Sec. 101. Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount

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Section 3 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 669b ) is amended in subsection (c)— by redesignating paragraphs

(2)and

(3)as paragraphs

(9)and (10); and by striking paragraph

(1)and inserting the following: There is established in the fund a subaccount to be known as the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount (referred to in this section as the Subaccount ). Amounts in the Subaccount shall be available without further appropriation, for each fiscal year, for apportionment in accordance with this Act. Beginning in fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer $1,300,000,000 from the general fund of the treasury each fiscal year to the fund for deposit in the Subaccount. Amounts transferred to the Subaccount shall supplement, but not replace, existing funds available to the States from— the funds distributed pursuant to the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.); and the fund. The Secretary shall distribute 10 percent of funds apportioned from the Subaccount through a competitive grant program to State fish and wildlife departments, the District of Columbia fish and wildlife department, fish and wildlife departments of territories, or to regional associations of fish and wildlife departments (or any group composed of more than 1 such entity). Such grants shall be provided for the purpose of catalyzing innovation of techniques, tools, strategies, or collaborative partnerships that accelerate, expand, or replicate effective and measurable recovery efforts for species of greatest conservation need and species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 15 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the habitats of such species. The Secretary shall appoint a review committee comprised of— a State Director from each regional association of State fish and wildlife departments; the head of a department responsible for fish and wildlife management in a territory; and four individuals representing four different nonprofit organizations each of which is actively participating in carrying out wildlife conservation restoration activities using funds apportioned from the Subaccount. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall provide any personnel or administrative support services necessary for such Committee to carry out its responsibilities under this Act. Such committee shall evaluate each proposal submitted under this paragraph and recommend projects for funding. Funds apportioned from the Subaccount— shall be used to carry out, revise, or enhance existing wildlife and habitat conservation and restoration programs and to develop and implement new wildlife conservation and restoration programs to recover and manage species of greatest conservation need and the key habitats and plant community types essential to the conservation of those species as determined by the appropriate State fish and wildlife department; shall be used to develop, revise, and implement a wildlife conservation strategy of the State as may be required by this Act; shall be used to assist in the recovery of species found in the State, territory, or in the case of funds received by the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia that are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or under State law; may be used for wildlife conservation education and wildlife-associated recreation projects; may be used to manage a species of greatest conservation need whose range is shared with another State, territory, Indian Tribe, or foreign government and for the conservation of the habitat of such species; may be used to manage, control, and prevent invasive and nuisance species, disease, and other risks to species of greatest conservation need; and may be used for law enforcement activities that are directly related to the protection and conservation of a species of greatest conservation need and the habitat of such species. Not less than 10 percent of funds apportioned to a State or territory from the Subaccount shall be used for purposes described in paragraph (4)(C). Funds apportioned from the Subaccount shall not be conditioned upon the provision of public access to private lands, waters, or holdings. For the purposes of the non-Federal fund matching requirement for a wildlife conservation or restoration program or project funded by the Subaccount, a State may use as matching non-Federal funds— funds from Federal agencies other than the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture; donated private lands and waters, including privately owned easements; in circumstances described in subparagraph (B), revenue generated through the sale of State hunting and fishing licenses; and other sources consistent with part 80 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, in effect on the date of enactment of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019. Revenue described in subparagraph (A)(iii) may only be used to fulfill the requirements of such non-Federal fund matching requirement if— no Federal funds apportioned to the State fish and wildlife department of such State from the Wildlife Restoration Program or the Sport Fish Restoration Program have been reverted because of a failure to fulfill such non-Federal fund matching requirement by such State during the previous 2 years; and the project or program being funded benefits the habitat of a hunted or fished species and a species of greatest conservation need. In this subsection, the following definitions apply: The term species of greatest conservation need has the meaning given to it by each State fish and wildlife department, with respect to funds apportioned to such State. The terms territory and territories mean the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. The term wildlife means any species of wild, freeranging fauna, including fish, and also fauna in captive breeding programs the object of which is to reintroduce individuals of a depleted indigenous species into previously occupied range. . Section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 669c ) is amended— by redesignating the second subsection (c), relating to the apportionment of the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account, and subsection

(d)as subsections

(d)and

(e)respectively; in subsection (d), as redesignated— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each and inserting To the District of Columbia ; in subparagraph (B), by striking to Guam and inserting To Guam ; and by adding at the end the following: To the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a sum equal to not more than 1 percent thereof. ; in paragraph (2)(A), as redesignated— in clause (i), by striking one-third and inserting one-half ; and in clause (ii), by striking two-thirds and inserting one-half ; and in paragraph (3), by striking 3 percent and inserting 1.85 percent ; by amending subsection (e)(4)(B), as redesignated, to read as follows: Not more than an average of 15 percent over a 5-year period of amounts apportioned to each State under this section for a State’s wildlife conservation and restoration program may be used for wildlife conservation education and wildlife-associated recreation. ; and by adding at the end following: Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to require a State to create a comprehensive strategy related to conservation education or outdoor recreation. Not more than five years after the date of enactment of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019 and every 5 years thereafter, each State fish and wildlife department shall submit a report describing the results derived from activities accomplished under paragraph

(3)to— the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. .

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