 shall be representatives of the De13 partment of the Interior, including the United 

14 States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bu15 reau of Land Management;’’; and 

16 (3) by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(H) 2 shall be representatives of— 

19 ‘‘(i) the Regional Fishery Manage20 ment Councils established by section 

21 302(a)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish22 ery Conservation and Management Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)); or 

24 ‘‘(ii) the Marine Fisheries Commis25 sions;’’. 


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1 SEC. 202. FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIPS. 

2 Section 204(e) of the America’s Conservation En3 hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8204(e)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 

5 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, subject to para6 graph (3),’’ after ‘‘Act and’’; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Board shall only sub9 mit a report required under paragraph (1) in the fis10 cal years in which the Board is proposing modifica11 tions to, or new designations of, 1 or more Partner12 ships.’’. 

13 SEC. 203. FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION PROJECTS. 

14 Section 205 of the America’s Conservation Enhance15 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8205) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘for the fol17 lowing fiscal year’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (e)— 

19 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert20 ing the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of 

22 the total cost of all fish habitat conservation projects 

23 carried out by a Partnership each year shall be at 

24 least 50 percent.’’; and 

25 (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre26 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Such 


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1 non-Federal share of the cost of a fish habitat 

2 conservation project’’ and inserting ‘‘The non3 Federal share described in paragraph (1)’’. 

4 SEC. 204. TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE. 

5 Section 206(a) of the America’s Conservation En6 hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8206(a)) is amended by insert7 ing ‘‘, the Bureau of Land Management,’’ after ‘‘the For8 est Service’’. 

9 SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING. 

10 Section 209 of the America’s Conservation Enhance11 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8209) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

13 (2) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

15 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘Not 

16 later than’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 

19 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as sub20 section (b) and indenting appropriately; and 

21 (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 

22 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

23 (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 


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1 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 

2 (B), (C), and (D) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 

3 and (5), respectively, and indenting appro4 priately; 

5 (C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 

6 by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

7 (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so 

8 redesignated) the following: 

9 ‘‘(4) a description of the status of fish habitats 

10 in the United States as identified by Partnerships; 

11 and’’; and 

12 (E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesig13 nated)— 

14 (i) by redesignating clauses (i) 

15 through (v) as subparagraphs (A) through 

16 (E), respectively, and indenting appro17 priately; and 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes19 ignated), by redesignating subclauses (I) 

20 and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec21 tively, and indenting appropriately. 

22 SEC. 206. FUNDING. 

23 Section 212 of the America’s Conservation Enhance24 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8212) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 

2 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 

3 through 2030’’ after ‘‘through 2025’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre5 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

8 (i) in the matter preceding subpara9 graph (A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘2030’’; 

11 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

12 (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (C) 

13 through (F), respectively; and 

14 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

15 (A) the following: 

16 ‘‘(B) $400,000 to the Secretary for use by 

17 the Bureau of Land Management;’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(d) NATIONAL FISH HABITAT ASSESSMENT.— 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated for completion of 

21 the National Fish Habitat Assessment described in section 

22 201(4), including the associated database of the National 

23 Fish Habitat Assessment described in that section, 

24 $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.’’. 


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1 SEC. 207. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 

2 Section 211 of the America’s Conservation Enhance3 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8211) is amended, in the matter pre4 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 

5 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 

6 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 

7 the ‘Federal Advisory Committee Act’),’’. 

8 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

10 ‘‘America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization 

11 Act of 2024’’. 

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

13 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT, DISEASE, AND PREDATION 

Sec. 101. Losses of livestock due to depredation by federally protected species. 

Sec. 102. Black vulture livestock protection program. 

Sec. 103. Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force. 

Sec. 104. Protection of water, oceans, coasts, and wildlife from invasive species. 

Sec. 105. North American Wetlands Conservation Act. 

Sec. 106. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. 

Sec. 107. Modification of definition of sport fishing equipment under TSCA. 

Sec. 108. Chesapeake Bay Program. 

Sec. 109. Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998. 

Sec. 110. Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense. 

TITLE II—NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH 

PARTNERSHIPS 

Sec. 201. National Fish Habitat Board. 

Sec. 202. Fish Habitat Partnerships. 

Sec. 203. Fish habitat conservation projects. 

Sec. 204. Technical and scientific assistance. 

Sec. 205. Accountability and reporting. 

Sec. 206. Funding. 

Sec. 207. Technical correction. 


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1 TITLE I—WILDLIFE ENHANCE2 MENT, DISEASE, AND PREDA3 TION 

4 SEC. 101. LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK DUE TO DEPREDATION BY 

5 FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES. 

6 Section 102(d) of the America’s Conservation En7 hancement Act (7 U.S.C. 8355(d)) is amended, in the mat8 ter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘2030’’. 

10 SEC. 102. BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION PRO11 GRAM. 

12 Section 103 of the America’s Conservation Enhance13 ment Act (7 U.S.C. 8356) is amended— 

14 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; 

15 BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION PRO16 GRAM’’ after ‘‘COMMON RAVENS’’; 

17 (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) 

18 as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively, and in19 denting appropriately; 

20 (3) in each of paragraphs (2) and (3) (as so re21 designated), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

23 (4) by inserting before paragraph (1) (as so re24 designated) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(a) DEPREDATION PERMITS FOR BLACK VULTURES

2 AND COMMON RAVENS.—’’; and 

3 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(b) BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION PRO5 GRAM.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina7 tion with States, shall carry out, through fiscal year 

8 2030, a black vulture livestock protection program 

9 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘program’) that 

10 allows 1 public entity or Farm Bureau organization 

11 per State to hold a statewide depredation permit to 

12 protect commercial agriculture livestock from black 

13 vulture predation. 

14 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each public entity or 

15 Farm Bureau organization that holds a depredation 

16 permit under the program— 

17 ‘‘(A) shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) demonstrate sufficient experience 

19 and capacity to provide government regu20 lated services to the public, as determined 

21 by the Secretary; 

22 ‘‘(ii) submit a complete depredation 

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1 ing to procedures of the United States Fish 

2 and Wildlife Service; 

3 ‘‘(iii) be responsible for complying 

4 with, and ensuring subpermittee compliance 

5 with, as applicable, all permit conditions; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(iv) be responsible for collecting, man8 aging, and reporting required information 

9 under the permit; and 

10 ‘‘(B) may subpermit to livestock producers 

11 to take black vultures for the purposes of livestock 

12 protection. 

13 ‘‘(3) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation 

14 with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

15 Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health In16 spection Service, shall carry out a study on whether 

17 prescribed take levels of black vultures may be in18 creased for subpermittees within a biologically sus19 tainable take level for the population. 

20 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

21 date of enactment of the America’s Conservation En22 hancement Reauthorization Act of 2024, the Sec23 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri24 culture, acting through the Administrator of the Ani25 mal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall subVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:52 Mar 13, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S3791.RS S3791

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1 mit to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Com2 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen3 ate and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Com4 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep5 resentatives a report on the status of the program, in6 cluding the results of the study required under para7 graph (3).’’. 

8 SEC. 103. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TASK FORCE. 

9 Section 104(d)(1) of the America’s Conservation En10 hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 667h(d)(1)) is amended by strik11 ing ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

12 SEC. 104. PROTECTION OF WATER, OCEANS, COASTS, AND 

13 WILDLIFE FROM INVASIVE SPECIES. 

14 Section 10(p) of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

15 Act (16 U.S.C. 666c–1(p)) is amended, in the matter pre16 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘2030’’. 

18 SEC. 105. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION 

19 ACT. 

20 Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Con21 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘not to exceed $60,000,000’’ and 

23 inserting the following: ‘‘not to exceed— 

24 ‘‘(1) $60,000,000’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by strik2 ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 

5 through 2030.’’. 

6 SEC. 106. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ES7 TABLISHMENT ACT. 

8 Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Founda9 tion Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding 

11 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘2030’’; and 

13 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 

15 cooperative agreements,’’ and inserting ‘‘, cooper16 ative agreements, participating agreements, and 

17 similar instruments used for providing partner18 ship funds,’’; 

19 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

20 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec21 tively; 

22 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(B) FUNDING AGREEMENTS.—Federal de25 partments, agencies, and instrumentalities may 


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1 enter into a Federal funding agreement with the 

2 Foundation for a period of not less than 5 years 

3 and not more than 10 years.’’; and 

4 (D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig5 nated), by inserting ‘‘, and should when pos6 sible,’’ after ‘‘may’’. 

7 SEC. 107. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPORT FISH8 ING EQUIPMENT UNDER TSCA. 

9 Section 108(a) of the America’s Conservation En10 hancement Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 note; Public Law 116–188) 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘During the 5-year period begin12 ning on the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘During the period beginning on the date of enactment of 

14 the America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization 

15 Act of 2024 and ending on September 30, 2030’’. 

16 SEC. 108. CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM. 

17 Section 117(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

18 Act (33 U.S.C. 1267(j)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

20 end; 

21 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 

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

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

24 ‘‘(6) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, 

25 $100,000,000.’’. 


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1 SEC. 109. CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1998. 

2 Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act 

3 of 1998 (Public Law 105–312; 112 Stat. 2963; 134 Stat. 

4 920) is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

5 SEC. 110. CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED INVESTMENTS FOR 

6 LANDSCAPE DEFENSE. 

7 Section 111(e)(1) of the America’s Conservation En8 hancement Act (33 U.S.C. 1267 note; Public Law 116–188) 

9 is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

10 TITLE II—NATIONAL FISH HABI11 TAT CONSERVATION 

12 THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS 

13 SEC. 201. NATIONAL FISH HABITAT BOARD. 

14 Section 203 of the America’s Conservation Enhance15 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8203) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

17 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

18 (A), by striking ‘‘26 members’’ and inserting ‘‘28 

19 members’’; 

20 (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in21 serting the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) 2 shall be representatives of the De23 partment of the Interior, including the United 

24 States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau 

25 of Land Management;’’; and 


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1 (C) by striking subparagraphs (G) and (H) 

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(G) 2 shall be representatives of Indian 

4 Tribes, of whom— 

5 ‘‘(i) 1 shall be a representative of In6 dian Tribes in the State of Alaska; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) 1 shall be a representative of In8 dian Tribes in States other than the State 

9 of Alaska; 

10 ‘‘(H) 2 shall be representatives of— 

11 ‘‘(i) the Regional Fishery Management 

12 Councils established by section 302(a)(1) of 

13 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 

14 and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 

15 1852(a)(1)); or 

16 ‘‘(ii) the Marine Fisheries Commis17 sions;’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘all 

19 members’’ and inserting ‘‘the members present’’. 

20 SEC. 202. FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIPS. 

21 Section 204(e) of the America’s Conservation Enhance22 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8204(e)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 

24 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, subject to para25 graph (3),’’ after ‘‘Act and’’; and 


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1 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Board shall only submit 

3 a report required under paragraph (1) in the fiscal 

4 years in which the Board is proposing modifications 

5 to, or new designations of, 1 or more Partnerships.’’. 

6 SEC. 203. FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION PROJECTS. 

7 Section 205 of the America’s Conservation Enhance8 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8205) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘for the fol10 lowing fiscal year’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (e)— 

12 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of the 

15 total cost of all fish habitat conservation projects car16 ried out by a Partnership each year shall be at least 

17 50 percent.’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre19 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Such non20 Federal share of the cost of a fish habitat con21 servation project’’ and inserting ‘‘The non-Fed22 eral share described in paragraph (1)’’. 

23 SEC. 204. TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE. 

24 Section 206(a) of the America’s Conservation En25 hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8206(a)) is amended by inserting 


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1 ‘‘, the Bureau of Land Management,’’ after ‘‘the Forest 

2 Service’’. 

3 SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING. 

4 Section 209 of the America’s Conservation Enhance5 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8209) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

7 (2) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

9 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘Not 

10 later than’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 

13 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as sub14 section (b) and indenting appropriately; and 

15 (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 

16 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

17 (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 

19 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 

20 (B), (C), and (D) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 

21 and (5), respectively, and indenting appro22 priately; 

23 (C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 

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1 (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so 

2 redesignated) the following: 

3 ‘‘(4) a description of the status of fish habitats 

4 in the United States as identified by Partnerships; 

5 and’’; and 

6 (E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)— 

7 (i) by redesignating clauses (i) through 

8 (v) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), re9 spectively, and indenting appropriately; 

10 and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes12 ignated), by redesignating subclauses (I) 

13 and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, 

14 and indenting appropriately. 

15 SEC. 206. FUNDING. 

16 Section 212 of the America’s Conservation Enhance17 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8212) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) in the paragraph heading, by in21 serting ‘‘PARTNERSHIPS AND’’ after ‘‘HABI22 TAT’’; 

23 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and $10,000,000 for 

24 each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030’’ 

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1 (iii) by inserting ‘‘Partnership oper2 ations under section 204 and’’ after ‘‘to pro3 vide funds for’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre5 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

8 (i) in the matter preceding subpara9 graph (A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘2030’’; 

11 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

12 (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (C) 

13 through (F), respectively; and 

14 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

15 (A) the following: 

16 ‘‘(B) $400,000 to the Secretary for use by 

17 the Bureau of Land Management;’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(d) NATIONAL FISH HABITAT ASSESSMENT.—There 

20 is authorized to be appropriated for completion of the Na21 tional Fish Habitat Assessment described in section 201(4), 

22 including the associated database of the National Fish 

23 Habitat Assessment described in that section, $1,000,000, 

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1 SEC. 207. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 

2 Section 211 of the America’s Conservation Enhance3 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8211) is amended, in the matter pre4 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 

5 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 

6 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 

7 ‘Federal Advisory Committee Act’),’’. 


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Calendar No. 343 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3791 

A BILL 

Enhancement Act, and for other purposes. 

To reauthorize the America’s Conservation 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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