Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014

To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to increase in the price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to fund the acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014 2. Increase in price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds The Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act is amended— (1) in section 2(b) ( 16 U.S.C. 718b(b) (A) by striking 1990, and 1990, (B) by striking for each hunting year thereafter for hunting years 1991 through 2013, and $25 for each hunting year thereafter (2) by adding at the end of section 2 ( 16 U.S.C. 718b (c) Reduction in price of stamp The Secretary may reduce the price of each stamp sold under the provisions of this section for a hunting year if the Secretary determines that the increase in the price of the stamp after hunting year 2013 resulted in a reduction in revenues deposited into the fund. ; and (3) in section 4 ( 16 U.S.C. 718d (A) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before the period the following: , in which there shall be a subaccount to which the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer all amounts in excess of $15 that are received from the sale of each stamp sold for each hunting year after hunting year 2013 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking So much Except as provided in paragraph (4), so much (C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking paragraph (3) paragraphs (3) and (4) (D) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following: (4) Conservation easements Amounts in the subaccount referred to in subsection (a)(3) shall be used by the Secretary solely to acquire easements in real property in the United States for conservation of migratory birds. . 3. Annual report on expenditures Section 4 of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act ( 16 U.S.C. 718d (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking so much as precedes The Secretary may (c) Promotion of Stamp Sales ; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) Annual report The Secretary shall include in each annual report of the Commission under section 3 of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 715b (1) a description of activities conducted under subsection (c) in the year covered by the report; (2) an annual assessment of the status of wetlands conservation projects for migratory bird conservation purposes, including a clear and accurate accounting of— (A) all expenditures by Federal and State agencies under this section; and (B) all expenditures made for fee-simple acquisition of Federal lands in the United States, including the amount paid and acreage of each parcel acquired in each acquisition; (3) an analysis of the refuge lands opened, and refuge lands closed, for hunting and fishing in the year covered by the report, including— (A) identification of the specific areas in each refuge and the reasons for the closure or opening; and (B) a detailed description of each closure including detailed justification for such closure; (4) the total number of acres of refuge land open for hunting and fishing, and the total number of acres of refuge land closed for hunting and fishing, in the year covered by the report; and (5) a separate report on the hunting and fishing status of those lands added to the system in the year covered by the report. . 4. Exemption for takings by rural Alaska subsistence users Section 1(a)(2) of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act ( 16 U.S.C. 718a(a)(2) or ; or (D) by a rural Alaska resident for subsistence uses (as that term is defined in section 803 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3113 . November 17, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 17, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to increase the price of duck stamps, which are required to hunt migratory waterfowl, from $15 to $25. Authorizes the Department of the Interior to reduce the price of stamps for a hunting year if the increase in the stamp price resulted in a reduction in revenues deposited in the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. Establishes a subaccount in the Fund to be used by Interior to acquire easements for the conservation of migratory birds. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer all amounts in excess of $15 from the sale of each stamp to the subaccount. (Sec. 3) Requires Interior to include in an annual report of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission an assessment of the status of wetlands conservation projects for migratory bird conservation purposes, including an accounting of all expenditures made for acquisition of federal lands and an analysis of whether refuge lands are opened or closed for hunting and fishing. (Sec. 4) Allows rural Alaska residents to take migratory waterfowl for subsistence uses without a duck stamp.