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HR10823
Northwest Wetlands Voluntary Incentives Program Act
Last scannedOct 19, 2026, 2:45 AM
In one sentence
This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish a voluntary pilot program providing grants and technical assistance to restore wetland habitats for migratory birds in Oregon and Washington.
What it does
- Establishes the Pacific Northwest Migratory Bird Conservation pilot program to enhance, maintain, and restore habitats for shorebirds, waterfowl, and other wetlands-dependent birds.
- Provides competitive grants and technical assistance to eligible entities for habitat restoration projects.
- Funds projects that improve water infrastructure and manage vegetation to support wetlands-dependent migratory birds.
- Requires recipients to provide a non-Federal share of at least 25 percent of project costs.
- Allows grant funds to be used for planning, permitting, installing, or replacing projects, but prohibits their use for regular operation and maintenance.
- Authorizes $10 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the program.
Who it affects
- State agencies, local governments, Tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, conservation districts, irrigation districts, and private landowners.
- The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, who will administer the program.
- Entities seeking to carry out habitat restoration projects in the Columbia River Basin or the Oregon and Washington Coastal Zone.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill is currently in the House Committee on Natural Resources and has not yet been passed into law.
- The official text provided is truncated, so the full details of the 'Supplement, Not Supplant' provision in Section 5(c) are not visible.
- The bill does not specify the exact total number of grants or the maximum amount per individual grant.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Eligible entity
- A state agency, local government, Tribal government or organization, nonprofit, conservation district, irrigation district, private landowner, or other entity approved by the Secretary to receive a grant.
- Habitat restoration project
- A project involving water infrastructure and management or vegetative habitat management to enhance and restore habitat for wetlands-dependent migratory birds.
- Non-Federal share
- Funds or resources provided by sources other than the federal government, such as state or local funding, private matching funds, or in-kind services like labor and materials, which must cover at least 25 percent of the project cost.
Official record
Sources
Official activity
Bill history
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.House floor actions
- Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
- Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress