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Title II — National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships

118th Congress · Approved Dec 23, 2024 · 138 Stat. 2678 · Lineage

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’),”.