America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024
Summary · Congressional Research Service (nonpartisan)
This act reauthorizes through FY2030 and modifies several wildlife and conservation programs, including the Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force, the management of invasive species under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, the Chesapeake Bay Program, the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grant Assistance Program, the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense program, and fish habitat conservation projects under the America's Conservation Enhancement Act. In addition, the act modifies the America's Conservation Enhancement Act, including to provide statutory authority for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to carry out a black vulture livestock protection program that allows one public entity or Farm Bureau organization per state to hold a statewide depredation permit to protect commercial agriculture livestock from black vulture predation. It also authorizes appropriations for the FWS to complete the National Fish Habitat Assessment and the associated database. Finally, the act extends through FY2030 a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency taking any action to regulate the lead content of sport fishing equipment or components under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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# Summary of Changes Both versions are substantively identical; the only difference is formatting and presentation. The Engrossed Amendment House version presents the bill in traditional legislative text format with explicit amendment language (e.g., "by striking...and inserting..."), while the Enrolled Bill version displays the same content in a simplified outline structure showing the final amended text directly. The policy content—extending wildlife and conservation program authorizations from 2025 to 2030, establishing a black vulture livestock protection program, expanding the National Fish Habitat Board from 26 to 28 members, and implementing a 90-day congressional disapproval process for partnership designations—remains completely unchanged between the two versions.
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