Partnerships for Wildlife Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Fund to provide financial assistance to designated State agencies in carrying out fish and wildlife conservation and appreciation projects which meet certain eligibility standards. Places limits on such Federal assistance. Prohibits designated State agencies from being eligible to receive matching funds from the Fund if revenue derived from activities regulated by such an agency is diverted for any purpose other than the management and conservation of fish and wildlife. Provides that of the total amount provided from the Fund to assist a State in carrying out such a project, at least 50 percent shall have been donated to the Fund by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Partnerships for Wildlife Act
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Partnerships for Wildlife Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Fund to provide financial assistance to designated State agencies in carrying out fish and wildlife conservation and appreciation projects which meet certain eligibility standards. Places limits on such Federal assistance. Prohibits designated State agencies from being eligible to receive matching funds from the Fund if revenue derived from activities regulated by such an agency is diverted for any purpose other than the management and conservation of fish and wildlife. Provides that of the total amount provided from the Fund to assist a State in carrying out such a project, at least 50 percent shall have been donated to the Fund by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
What just happenedOct 6, 1992
Text of Measure Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title VII).
Who’s behind it
- Oct 6, 1992CommitteeH19200
Text of Measure Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title VII).
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee - Sep 30, 1992IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee - Sep 30, 1992CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee - Sep 30, 1992Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 30, 1992FloorH14000
Received in the House.
- Sep 29, 1992Floor
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 29, 1992Floor17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 29, 1992Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Sep 29, 1992Discharge
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Sep 29, 1992Committee14500
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Jul 24, 1992Committee
Subcommittee on Environmental Protection. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-751.
Environmental Protection Subcommittee - Jul 17, 1991IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Jul 17, 1991IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate
Partnerships for Wildlife Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Fund to provide financial assistance to designated State agencies in carrying out fish and wildlife conservation and appreciation projects which meet certain eligibility standards. Places limits on such Federal assistance. Prohibits designated State agencies from being eligible to receive matching funds from the Fund if such agency diverts revenue from activities it regulates for any purpose other than the management and conservation of fish and wildlife. Prohibits Fund amounts from being provided to assist a State in carrying out such a project unless the amount appropriated to the Fund has been matched wholly by a contribution made to the Fund by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Authorizes appropriations.