Bill Summary
The "Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2022" is a bill that aims to amend and improve the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, which is a law that provides funding for the conservation of migratory birds in the Americas. This bill proposes several changes to the original act, including increasing the federal share of funding from 25% to 50%, requiring the Secretary to report on the implementation of the act to Congress, and increasing the amount of administrative expenses that can be allocated from the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. The bill also includes authorization for specific amounts of funding for the next five fiscal years and makes some technical corrections to the original act. Overall, this legislation is focused on enhancing the conservation efforts for migratory birds in the Americas.
Possible Impacts
1. Increased funding for the conservation of migratory birds could lead to more job opportunities and economic benefits for people working in the field of conservation or related industries.
2. Requiring a report to be submitted to Congress could increase transparency and accountability for how funds are being used, potentially affecting the decisions and actions of government officials and agencies.
3. Technical corrections to the legislation could impact the effectiveness and efficiency of its implementation, potentially affecting the overall success of conservation efforts and the well-being of migratory bird populations.
[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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