H. R. 4308
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
To authorize appropriations to assist in carrying out the North American Wetlands
Conservation Act for fiscal years 1995 through 1998, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North American Wetlands Con-
servation Act Amendments of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. MATCHING, REPORTING, AND REVISING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 8(b) of the North Amer-
ican Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4407(b)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case
of a project carried out in Mexico, the non-Federal share of the
United States contribution to the costs of the project may include
cash contributions from non-United States sources that are used
to pay costs of the project.’’.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 10(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C.
4409(a)(1)) is amended in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon, in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) wetlands conservation projects funded under this
Act, listed and identified by type, conservation mechanism
(such as acquisition, easement, or lease), location, and
duration.’’.
(c) REVISIONS TO PLAN.—Section 11 of such Act (16 U.S.C.
4410) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘1991’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and Mexico’’ after ‘‘Canada’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS IN WETLANDS CONSERVATION.
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 19. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS IN WETLANDS CONSERVATION.
‘‘Not later than January 31, 1996, the Secretary, in cooperation
with the Council, to further the purposes of the Act shall—
‘‘(1) develop and implement a strategy to assist in the
implementation of this Act in conserving the full complement
of North American wetlands systems and species dependent
on those systems, that incorporates information existing on
the date of the issuance of the strategy in final form on types
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of wetlands habitats and species dependent on the habitats;
and
‘‘(2) develop and implement procedures to monitor and
evaluate the effectiveness of wetlands conservation projects
completed under this Act.’’.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALLOCATIONS
UNDER 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 ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and all
that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting the
following: ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 and
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998.’’.
SEC. 5. CONSERVATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS.
Section 306(c) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection
and Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3955(c)) is amended by inserting
‘‘in coastal wetlands ecosystems’’ after ‘‘wetlands conservation
projects’’.
SEC. 6. WILDLIFE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
The Partnerships For Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 3741 et seq.)
is amended—
(1) in section 7103(3) (16 U.S.C. 3742(3)) by inserting ‘‘the
States and of’’ after ‘‘under the leadership of’’;
(2) in section 7104 (16 U.S.C. 3743)—
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The term ‘designated State agency’ means the govern-
ment agency, department, or division of any State that is
empowered under the laws of the State to exercise the functions
ordinarily exercised by a State fish and wildlife agency.’’;
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘section 5(f)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 7105(g)’’;
(C) in paragraph (8)(A) by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(D) in paragraph (8)(C) by—
(i) striking ‘‘section 3(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
3(6)’’; and
(ii) striking ‘‘(16 U.S.C. 1362(5))’’ and inserting
‘‘(16 U.S.C. 1362(6))’’;
(3) in section 7104 (16 U.S.C. 3743) by—
(A) redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
(B) inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
‘‘(8) The term ‘State’ means any of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the
United States Virgin Islands, or American Samoa.’’;
(4) in section 7105(d) (16 U.S.C. 3744(d))—
(A) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon;
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
a period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (5);
(5) in section 7105 (16 U.S.C. 3744) by amending subsection
(e) to read as follows:
‘‘(e) NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF PROJECTS.—
‘‘(1) STATE SHARE.—Of the total cost each fiscal year of
each project carried out with amounts provided by the Secretary
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under subsection (a), at least 1⁄3 shall be paid with amounts
from State, non-Federal sources, except that if designated State
agencies from 2 or more States cooperate in implementing
such a project at least 30 percent shall be paid with amounts
from such State, non-Federal sources. Payments required by
this paragraph may not be in the form of an in-kind
contribution.
‘‘(2) PRIVATE
SHARE.—Of the total cost each fiscal year
of each project carried out with amounts provided by the Sec-
retary under subsection (a), at least 1⁄3 shall be paid with
amounts from voluntary contributions by private entities or
persons, except that if designated State agencies from 2 or
more States cooperate in implementing such a project, at least
30 percent shall be paid from such sources. Subject to the
approval of the Secretary, such contributions for a project may
be in the form of, but are not required to be limited to, private
cash donations, and the contribution of materials, equipment,
or services necessary for the project.’’;
(6) in section 7105(g) (16 U.S.C. 3744(g))—
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall deposit into the Fund amounts appro-
priated to the Secretary for deposit to the Fund, of which not
more than 4 percent shall be available to the Secretary to defray
the costs of administering this chapter and evaluating wildlife con-
servation and appreciation projects.’’; and
(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and
(7) in section 7105(h) (16 U.S.C. 3744(h))—
(A) by striking ‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to match the amount of contributions
made to the Fund by the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.