Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress finds that— Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (commonly known as duck stamps ) were created in 1934 as Federal licenses required for hunting migratory waterfowl; duck stamps are a vital tool for wetland conservation; 98 percent of the receipts from duck stamp sales are used to acquire important migratory bird breeding, migration, and wintering habitat, which are added to the National Wildlife Refuge System; and those benefits extend to all wildlife, not just ducks; since its inception, the Federal duck stamp program has— generated more than $750,000,000; preserved more than 5,000,000 acres of wetland and wildlife habitat; and is considered among the most successful conservation programs ever initiated; since 1934, when duck stamps cost $1, the price has been increased 7 times to the price in effect on the date of enactment of this Act of $15, which took effect in 1991; and the price of the duck stamp has not increased since 1991, the longest single period without an increase in program history; and with the price unchanged during the 20-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act, duck stamps have lost 40 percent of their value based on the consumer price index, while the United States Fish and Wildlife Service reports the price of land in targeted wetland areas has tripled from an average of $306 to $1,091 per acre.