119-hr1676

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1676 Reported in House

    (RH) ]

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 Union Calendar No. 238
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1676

 [Report No. 119-282]

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to require the 
 Secretary of the Interior to approve the wildlife conservation and 
 restoration program of a State within a certain period of time.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 27, 2025

 Mr. Donalds (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

 September 15, 2025

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Guest, Mr. 
 Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. 
 Haridopolos, and Mr. James

 September 15, 2025

 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
 House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
 in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
 February 27, 2025]

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 A BILL

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to require the 
 Secretary of the Interior to approve the wildlife conservation and 
 restoration program of a State within a certain period of time.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025'' 
or the ``Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. TIMING OF APPROVAL OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 
 PROGRAM.

 

Section 4

    (e)

    (3) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 669c

    (e)

    (3) ) is amended--

    (1) by inserting ``, not later than 180 days after the date 
 on which the State submitted the comprehensive plan,'' after 
 ``, the Secretary'';

    (2) by striking ``, as redesignated'';

    (3) by striking ``If the Secretary'' and inserting ``
        (A) If 
 the Secretary''; and

    (4) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (B) Upon submission of a comprehensive plan by a State 
 under paragraph

    (1) , the Secretary shall conditionally 
 authorize the implementation of the wildlife conservation and 
 restoration program of the State and shall set aside amounts as 
 described in subparagraph
        (A) .
 ``
            (C) The Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall 
 develop a process to ensure sufficient and timely review of 
 comprehensive plans submitted by States under paragraph

    (1) and 
 final approval of the wildlife conservation and restoration 
 program of such States not later than 180 days after the date 
 on which a State submits such a comprehensive plan.
 ``
            (D) It is the intent of Congress that the Secretary 
 prioritize the--
 ``
            (i) timely review of comprehensive plans 
 submitted by States under paragraph

    (1) ; and
 ``
            (ii) approval of the wildlife conservation and 
 restoration programs of such States.
 ``
        (E) Not later than June 1 of the year immediately 
 following the year in which a State submits a comprehensive 
 plan under paragraph

    (1) , if the Secretary does not approve the 
 wildlife conservation and restoration program of the State 
 under subparagraph
        (A) within the time described in that 
 subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit to the Chair and 
 Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
 House of Representatives and the Environment and Public Works 
 Committee of the Senate a report regarding the status of such 
 comprehensive plan and including the reason why the wildlife 
 conservation and restoration program was not so approved.''.
 Union Calendar No. 238

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 1676

 [Report No. 119-282]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to require the 
 Secretary of the Interior to approve the wildlife conservation and 
 restoration program of a State within a certain period of time.

_______________________________________________________________________

 September 15, 2025

 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
 House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed