Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-4022
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2024-03-21
Policy area: Animals
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4022 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2024 Mr. Cardin (for himself and Mr. Boozman ) 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 make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2024 . 2. Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act amendments (a) Federal share Section 5(e)(1) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6104(e)(1) ) is amended by striking 25 percent and inserting 33.3 percent . (b) Cooperation Section 7 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6106 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2024 , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the implementation of subsection (b) by the Secretary, which shall include, if applicable, a description of the composition of the advisory group convened under paragraph (1) of that subsection. . (c) Authorization of appropriations Section 10(a) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6109(a) ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2028 . (d) Technical corrections (1) Definitions Section 4 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6103 ) is amended— (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively. (2) Cooperation Section 7(b)(1) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6106(b)(1) ) is amended in the second sentence by adding a period at the end.