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Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to apply to migratory bird species from Canada.
Increases (from 25 to 50 percent) the federal share of costs for funded projects. Prescribes forms of payment for projects undertaken in the United States and Canada and for projects undertaken in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Revises the reporting requirements under this Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) report to Congress not later than two years after the enactment of this Act; and (2) include a description of the activities of the advisory group convened by the Secretary.
Replaces provisions establishing the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Account within the Multinational Species Conservation Fund with provisions establishing the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer Account amounts to such Fund. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund through FY2010. Requires not less than 75 percent of such appropriations to be used for projects outside the United States.
Increases the amount of funds that the Secretary may expend to administer the Act.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1410 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1410
To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 14, 2005
Mr. Chafee (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Lautenberg,
Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation 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 ``Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Improvement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT.
(a) Findings.--Section 2(1) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101(1)) is amended by inserting ``, but
breed in Canada and the United States'' after ``the Caribbean''.
(b) Purposes.--Section 3(2) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6102(2)) is amended by inserting
``Canada,'' after ``United States,''.
(c) Definition of Caribbean.--Section 4 of the Neotropical
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6103) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Caribbean.--The term `Caribbean' includes Puerto Rico
and the United States Virgin Islands.''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Neotropical
Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section
9(a).''.
(d) Project Proposals.--Section 5(c)(2) of the Neotropical
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6104(c)(2)) is amended by
inserting ``Canada,'' after ``United States,''.
(e) Cost Sharing.--Section 5(e) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6104(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``25 percent'' and
inserting ``50 percent''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) Form of payment.--
``(i) Projects in the united states and
canada.--The non-Federal share required to be
paid for a project carried out in the United
States or Canada shall be paid in cash.
``(ii) Projects in latin america and the
caribbean.--The non-Federal share required to
be paid for a project carried out in Latin
America or the Caribbean may be paid in cash or
in kind.''.
(f) Report.--Section 8 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6107) is amended--
(1) by striking ``October 1, 2002,'' and inserting ``2
years after the date of enactment of the Neotropical Migratory
Bird Conservation Improvement Act of 2005,'';
(2) by striking ``this Act, including recommendations'' and
inserting ``this Act that includes--
``(1) recommendations'';
(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) a description of the activities of the advisory group
convened under section 7(b).''.
(g) Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.--
(1) In general.--Section 9 of the Neotropical Migratory
Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6108) is amended--
(A) by striking the section heading and all that
follows through subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 9. NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION FUND.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a
separate account to be known as the `Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Fund', which shall consist of amounts deposited in the
Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (b).
``(b) Deposits in the Fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
deposit into the Fund--
``(1) all amounts received by the Secretary in the form of
donations under subsection (d); and
``(2) other amounts appropriated to the Fund.''; and
(B) in subsections (c) and (d), by striking
``Account'' each place it appears and inserting
``Fund''.
(2) Administrative expenses.--Section 9(c)(2) of the
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
6108(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``$80,000'' and inserting
``$150,000''.
(3) Transfer.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer
to the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund amounts
that were in the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Account immediately before the date of enactment of this Act.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 10 of the Neotropical
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6109) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Fund to carry out this Act--
``(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007;
``(2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(3) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.
``(b) Availability.--Amounts made available under this section
shall remain available until expended.
``(c) Allocation.--Of amounts made available under this section for
a fiscal year, not less than 75 percent shall be expended for projects
carried out outside the United States.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 109-132.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 109-132.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 201.
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