H.R. 2316
Became lawWetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
Full text of the bill
Official source on Congress.gov ↗[119th Congress Public Law 40] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [[Page 139 STAT. 662]] Public Law 119-40 119th Congress An Act To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to provide that interest on obligations held in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund shall become available for apportionment at the beginning of fiscal year 2033. <<NOTE: Nov. 25, 2025 - [H.R. 2316]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025.>> SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 16 USC 669 note.>> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF INTEREST ON OBLIGATIONS HELD IN FEDERAL AID TO WILDLIFE RESTORATION FUND. Section 3(b)(2)(C) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669b(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2033''. Approved November 25, 2025. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2316: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE REPORTS: No. 119-191 (Comm. on Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 171 (2025): July 14, considered and passed House. Oct. 23, considered and passed Senate. <all>
Plain-language analysis
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In plain terms
The Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 changes when interest from certain wildlife restoration funds can be used. Specifically, it allows the interest on obligations in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund to be available starting in fiscal year 2033 instead of 2026. This affects how funds can be allocated for wildlife restoration efforts.
Hidden provisions
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF INTEREST ON OBLIGATIONS HELD IN FEDERAL AID TO WILDLIFE RESTORATION FUND
interest on obligations held in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund shall become available for apportionment at the beginning of fiscal year 2033
A normal reader might overlook the specific change in the availability date for the interest, which is significant for future funding of wildlife restoration.
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