A joint resolution designating the week of July 1 through July 8, 1984, as "National Duck Stamp Week" and 1984 as the "Golden Anniversary Year of the Duck Stamp".
PL 98-341 (S.J.Res.270), enacted 07/03/1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-341—JULY 3, 1984 
98 STAT. 311 
Public Law 98-841 
98th Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Designating the week of July 1 through July 8, 1984, as "National Duck Stamp 
July 3, 1984 
Week" and 1984 as the "Golden Anniversary Year of the Duck Stamp". 
rg j Res. 270] 
Whereas on March 16, 1934, Congress enacted the Migratory Bird 
Hunting Stamp Act authorizing the sale of Migratory Bird Hunt- 
48 Stat. 451. 
ing and Conservation Stamps, commonly referred to as duck 
stamps; 
Whereas under that Act any person sixteen years of age or older, 
who hunts ducks, geese, swans, or brant is required to carry a 
current duck stamp, and duck stamps may also be purchased by 
nonhunters interested in conservation; 
Whereas the funds generated from the sale of duck stamps under 
that Act are placed in a migratory bird conservation fund to be 
used for the acquisition of migratory bird refuge and waterfowl 
production areas; 
Whereas the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act has created a 
continuing source of funds for waterfowl habitat acquisition and 
restoration; 
Whereas waterfowl hunters and others interested in the conserva-
tion of our Nation's wildlife resources have contributed more than 
$270,000,000 toward the acquisition of three million five hundred 
thousand acres of waterfowl habitat through the purchase of duck 
stamps; 
Whereas an estimated four hundred fifty thousand acres of wetland 
habitat continue to disappear each year under the pressure of 
human development; 
Whereas wetlands are vital not only for waterfowl, but also for a 
multitude of wildlife species, commercial and recreational fisher-
ies, water purification, groundwater recharge, and flood control; 
Whereas the current goal of the Fish and Wildlife Service is to 
preserve another one million six hundred thousand acres of key 
wetland habitat by 1986 to help maintain waterfowl populations; 
and 
Whereas celebration of the "Golden Anniversary Year of the Duck 
Stamp" and "National Duck Stamp Week" will serve to increase 
awareness of the significant contribution a duck stamp purchaser 
makes to the conservation of wetland resources, and to encourage 
participation of other concerned Americans: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled. That the week of July 1 
through July 8,1984, is hereby designated as "National Duck Stamp 
Week and that 1984 is designated as the "Golden Anniversary Year 
of the Duck Stamp". The President is authorized and requested to 
issue a proclamation— 
(1) commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Migratory 
Bird Hunting Stamp Act; 
(2) commending the many American sportsmen and conserva-
tionists who have played such an important part in the preser-
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PUBLIC LAW 98-341—JULY 3, 1984 
vation of our Nation's ducks and geese through the purchase of 
the duck stamp; 
(3) commemorating the efforts of the United States Fish and 
WildUfe Service to conserve wetland habitat; 
(4) highlighting the annual loss of thousands of acres of 
wetlands that threatens the valuable waterfowl and other natu-
ral resources that depend upon this habitat; and 
(5) calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
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such year and such week and to participate in the duck stamp 
program. 
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Approved July 3, 1984. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 270: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): 
June 15, considered and passed Senate. 
June 26, considered and passed House.