Title I — Pub. L. 118-198

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 I — Wildlife Enhancement, Disease, and Predation

TITLE I Wildlife Enhancement, Disease, and Predation