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116TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116-284
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION
EXTENSION ACT
NOVEMBER 13, 2019.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 925]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 925) to extend the authorization of appropriations for al-
location to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under
the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year
2024, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without
amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 925 is to extend the authorization of appro-
priations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation
projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
through fiscal year 2024.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) is a
partnership-based program that leverages non-federal funds to pro-
tect and restore wetlands and associated habitats.1 NAWCA is one
of the most cost-effective conservation programs: each federal dollar
invested in NAWCA over the program's lifetime has been matched
by more than three dollars from non-federal partners at the local
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