Bill > S1514

This bill, the Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act or the HELP for Wildlife Act, has several key provisions: It aims to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges, including on federal lands, by amending the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to allow states to pay up to 90% of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing such ranges. It also clarifies the definition of "normal agricultural practices" under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide more flexibility for certain crop destruction activities. The bill reauthorizes and increases funding for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. It also reissues final rules delisting gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming, making those rules not subject to judicial review. Additionally, the bill establishes the National Fish Habitat Board and a new program for National Fish Habitat Partnerships to promote fish conservation through collaborative efforts between federal, state, tribal, and local entities. It authorizes funding for fish habitat conservation projects recommended by the Board.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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