118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3791 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization 

4 Act of 2024’’. 

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

6 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. 

7 TITLE I—WILDLIFE ENHANCE8 MENT, DISEASE, AND PREDA9 TION 

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

11 FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES. 

12 Section 102(d) of the America’s Conservation En13 hancement Act (7 U.S.C. 8355(d)) is amended, in the 
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1 matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

3 SEC. 102. BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION PRO4 GRAM. 

5 Section 103 of the America’s Conservation Enhance6 ment Act (7 U.S.C. 8356) is amended— 

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

8 BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION

9 PROGRAM’’ after ‘‘COMMON RAVENS’’; 

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

11 as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively, and in12 denting appropriately; 

13 (3) in each of paragraphs (2) and (3) (as so re14 designated), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

16 (4) by inserting before paragraph (1) (as so re17 designated) the following: 

18 ‘‘(a) DEPREDATION PERMITS FOR BLACK VULTURES

19 AND COMMON RAVENS.—’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(b) BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION

22 PROGRAM.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina24 tion with States, shall carry out, through fiscal year 

25 2030, a black vulture livestock protection program 
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1 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘program’) that 

2 allows 1 public entity or Farm Bureau organization 

3 per State to hold a statewide depredation permit to 

4 protect commercial agriculture livestock from black 

5 vulture predation. 

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

7 Farm Bureau organization that holds a depredation 

8 permit under the program— 

9 ‘‘(A) shall— 

10 ‘‘(i) demonstrate sufficient experience 

11 and capacity to provide government regu12 lated services to the public, as determined 

13 by the Secretary; 

14 ‘‘(ii) submit a complete depredation 

15 permit application, as determined by the 

16 Secretary, for review and approval accord17 ing to procedures of the United States 

18 Fish and Wildlife Service; 

19 ‘‘(iii) be responsible for complying 

20 with, and ensuring subpermittee compli21 ance with, as applicable, all permit condi22 tions; and 

23 ‘‘(iv) be responsible for collecting, 

24 managing, and reporting required informa25 tion under the permit; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) may subpermit to livestock producers 

2 to take black vultures for the purposes of live3 stock protection. 

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

5 with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

6 Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health In7 spection Service, shall carry out a study on whether 

8 prescribed take levels of black vultures may be in9 creased for subpermittees within a biologically sus10 tainable take level for the population. 

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

12 date of enactment of the America’s Conservation 

13 Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024, the Sec14 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri15 culture, acting through the Administrator of the 

16 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall 

17 submit to the Chair and Ranking Member of the 

18 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

19 Senate and the Chair and Ranking Member of the 

20 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

21 Representatives a report on the status of the pro22 gram, including the results of the study required 

23 under paragraph (3).’’. 
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1 SEC. 103. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TASK FORCE. 

2 Section 104(d)(1) of the America’s Conservation En3 hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 667h(d)(1)) is amended by 

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

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

6 WILDLIFE FROM INVASIVE SPECIES. 

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

8 Act (16 U.S.C. 666c–1(p)) is amended, in the matter pre9 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘2030’’. 

11 SEC. 105. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION 

12 ACT. 

13 Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Con14 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended— 

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

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

17 ‘‘(1) $60,000,000’’; 

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

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

20 and 

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

22 ‘‘(2) $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 

23 through 2030.’’. 
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1 SEC. 106. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ES2 TABLISHMENT ACT. 

3 Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Founda4 tion Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter pre6 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

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

10 cooperative agreements,’’ and inserting ‘‘, coop11 erative agreements, participating agreements, 

12 and similar instruments used for providing 

13 partnership funds,’’; 

14 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

15 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec16 tively; 

17 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) FUNDING AGREEMENTS.—Federal 

20 departments, agencies, and instrumentalities 

21 may enter into a Federal funding agreement 

22 with the Foundation for a period of not less 

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

24 (D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig25 nated), by inserting ‘‘, and should when pos26 sible,’’ after ‘‘may’’. 
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1 SEC. 107. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPORT FISH2 ING EQUIPMENT UNDER TSCA. 

3 Section 108(a) of the America’s Conservation En4 hancement Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 note; Public Law 116– 

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

6 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act’’ and in7 serting ‘‘During the period beginning on the date of enact8 ment of the America’s Conservation Enhancement Reau9 thorization Act of 2024 and ending on September 30, 

10 2030’’. 

11 SEC. 108. CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM. 

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

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

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

15 end; 

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

17 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

20 2030, $100,000,000.’’. 

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

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

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

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

25 ‘‘2030’’. 
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1 SEC. 110. CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED INVESTMENTS FOR 

2 LANDSCAPE DEFENSE. 

3 Section 111(e)(1) of the America’s Conservation En4 hancement Act (33 U.S.C. 1267 note; Public Law 116– 

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

6 ‘‘2030’’. 

7 TITLE II—NATIONAL FISH HABI8 TAT CONSERVATION 

9 THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS 

10 SEC. 201. NATIONAL FISH HABITAT BOARD. 

11 Section 203 of the America’s Conservation Enhance12 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8203) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

14 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

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

16 ‘‘28 members’’; 

17 (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) 2 shall be representatives of the De20 partment of the Interior, including the United 

21 States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bu22 reau of Land Management;’’; and 

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

24 and inserting the following: 

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

26 Tribes, of whom— 
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1 ‘‘(i) 1 shall be a representative of In2 dian Tribes in the State of Alaska; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) 1 shall be a representative of In4 dian Tribes in States other than the State 

5 of Alaska; 

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

7 ‘‘(i) the Regional Fishery Manage8 ment Councils established by section 

9 302(a)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish10 ery Conservation and Management Act (16 

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

12 ‘‘(ii) the Marine Fisheries Commis13 sions;’’; and 

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

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

16 SEC. 202. FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIPS. 

17 Section 204(e) of the America’s Conservation En18 hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8204(e)) is amended— 

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

20 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, subject to para21 graph (3),’’ after ‘‘Act and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Board shall only sub24 mit a report required under paragraph (1) in the fis25 cal years in which the Board is proposing modifica-
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1 tions to, or new designations of, 1 or more Partner2 ships.’’. 

3 SEC. 203. FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION PROJECTS. 

4 Section 205 of the America’s Conservation Enhance5 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8205) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘for the fol7 lowing fiscal year’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (e)— 

9 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert10 ing the following: 

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

12 the total cost of all fish habitat conservation projects 

13 carried out by a Partnership each year shall be at 

14 least 50 percent.’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre16 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Such 

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

18 conservation project’’ and inserting ‘‘The non19 Federal share described in paragraph (1)’’. 

20 SEC. 204. TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE. 

21 Section 206(a) of the America’s Conservation En22 hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8206(a)) is amended by insert23 ing ‘‘, the Bureau of Land Management,’’ after ‘‘the For24 est Service’’. 
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1 SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING. 

2 Section 209 of the America’s Conservation Enhance3 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8209) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

5 (2) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

7 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘Not 

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

9 following: 

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

11 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as sub12 section (b) and indenting appropriately; and 

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

14 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

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

16 ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 

17 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 

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

19 and (5), respectively, and indenting appro20 priately; 

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

22 by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

24 redesignated) the following: 
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1 ‘‘(4) a description of the status of fish habitats 

2 in the United States as identified by Partnerships; 

3 and’’; and 

4 (E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesig5 nated)— 

6 (i) by redesignating clauses (i) 

7 through (v) as subparagraphs (A) through 

8 (E), respectively, and indenting appro9 priately; and 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes11 ignated), by redesignating subclauses (I) 

12 and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec13 tively, and indenting appropriately. 

14 SEC. 206. FUNDING. 

15 Section 212 of the America’s Conservation Enhance16 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8212) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (i) in the paragraph heading, by in20 serting ‘‘PARTNERSHIPS AND’’ after ‘‘HABI21 TAT’’; 

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

23 each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030’’ 

24 after ‘‘through 2025’’; and 
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1 (iii) by inserting ‘‘Partnership oper2 ations under section 204 and’’ after ‘‘to 

3 provide 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 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’),’’. 

Passed the Senate May 8, 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3791 

AN ACT 

Enhancement Act, and for other purposes. 

To reauthorize the America’s Conservation