A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.

Bill: 114-s-520
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2015-02-12
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Birds

Government trust funds

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S995; text of measure as introduced: CR S995)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act through FY2020.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 520 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 12, 2015 Mr. Cardin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.

1. Reauthorization of Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Section 10 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6109 ) is amended to read as follows: 10. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2020. (b) Use of funds Of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, not less than 75 percent shall be expended for projects carried out at a location outside of the United States. .