North American Wetlands Conservation Act Amendments of 1994
PL 103-375 (H.R.4308), enacted 10/19/1994

108 STAT. 3494 
PUBLIC LAW 103-375—OCT. 19, 1994 
Public Law 103-375 
103d Congress 
Oct. 19, 1994 
[H.R. 4308] 
North American 
Wetlands 
Conservation 
Act 
Amendments of 
1994. 
16 u s e 4401 
note. 
16 u s e 4414. 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations to assist in carrying out the North American Wetlands 
Conservation Act for fiscal years 1995 through 1998, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "North American Wetlands Con-
servation Act Amendments of 1994". 
SEC 2. MATCHING, REPORTING, AND REVISING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 8(b) of the North Amer-
ican Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4407(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: "In the case 
of a project carried out in Mexico, the non-Federal share of tlie 
United States contribution to the costs of the project may include 
CEish contributions from non-United States sources that are used 
to pay costs of the project.". 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 10(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
4409(a)(1)) is amended in subparagraph (B) by striking "and" after 
the semicolon, in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and 
inserting "; and", and by adding at the end the following: 
"(D) wetlands conservation projects funded under this 
Act, listed and identified by type, conservation mechanism 
(such as acquisition, easement, or l^ase), location, and 
duration.". 
(c) REVISIONS TO PLAN.—Section 11 of ^uch Act (16 U.S.C. 
4410) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking "1991" and inserting "1998"; and 
(B) by inserting "and Mexico" aflj^r "Canada"; and 
(2) by striking the second sentence. 
SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF FROGRE^SS IN WETLANDS CONSERVATION. 
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
4401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
"SEC. 19. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS IN WETLANDS CONSERVATION. 
"Not later than Januaiy 31, 1996, the Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Council, to fiirther the purposes/of the Act shall— 
"(1) develop and implement ?i strategy to assist in the 
implementation of this Act in conserving me fiiU complement 
of North American wetlands systems and species dependent 
on those systems, that incorporates information existing on 
the date of tiie issuance of the strategy in final form on types 
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of wetlands habitats and species dependent on the habitats; 
and 
"(2) develop and implement procedures to monitor and 
evaluate the effectiveness of wetlands conservation projects 
completed under this Act". 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALLOCATIONS 
UNDER NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT. 
Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking "$15,000,000" and aU 
that foUows through the end of the sentence and inserting the 
following: "$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 and 
$30,000,000 for each of 
fiscal 
years 1997 and 1998.". 
SEC. 5. CONSERVATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS. 
Section 306(c) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection 
and Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3955(c)) is amended by inserting 
"in coastal wetlands ecosystems" after "wetlands conservation 
projects". 
SEC. 6. WILDLIFE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
The Partnerships For Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 3741 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 7103(3) (16 U.S.C. 3742(3)) by inserting "the 
States and or after "under the leadership of; 
(2) in section 7104 (16 U.S.C. 3743)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as foUows: 
"(2) The term 'designated State agency' means the govern-
ment agency, department, or division of any State that is 
empowered under the laws of the State to exercise the functions 
ordinaiilv exercised by a State fish and wildlife agency."; 
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking "section 5(f)" and 
inserting "section 7105(g)"; 
(C) in paragraph (8)(A) by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) in paragraph (8)(C) by— 
(i) striking "section 3(5)" and inserting "section 
3(6)"; and 
(ii) striking "(16 U.S.C. 1362(5))" and inserting 
"(16 U.S.C. 1362(6))"; 
(3) in section 7104 (16 U.S.C. 3743) by— 
(A) redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and 
(B) inserting after paragraph (7) the foUowiM: 
"(8) The term State' means any of the 50 States, the 
District of Colimibia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Conmionwealth of the Northern Mariana Iskuids, Guam, the 
United States Virgin Islands, or American Samoa."; 
(4) in section 7105(d) (16 U.S.C. 3744(d))— 
(A) in paragraph (3) by inserting "and" after the semi-
colon; 
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking "; and" and inserting 
a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (5); 
(5) in section 7105 (16 U.S.C. 3744) by amending subsection 
(e) to read as follows; 
"(e) NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF PROJECTS.— 
"(1) STATE SHAIRE.—Of the total cost each fiscal year of 
each project carried out with amounts provided by the Secretary 
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under subsection (a), at least V
a shall be paid with amounts 
from State, non-Federal sources, except that if designated State 
agencies from 2 or more States cooperate in implementing 
such a project at least 30 percent shall be psiid with amounts 
from such State, non-Federal sources. Payments required by 
this paragraph may not be in the form of an in-kind 
contribution. 
"(2) PRIVATE SHARE.—Of the total cost each fiscal year 
of each project carried out with amounts provided by the Sec-
retary under subsection (a), at least Vs shall be paid with 
amounts fix)m voluntary contributions by private entities or 
persons, except that if designated State agencies fi:t)m 2 or 
more States cooperate in implementing such a project, at least 
30 percent shall be paid from such sources. Subject to the 
approval of the Secretary, such contributions for a project may 
be in the form of, but are not required to be limited to, private 
cash donations, and the contribution of materials, equipment, 
or services necessary for the project"; 
(6) in section 7105(g) (16 U.S.C. 3744(g))— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
"(2) The Secretary shaU deposit into the Fimd amounts appro-
priated to the Secretary for deposit to the Fund, of which not 
more than 4 percent shall be available to the Secretary to defi^y 
the costs of administering this chapter and evaluating wildlife con-
servation and appreciation projects.'; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and 
(7) in section 7105(h) (16 U.S.C. 3744(h))— 
(A) by striking "1995" and inserting "1998"; and 
(B) by striking "to match the amount of contributions 
made to the Fund by the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foimdation". 
Approved October 19, 1994. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4308 (S. 1857): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-717 (Ck)mm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-326 accompanying S. 1857 (Comm. on Environment and 
Public Works). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 140 (1994): 
Sept. 12, 13, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 4, considered and passed Senate.