I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3117 
To grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize 
States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2011 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Mr. KIND) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority 
to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Permanent Electronic 
Duck Stamp Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ACTUAL STAMP.—The term ‘‘actual stamp’’ 
means a Federal migratory-bird hunting and con-
servation stamp required under the Act of March 
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16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) (popularly known 
as the ‘‘Duck Stamp Act’’), that is printed on paper 
and sold through a means in use immediately before 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) AUTOMATED LICENSING SYSTEM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘automated 
licensing system’’ means an electronic, comput-
erized licensing system used by a State fish and 
wildlife agency to issue hunting, fishing, and 
other associated licenses and products. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘automated li-
censing system’’ includes a point-of-sale, Inter-
net, or telephonic system used for a purpose de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(3) ELECTRONIC STAMP.—The term ‘‘electronic 
stamp’’ means an electronic version of an actual 
stamp that— 
(A) is a unique identifier for the individual 
to whom it is issued; 
(B) can be printed on paper; 
(C) is issued through a State automated li-
censing system that is authorized, under State 
law and by the Secretary under this Act, to 
issue electronic stamps; 
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(D) is compatible with the hunting licens-
ing system of the State that issues the elec-
tronic stamp; and 
(E) is described in the State application 
approved by the Secretary under section 4(b). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ELECTRONIC DUCK STAMPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may authorize any 
State to issue electronic stamps in accordance with this 
Act. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall implement 
this section in consultation with State management agen-
cies. 
SEC. 4. STATE APPLICATION. 
(a) APPROVAL
OF APPLICATION REQUIRED.—The 
Secretary may not authorize a State to issue electronic 
stamps under this Act unless the Secretary has received 
and approved an application submitted by the State in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF APPLICATION.—The Secretary 
may not approve a State application unless the application 
contains— 
(1) a description of the format of the electronic 
stamp that the State will issue under this Act, in-
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(3) criteria for approving applications. 
SEC. 5. STATE OBLIGATIONS AND AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DELIVERY OF ACTUAL STAMP.—The Secretary 
shall require that each individual to whom a State sells 
an electronic stamp under this Act shall receive an actual 
stamp— 
(1) by not later than the date on which the 
electronic stamp expires under section 6(c); and 
(2) in a manner agreed upon by the State and 
Secretary. 
(b) COLLECTION AND TRANSFER OF ELECTRONIC 
STAMP REVENUE AND CUSTOMER INFORMATION.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
TO
TRANSMIT.—The Sec-
retary shall require each State authorized to issue 
electronic stamps to collect and submit to the Sec-
retary in accordance with this section— 
(A) the first name, last name, and com-
plete mailing address of each individual that 
purchases an electronic stamp from the State; 
(B) the face value amount of each elec-
tronic stamp sold by the State; and 
(C) the amount of the Federal portion of 
any fee required by the agreement for each 
stamp sold. 
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(2) TIME
OF
TRANSMITTAL.—The Secretary 
shall require the submission under paragraph (1) to 
be made with respect to sales of electronic stamps 
by a State occurring in a month— 
(A) by not later than the 15th day of the 
subsequent month; or 
(B) as otherwise specified in the applica-
tion of the State approved by the Secretary 
under section 4. 
(3) ADDITIONAL FEES NOT AFFECTED.—This 
section shall not apply to the State portion of any 
fee collected by a State under subsection (c). 
(c) ELECTRONIC STAMP ISSUANCE FEE.—A State 
authorized to issue electronic stamps may charge a reason-
able fee to cover costs incurred by the State and the De-
partment of the Interior in issuing electronic stamps 
under this Act, including costs of delivery of actual 
stamps. 
(d) DUPLICATE ELECTRONIC STAMPS.—A State au-
thorized to issue electronic stamps may issue a duplicate 
electronic stamp to replace an electronic stamp issued by 
the State that is lost or damaged. 
(e) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PUR-
CHASE OF STATE LICENSE.—A State may not require 
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that an individual purchase a State hunting license as a 
condition of issuing an electronic stamp under this Act. 
SEC. 6. ELECTRONIC STAMP REQUIREMENTS; RECOGNI-
TION OF ELECTRONIC STAMP. 
(a) STAMP REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall re-
quire an electronic stamp issued by a State under this 
Act— 
(1) to have the same format as any other li-
cense, validation, or privilege the State issues under 
the automated licensing system of the State; and 
(2) to specify identifying features of the licensee 
that are adequate to enable Federal, State, and 
other law enforcement officers to identify the holder. 
(b) RECOGNITION
OF ELECTRONIC STAMP.—Any 
electronic stamp issued by a State under this Act shall, 
during the effective period of the electronic stamp— 
(1) bestow upon the licensee the same privileges 
as are bestowed by an actual stamp; 
(2) be recognized nationally as a valid Federal 
migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp; and 
(3) authorize the licensee to hunt migratory wa-
terfowl in any other State, in accordance with the 
laws of the other State governing that hunting. 
(c) DURATION.—An electronic stamp issued by a 
State under the pilot program shall be valid for a period 
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agreed to by the State and the Secretary, which shall not 
exceed 45 days. 
SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF STATE PARTICIPATION. 
The authority of a State to issue electronic stamps 
under this Act may be terminated— 
(1) by the Secretary, if the Secretary— 
(A) finds that the State has violated any of 
the terms of the application of the State ap-
proved by the Secretary under section 4; and 
(B) provides to the State written notice of 
the termination by not later than the date that 
is 30 days before the date of termination; or 
(2) by the State, by providing written notice to 
the Secretary by not later than the date that is 30 
days before the termination date. 
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