To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a regional pilot program to enhance habitat and water availability for shorebirds, waterfowl, and other wetlands-dependent birds, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a regional pilot
program to enhance habitat and water availability for shorebirds, waterfowl, and other
wetlands-dependent birds, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Civil Rights, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northwest Wetlands Voluntary Incentives Program Act.
- Section id4a343fe4aa944f119ce9938b83103004: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Columbia River Basin includes— the Columbia River; and all tributaries of the Columbia River and the watersheds of those...
- Section id73e5241d806e4e66a2f4c678c675f1ec: 3. Pacific northwest migratory bird conservation pilot program The Secretary shall, in coordination with Migratory Bird Joint Ventures, establish and carry out...
- Section id19cbdceb85854efd9c59d38063b938d7: 4. Reports Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing...
- Section id9b759acf2ab24d15b9717435e26e3d4b: 5. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a regional pilot program to enhance habitat and water availability for shorebirds, waterfowl, and other wetlands-dependent birds, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Civil Rights, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a regional pilot program to enhance habitat and water availability for shorebirds, waterfowl, and other wetlands-dependent birds, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Ron Wyden
D-OR | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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