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108 STAT. 3494 PUBLIC LAW 103-375—OCT. 19, 1994 Public Law 103-375 103d Congress Oct. 19, 1994 [H.R. 4308] North American Wetlands Conservation Act Amendments of 1994. 16 USC 4401 note. 16 USC 4414. An Act To authorize appropriations to assist in carrying out the North American Wetlands Conservation Act for fiscal years 1995 through 1998, and for other purposes. 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 "North American Wetlands Conservation Act Amendments of 1994". SEC 2. MATCHING, REPORTING, AND REVISING REQUIREMENTS. (a) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— Section 8(b) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4407(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "In the case of a project carried out in Mexico, the non-Federal share of the United States contribution to the costs of the project may include CEish contributions from non-United States sources that are used to pay costs of the project.". (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —Section 10(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 4409(a)(1)) is amended in subparagraph (B) by striking "and" after the semicolon, in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and inserting "; and", and by adding at the end the following: "(D) wetlands conservation projects funded under this Act, listed and identified by type, conservation mechanism (such as acquisition, easement, or l^ase), location, and duration.". (c) REVISIONS TO PLAN. —Section 11 of ^uch Act (16 U.S.C. 4410) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by striking "1991" and inserting "1998"; and (B) by inserting "and Mexico" aflpr "Canada"; and (2) by striking the second sentence. SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF FROGRE^SS IN WETLANDS CONSERVATION. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 19. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS IN WETLANDS CONSERVATION. "Not later than January 31, 1996, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Council, to further the purposes/of the Act shall— "(1) develop and implement?i strategy to assist in the implementation of this Act in conserving me fiili complement of North American wetlands systems and species dependent on those systems, that incorporates information existing on the date of the issuance of the strategy in final form on types