,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,fis*ba* 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 &   
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to e/abli% grant programs to   
su/a9 populations ( species ( migratory 
wat]f[l ?r\gh ! deploym5t ( tools &     
practices t complem5t habitat           
cons]vation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,habitat ,enhancem5t ,n[ ,act4  #b4     
,grant programs to su/a9 populations (  
species ( migratory wat]f[l  7a7 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 ! ma9t5ance (  
heal?y populations ( migratory birds 9  
,nor? ,am]ica is l>gely dep5d5t on !    
protection1 re/oration1 & managem5t (   
wetl& ecosy/ems & o!r habitats1 z       
id5tifi$ 9 ! ,implem5tation ,plans (    
,jo9t ,v5tures au?oriz$ "u ! ,nor?      
,am]ican ,wat]f[l ,managem5t ,plan2     
7#b7 duck populations 9 ,nor? ,am]ica   

are be+ ?reat5$ by ! loss 9 ! quantity &
 quality ( bre$+ habitat1 :i* leads to  
decl9+ ne/ success2  7#c7 l[ ne/ success
 has be5 widely docum5t$ to be ! key    
annual driv] 9 duck populations2  7#d7  
additional tools c be employ$ to        
increase ne/ success to complem5t !     
private1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al habitat        
cons]vation programs & ef=ts 9 ord] to  
su/a9 heal?y wat]f[l populations2  7#e7 
relatively mode/ inve/m5ts 9 managem5t c
 make mean+ful impacts t[>ds supplem5t+ 
wat]f[l production 9 areas :]e wat]f[l  
production outcomes h n be5 fully met2  
7#f7 num]\s /udies h made x cle> t ne/+ 
/ructures1 9 p>ticul> h5 h\ses1 are !   
mo/ effici5t & co/-effective tool =     
increas+ ne/ success2 &  7#g7 provid+   
inc5tives to private l&[n]s to e/abli%  
ne/+ cov]1 create or re/ore brood ponds1
 & provide brood wat] is a priority to  
enhance production ( mall>ds1 gadwalls1 
& o!r bre$+ ducks 9 ,cali=nia4  7b7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 

means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal 
gov]nm5t2  7,b7 a nonpr(it organization2
 &  7,c7 an individual4  7#b7 ,h5 h\se  
,! t]m h5 h\se means a type ( cyl9drical
 ne/ /ructure in/all$ on a po/ 9 a      
prairie po?ole4  7#c7 ,prairie po?ole ,!
 t]m prairie po?ole means a depressional
 wetl&1 includ+ a fre%wat] m>%1 t       
provides vital habitat to species ( ne/+
 wat]f[l & o!r species4  7#d7 ,prairie  
po?ole region ,! t]m prairie po?ole     
region means ! prim>y ne/+ gr\nds ( !   
majority ( ,nor? ,am]ican ducks4  7#e7  
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  7c7 ,grant     
programs  7#a7 ,h5 h\se grant program   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y %all e/abli% a competitive    
grant program to aw>d am\nts to eligible
 entities to /rategically place1 build1 
& ma9ta9 h5 h\ses 9 ! prairie po?ole    
region = ! purpose ( improv+ ! ne/+     
success rates ( populations ( species ( 
migratory wat]f[l4  7,b7 ,applications  

,to be eligible to receive a grant "u   
?is p>agraph1 an eligible entity %all   
submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9  
su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es        
appropriate4  7#b7 ,bre$+ habitat grant 
program  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a competitive  
grant program to aw>d am\nts to eligible
 entities to develop bre$+ habitat =    
species ( migratory wat]f[l )9 ,cali=nia
 = ! purpose ( enhanc+ ! bre$+ success  
rates ( populations ( species (         
migratory wat]f[l1 includ+ by-- 7i7     
e/abli%+ ne/+ cov]2  7ii7 creat+ brood  
ponds2 &  7iii7 provid+ inc5tives to    
will+ l&[n]s to c>ry out ! activities   
describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph on l& "u !   
control ( ^? l&[n]s )9 ,cali=nia4  7,b7 
,applications ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant "u ?is p>agraph1 an eligible   
entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y an    
application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y     

det]m9es appropriate4  7d7 ,fund+ ,= ea*
 ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj1 ( !   
am\nts appropriat$ or o!rwise made      
available to ! ,dep>tm5t ( !            
,int]ior--,(fice ( !                    
,secret>y--,dep>tm5tal ,op]ations acc\nt
 = ea* su* fiscal ye>--  7#a7 #c1ejj1jjj
 %all be made available to c>ry out     
subsection 7c77#a72 &  7#b7 #c1ejj1jjj  
%all be made available to c>ry out      
subsection 7c77#b74