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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3791 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.3791

                     One Hundred Eighteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
         the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four

                                 An Act

 
To reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act, and for other 
                                purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``America's 
Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for 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.

         TITLE I--WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT, DISEASE, AND PREDATION

    SEC. 101. LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK DUE TO DEPREDATION BY FEDERALLY 
      PROTECTED SPECIES.
    Section 102(d) of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (7 
U.S.C. 8355(d)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
    SEC. 102. BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION PROGRAM.
    Section 103 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (7 U.S.C. 
8356) is amended--
        (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``; black vulture 
    livestock protection program'' after ``common ravens'' and 
    conforming the table of contents accordingly;
        (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) as paragraphs 
    (1) through (3), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
        (3) in each of paragraphs (2) and (3) (as so redesignated), by 
    striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
        (4) by inserting before paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the 
    following:
    ``(a) Depredation Permits for Black Vultures and Common Ravens.--
''; and
        (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Black Vulture Livestock Protection Program.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with States, 
    shall carry out, through fiscal year 2030, a black vulture 
    livestock protection program (referred to in this subsection as the 
    `program') that allows 1 public entity or Farm Bureau organization 
    per State to hold a statewide depredation permit to protect 
    commercial agriculture livestock from black vulture predation.
        ``(2) Requirements.--Each public entity or Farm Bureau 
    organization that holds a depredation permit under the program--
            ``(A) shall--
                ``(i) demonstrate sufficient experience and capacity to 
            provide government regulated services to the public, as 
            determined by the Secretary;
                ``(ii) submit a complete depredation permit 
            application, as determined by the Secretary, for review and 
            approval according to procedures of the United States Fish 
            and Wildlife Service;
                ``(iii) be responsible for complying with, and ensuring 
            subpermittee compliance with, as applicable, all permit 
            conditions; and
                ``(iv) be responsible for collecting, managing, and 
            reporting required information under the permit; and
            ``(B) may subpermit to livestock producers to take black 
        vultures for the purposes of livestock protection.
        ``(3) Study.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
    of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and 
    Plant Health Inspection Service, shall carry out a study on whether 
    prescribed take levels of black vultures may be increased for 
    subpermittees within a biologically sustainable take level for the 
    population.
        ``(4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
    enactment of the America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization 
    Act of 2024, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
    Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and 
    Plant Health Inspection Service, shall submit to the Chair and 
    Ranking Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
    the Senate and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
    Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the 
    status of the program, including the results of the study required 
    under paragraph (3).''.
    SEC. 103. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TASK FORCE.
    Section 104 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 667h) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``after the completion of 
        the study required by subsection (c)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``180 days after the 
        date on which the study is completed under subsection (c)'' and 
        inserting ``90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
        America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024. 
        The efforts of the Task Force shall not be contingent on the 
        completion of the study required by subsection (c)''; and
        (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``2025'' and inserting 
    ``2030''.
    SEC. 104. PROTECTION OF WATER, OCEANS, COASTS, AND WILDLIFE FROM 
      INVASIVE SPECIES.
    Section 10(p) of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 
666c-1(p)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
    SEC. 105. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT.
    Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
    SEC. 106. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT.
    Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
    (A), by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and cooperative 
        agreements,'' and inserting ``, cooperative agreements, 
        participating agreements, and similar instruments used for 
        providing partnership funds,'';
            (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
            (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
            ``(B) Funding agreements.--Federal departments, agencies, 
        and instrumentalities may enter into a Federal funding 
        agreement with the Foundation for a period of not more than 10 
        years.''; and
            (D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
        ``, and should when possible,'' after ``may''.
    SEC. 107. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPORT FISHING EQUIPMENT 
      UNDER TSCA.
    Section 108(a) of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (15 
U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended by striking ``During the 5-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``During 
the period beginning on the date of enactment of the America's 
Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024 and ending on 
September 30, 2030''.
    SEC. 108. CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM.
    Section 117(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1267(j)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(6) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, 
    $92,000,000.''.
    SEC. 109. CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1998.
    Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 (Public 
Law 105-312; 112 Stat. 2963; 134 Stat. 920) is amended by striking 
``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
    SEC. 110. CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED INVESTMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE DEFENSE.
    Section 111(e)(1) of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (33 
U.S.C. 1267 note) is amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting 
``2030''.

   TITLE II--NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS

    SEC. 201. NATIONAL FISH HABITAT BOARD.
    Section 203 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 8203) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``26 members'' and inserting ``28 members'';
            (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
            ``(A) 2 shall be representatives of the Department of the 
        Interior, including the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
        and the Bureau of Land Management;''; and
            (C) by striking subparagraphs (G) and (H) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(G) 2 shall be representatives of Indian Tribes, of 
        whom--
                ``(i) 1 shall be a representative of Indian Tribes in 
            the State of Alaska; and
                ``(ii) 1 shall be a representative of Indian Tribes in 
            States other than the State of Alaska;
            ``(H) 2 shall be representatives of--
                ``(i) the Regional Fishery Management Councils 
            established by section 302(a)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
            Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
            1852(a)(1)); or
                ``(ii) the Marine Fisheries Commissions;''; and
        (2) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking ``all members'' and 
    inserting ``the members present''.
    SEC. 202. FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIPS.
    Section 204 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 8204) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (e)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by inserting ``, subject to paragraph (3),'' after ``Act 
        and''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Limitation.--The Board shall only submit a report 
    required under paragraph (1) in the fiscal years in which the Board 
    is proposing modifications to, or new designations of, 1 or more 
    Partnerships.''; and
        (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Designation or Modification of Partnership.--
        ``(1) In general.--Congress shall have the exclusive authority 
    to designate or modify a Partnership.
        ``(2) Designation or modification process.--A Partnership 
    designation or modification the Board recommends to Congress shall 
    be deemed to be approved by Congress if Congress does not pass a 
    joint resolution of disapproval with respect to the designation or 
    modification by the date that is 90 days after the date on which 
    the relevant congressional committees receive such 
    recommendation.''.
    SEC. 203. FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
    Section 205 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 8205) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``for the following fiscal 
    year''; and
        (2) in subsection (e)--
            (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) In general.--The non-Federal share of the total cost of 
    all fish habitat conservation projects carried out by a Partnership 
    each year shall be at least 50 percent.''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``Such non-Federal share of the cost of a fish 
        habitat conservation project'' and inserting ``The non-Federal 
        share described in paragraph (1)''.
    SEC. 204. TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE.
    Section 206(a) of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 8206(a)) is amended by inserting ``, the Bureau of Land 
Management,'' after ``the Forest Service''.
    SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING.
    Section 209 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 8209) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (b);
        (2) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
        all that follows through ``Not later than'' in paragraph (1) 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than''; and
            (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subsection (b) and 
        indenting appropriately; and
        (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
            (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) 
        as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5), respectively, and 
        indenting appropriately;
            (C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``and'' at the end;
            (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
        ``(4) a description of the status of fish habitats in the 
    United States as identified by Partnerships; and''; and
            (E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
                (i) by redesignating clauses (i) through (v) as 
            subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and indenting 
            appropriately; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by 
            redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and 
            (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately.
    SEC. 206. FUNDING.
    Section 212(a) of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 8212(a)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``partnerships 
        and'' after ``habitat'';
            (B) by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''; and
            (C) by inserting ``Partnership operations under section 204 
        and'' after ``to provide funds for'';
        (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
    by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''; and
        (3) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
    by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
    SEC. 207. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
    Section 211 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 8211) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known 
as the `Federal Advisory Committee Act'),''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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