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HR 1137 113th Congress House

Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2013

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to conduct a Joint Venture Program to protect, restore, enhanc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to conduct a Joint Venture Program to protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
Animals BirdsFederal-Indian relationsFishesIntergovernmental relations
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International law and treatiesPublic-private cooperationState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Mar 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct, through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a Joint Ventures Program to develop a framework for the approval and establishment of Joint Ventures that: (1) provide financial and technical assistance to support regional migratory bird conservation partnerships, (2) develop and implement plans for the protection and enhancement of migratory bird populations, (3) complement and support activities by the Secretary and the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to fulfill obligations under specified migratory bird and conservation Acts, and (4) support other specified goals and objectives.

Authorizes the Director to enter into agreements with eligible partners to establish Joint Ventures to: (1) promote sustainable migratory bird populations and fish and wildlife, (2) encourage stakeholder and government partnerships, and (3) establish science-based migratory bird conservation plans and promote broader landscape-level conservation of fish and wildlife habitat. Specifies that eligible partners include: (1) federal and state agencies; (2) affected regional, local, and tribal governments, private landowners, land managers, and other private stakeholders; (3) certain nongovernmental organizations; and (4) other relevant stakeholders.

Authorizes the Director to award Joint Venture financial assistance grants.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1137: Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1137/
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"H.R. 1137: Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1137/.
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H.R. 1137, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1137/.
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