[111th Congress Public Law 149]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]



[[Page 124 STAT. 1025]]

Public Law 111-149
111th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to establish 
requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of 
wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that Act, 
     and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Mar. 25, 2010 -  [H.R. 3433]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF PROJECTS IN MEXICO AND 
                              CANADA UNDER NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS 
                              CONSERVATION ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 8(b)(3) of the North American Wetlands 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4407(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(3) The non-Federal share of the United States contribution to the 
costs of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant programs. 
In the case of a project carried out in Canada or Mexico, the non-
Federal share of the costs of the project may include cash contributions 
from non-United States sources that are used to pay costs of the 
project. In the case of a project carried out in Canada, funds from 
Canadian sources may comprise up to 50 percent of the non-Federal share 
of the costs of the project.''.
    (b) <<NOTE: 16 USC 4407 note.>> Application.--The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any approved and active 
wetlands conservation project (as that term is used in section 8(b)(1) 
of such Act) carried out with assistance provided under such Act, 
including such a project approved before the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

    Approved March 25, 2010.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3433:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111-296 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 111-158 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 155 (2009):
                                    Oct. 13, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 156 (2010):
                                    Mar. 9, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

                                  <all>