Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1984

Summary

Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1983 - Title I: Revenues for Migratory Bird Conservation Fund - Permits charging an admission fee at certain designated units of the National Wildlife Refuge System in order to provide additional revenues for the conservation of the nation's wetland resources. Requires such fees to be deposited into the migratory bird conservation fund (the fund). Requires annual reports to the House and Senate concerning such fees by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Increases the price of the migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp. Sets forth requirements with respect to the issuance of permits for entry into designated units of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Requires import duties collected on hunting arms and ammunition to be paid into the fund. Provides for an annual payment of $75,000,000 into the fund from the land and water conservation fund between October 1, 1983, and September 30, 1993. Title II: Financial Assistance to States for Wetlands Conservation - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide up to $50,000,000 annually from the fund to the States for wetlands acquisition during the period between October 1, 1983, and September 30, 1993. Permits a State to receive its allotment by: (1) submitting a comprehensive fish and wildlife resource management plan to the Secretary which ensures the perpetuation of these resources; or (2) submitting to the Secretary full and detailed statements of any proposed wetlands acquisition project. Authorizes the Secretary to finance up to 75 percent of a State's plan or project, if the Secretary approves the plan or project. Title III: Wetlands Inventory and Trend Analysis - Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to continue the National Wetlands Inventory Project and to: (1) produce final National Wetlands Inventory maps for the entire United States (specifies dates at which different maps are to be completed); and (2) produce, by September 30, 1985, and at ten year intervals thereafter, reports to update and improve the information contained in the report dated September 1982 and entitled "Status and Trends of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitat in the Coterminous United States, 1950's to 1970's." Authorizes appropriations for the above maps and reports. Directs the Secretary, by September 30, 1985, to prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding wetlands losses in the United States. Authorizes appropriations for such report.

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 20 September 1984

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• Reported to House amended, Part III

  summary · EN · 6 March 1984

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• Reported to House amended, Part II

  summary · EN · 6 March 1984

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 25 October 1983

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 May 1983

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