Federal Duck Stamp Price Stability Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3645
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2015-09-29
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Birds

Hunting and fishing

Licensing and registrations

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Duck Stamp Price Stability Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to authorize the Department of the Interior, after notice and public comment, to increase the price of each Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp by up to $10 for a hunting year if the increase is: (1) commensurate with the level of inflation since the last increase, and (2) approved unanimously by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. </p> <p>An increase in price shall take effect: (1) at least two years after the effective date of the last price increase, and (2) no later than January 1 of the calendar year preceding the hunting year. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3645 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2015 Mr. Lowenthal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to give the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, the authority to periodically increase the price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to account for inflation in funding the acquisition of interests in land for the conservation of migratory birds, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Duck Stamp Price Stability Act of 2015 . 2. Periodic increase in price of migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp to account for inflation Section 2 of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act ( 16 U.S.C. 718b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking The Postal and inserting Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the Postal ; and (2) by adding at the end of the following: (d) Increase in price of stamp (1) Increase authorized The Secretary may, after notice and public comment, increase the price of each stamp sold under this section by an amount not to exceed $10 for a hunting year if the Secretary determines the increase— (A) is commensurate with the level of inflation as determined by the adjustments in the Consumer Price Index since the last increase; and (B) is approved unanimously by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. (2) Effective date of increase An increase in price under paragraph (1) shall take effect— (A) no earlier than 2 years after the effective date of the last increase in price; and (B) no later than January 1 of the calendar year preceding the hunting year. .