Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2022

Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, which provides financial assistance for projects to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9135 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9135

   To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to make 
           improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2022

 Mr. Kind (for himself and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to make 
           improvements to that 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Migratory Birds of the Americas 
Conservation Enhancements Act of 2022''.

SEC. 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 ``50 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 enactment of the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation 
Enhancements Act of 2022, 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) Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund Administrative 
Expenses.--Section 9(c)(2) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6108(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``3 
percent or up to $100,000'' and inserting ``5 percent or up to 
$300,000''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 10 of the Neotropical 
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6109) is amended by striking 
subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act--
            ``(1) for fiscal year 2023, $20,000,000;
            ``(2) for fiscal year 2024, $21,250,000;
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2025, $22,500,000;
            ``(4) for fiscal year 2026, $23,750,000; and
            ``(5) for fiscal year 2027, $25,000,000.''.
    (e) Technical Corrections.--
            (1) 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) 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.
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