[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1676 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1676
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.
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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
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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) If the Secretary finds under subparagraph (A) that a comprehensive plan submitted by a State complies with paragraph (1) and does not approve the wildlife conservation and restoration program of the State under subparagraph (A) within the 180-day period described in that subparagraph, the wildlife conservation and restoration program of the State shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary under that subparagraph as of the date on which the 180-day period ends and the Secretary shall set aside amounts as described in that subparagraph.''. <all>