Calendar No. 543

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1857

[Report No. 103–326]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations to assist in carrying

2000, and for other purposes.Act for fiscal year 1995 through fiscal yearout the North American Wetlands Conservation

AUGUST 5, 1994

Reported with amendments and an amendment to the

title
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Calendar No. 543

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1857

[Report No. 103–326]

To authorize appropriations to assist in carrying out the North American

Wetlands Conservation Act for fiscal year 1995 through fiscal year 2000,

and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 22, 1994

Mr. MITCHELL (for himself and Mr. CHAFEE) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and

Public Works

AUGUST 5, 1994

Reported by Mr. BAUCUS, with amendments and an amendment to the title

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations to assist in carrying out the

North American Wetlands Conservation Act for fiscal

year 1995 through fiscal year 2000, 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. REAUTHORIZATION.

2 That section Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands

3 Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by

4 striking ‘‘not to exceed $15,000,000 for each of fiscal

5 years 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994’’ and inserting in lieu

6 thereof ‘‘not to exceed $20,000,000 for fiscal years 1995

7 and 1996, each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996, $30,000,000

8 for fiscal years 1997 and 1998, and $40,000,000 for fiscal

9 years 1999 and 2000’’. and $30,000,000 for each of fiscal

10 years 1997 and 1998’’.

11 SEC. 2. MATCHING, REPORTING, AND REVISING REQUIRE12 MENTS.

13 (a) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 8(b) of the

14 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.

15 4407(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new

16 sentence: ‘‘In the case of a project carried out in Mexico,

17 the required non-Federal share under the preceding sentence

18 may be derived from cash contributions from non-United

19 States sources.’’.

20 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 10(1)(A) of such

21 Act (16 U.S.C. 4409(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting be22 fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including a

23 list of wetlands conservation projects by type, conservation

24 mechanism (such as acquisition, easement, or lease), loca25 tion, and duration’’.
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1 (c) REVISIONS TO PLAN.—Section 11 of such Act (16

2 U.S.C. 4410) is amended—

3 (1) in the first sentence—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘1991’’ and inserting

5 ‘‘1998’’; and

6 (B) by inserting ‘‘and Mexico’’ after ‘‘Can7 ada’’; and

8 (2) by striking the second sentence.

9 SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS IN WETLANDS CON10 SERVATION.

11 The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16

12 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the

13 following new section:

14 ‘‘SEC. 19. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS IN WETLANDS CON15 SERVATION.

16 ‘‘Not later than January 31, 1996, the Secretary, in

17 cooperation with the Council, to further the purposes of the

18 Act shall—

19 ‘‘(1) develop a strategy, to assist in the imple20 mentation of this Act in conserving the full com21 plement of North American wetlands systems and spe22 cies dependent on the systems, that incorporates exist23 ing information (existing as of the date of the strat24 egy) on types of wetlands habitats and species de25 pendent on the habitats; and
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1 ‘‘(2) develop procedures to monitor and evaluate

2 the effectiveness of wetlands conservation projects com3 pleted under this Act.’’.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize

appropriations to assist in carrying out the North American Wetlands Conservation Act for fiscal years 1995

through 1998, and for other purposes.’’.