To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act.

Bill: 114-hr-2957
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-07
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Birds

Government trust funds

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>The bill revises and reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act through FY2020. The cap on the amount that the Department of the Interior may expend from the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund on administrative expenses is increased from 3% to 4%.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2957 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2015 Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Wittman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act.

1. Reauthorization of Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act is amended— (1) in section 9(c)(2) ( 16 U.S.C. 6108(c)(2) ), by striking 3 and inserting 4 ; and (2) in section 10 ( 16 U.S.C. 6109 )— (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, to remain available until expended, of which not less than 75 percent of the amounts made available for each fiscal year shall be expended for projects carried out outside the United States. ; and (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.