[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 3791 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.3791
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four
An Act
To reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``America's
Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT, DISEASE, AND PREDATION
Sec. 101. Losses of livestock due to depredation by federally protected
species.
Sec. 102. Black vulture livestock protection program.
Sec. 103. Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force.
Sec. 104. Protection of water, oceans, coasts, and wildlife from
invasive species.
Sec. 105. North American Wetlands Conservation Act.
Sec. 106. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.
Sec. 107. Modification of definition of sport fishing equipment under
TSCA.
Sec. 108. Chesapeake Bay Program.
Sec. 109. Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998.
Sec. 110. Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense.
TITLE II--NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
Sec. 201. National Fish Habitat Board.
Sec. 202. Fish Habitat Partnerships.
Sec. 203. Fish habitat conservation projects.
Sec. 204. Technical and scientific assistance.
Sec. 205. Accountability and reporting.
Sec. 206. Funding.
Sec. 207. Technical correction.
TITLE I--WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT, DISEASE, AND PREDATION
SEC. 101. LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK DUE TO DEPREDATION BY FEDERALLY
PROTECTED SPECIES.
Section 102(d) of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (7
U.S.C. 8355(d)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
SEC. 102. BLACK VULTURE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION PROGRAM.
Section 103 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (7 U.S.C.
8356) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``; black vulture
livestock protection program'' after ``common ravens'' and
conforming the table of contents accordingly;
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) as paragraphs
(1) through (3), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(3) in each of paragraphs (2) and (3) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
(4) by inserting before paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the
following:
``(a) Depredation Permits for Black Vultures and Common Ravens.--
''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Black Vulture Livestock Protection Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with States,
shall carry out, through fiscal year 2030, a black vulture
livestock protection program (referred to in this subsection as the
`program') that allows 1 public entity or Farm Bureau organization
per State to hold a statewide depredation permit to protect
commercial agriculture livestock from black vulture predation.
``(2) Requirements.--Each public entity or Farm Bureau
organization that holds a depredation permit under the program--
``(A) shall--
``(i) demonstrate sufficient experience and capacity to
provide government regulated services to the public, as
determined by the Secretary;
``(ii) submit a complete depredation permit
application, as determined by the Secretary, for review and
approval according to procedures of the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service;
``(iii) be responsible for complying with, and ensuring
subpermittee compliance with, as applicable, all permit
conditions; and
``(iv) be responsible for collecting, managing, and
reporting required information under the permit; and
``(B) may subpermit to livestock producers to take black
vultures for the purposes of livestock protection.
``(3) Study.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, shall carry out a study on whether
prescribed take levels of black vultures may be increased for
subpermittees within a biologically sustainable take level for the
population.
``(4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization
Act of 2024, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, shall submit to the Chair and
Ranking Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the
status of the program, including the results of the study required
under paragraph (3).''.
SEC. 103. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TASK FORCE.
Section 104 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16
U.S.C. 667h) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``after the completion of
the study required by subsection (c)''; and
(B) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``180 days after the
date on which the study is completed under subsection (c)'' and
inserting ``90 days after the date of the enactment of the
America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024.
The efforts of the Task Force shall not be contingent on the
completion of the study required by subsection (c)''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``2025'' and inserting
``2030''.
SEC. 104. PROTECTION OF WATER, OCEANS, COASTS, AND WILDLIFE FROM
INVASIVE SPECIES.
Section 10(p) of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C.
666c-1(p)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
SEC. 105. 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 ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
SEC. 106. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT.
Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and cooperative
agreements,'' and inserting ``, cooperative agreements,
participating agreements, and similar instruments used for
providing partnership funds,'';
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) Funding agreements.--Federal departments, agencies,
and instrumentalities may enter into a Federal funding
agreement with the Foundation for a period of not more than 10
years.''; and
(D) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by inserting
``, and should when possible,'' after ``may''.
SEC. 107. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPORT FISHING EQUIPMENT
UNDER TSCA.
Section 108(a) of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (15
U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended by striking ``During the 5-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``During
the period beginning on the date of enactment of the America's
Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024 and ending on
September 30, 2030''.
SEC. 108. CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM.
Section 117(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1267(j)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030,
$92,000,000.''.
SEC. 109. CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1998.
Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 (Public
Law 105-312; 112 Stat. 2963; 134 Stat. 920) is amended by striking
``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
SEC. 110. CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED INVESTMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE DEFENSE.
Section 111(e)(1) of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (33
U.S.C. 1267 note) is amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting
``2030''.
TITLE II--NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
SEC. 201. NATIONAL FISH HABITAT BOARD.
Section 203 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16
U.S.C. 8203) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``26 members'' and inserting ``28 members'';
(B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) 2 shall be representatives of the Department of the
Interior, including the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
and the Bureau of Land Management;''; and
(C) by striking subparagraphs (G) and (H) and inserting the
following:
``(G) 2 shall be representatives of Indian Tribes, of
whom--
``(i) 1 shall be a representative of Indian Tribes in
the State of Alaska; and
``(ii) 1 shall be a representative of Indian Tribes in
States other than the State of Alaska;
``(H) 2 shall be representatives of--
``(i) the Regional Fishery Management Councils
established by section 302(a)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1852(a)(1)); or
``(ii) the Marine Fisheries Commissions;''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking ``all members'' and
inserting ``the members present''.
SEC. 202. FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIPS.
Section 204 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16
U.S.C. 8204) is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ``, subject to paragraph (3),'' after ``Act
and''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Limitation.--The Board shall only submit a report
required under paragraph (1) in the fiscal years in which the Board
is proposing modifications to, or new designations of, 1 or more
Partnerships.''; and
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
``(f) Designation or Modification of Partnership.--
``(1) In general.--Congress shall have the exclusive authority
to designate or modify a Partnership.
``(2) Designation or modification process.--A Partnership
designation or modification the Board recommends to Congress shall
be deemed to be approved by Congress if Congress does not pass a
joint resolution of disapproval with respect to the designation or
modification by the date that is 90 days after the date on which
the relevant congressional committees receive such
recommendation.''.
SEC. 203. FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
Section 205 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16
U.S.C. 8205) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``for the following fiscal
year''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--The non-Federal share of the total cost of
all fish habitat conservation projects carried out by a Partnership
each year shall be at least 50 percent.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``Such non-Federal share of the cost of a fish
habitat conservation project'' and inserting ``The non-Federal
share described in paragraph (1)''.
SEC. 204. TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE.
Section 206(a) of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16
U.S.C. 8206(a)) is amended by inserting ``, the Bureau of Land
Management,'' after ``the Forest Service''.
SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING.
Section 209 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16
U.S.C. 8209) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b);
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking the subsection designation and heading and
all that follows through ``Not later than'' in paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--Not later than''; and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subsection (b) and
indenting appropriately; and
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D)
as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
(C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(4) a description of the status of fish habitats in the
United States as identified by Partnerships; and''; and
(E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
(i) by redesignating clauses (i) through (v) as
subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and indenting
appropriately; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by
redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and
(ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately.
SEC. 206. FUNDING.
Section 212(a) of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16
U.S.C. 8212(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``partnerships
and'' after ``habitat'';
(B) by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''; and
(C) by inserting ``Partnership operations under section 204
and'' after ``to provide funds for'';
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''; and
(3) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
SEC. 207. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
Section 211 of the America's Conservation Enhancement Act (16
U.S.C. 8211) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and
inserting ``Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known
as the `Federal Advisory Committee Act'),''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.