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management and conservation of wetlands; and (2) intensifying wetland 

 protection efforts through acquisition in fee, easements or other interests 

 and methods by local, State and Federal governments and the private 

 sector. The Act also addresses the importance that wetlands have for fish 

 and wildlife resources, water supply and quality, flood damage reduction 

 and outdoor recreation. Major provisions of the Act are summarized as 

 follows: 



Authorizes admission permits (entrance fees) at designated 

 refuges to provide revenue for refuge operations and the Migratory 

 Bird Conservation Fund. 



Raises the price of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation 

 Stamp. 



Requires the Department to establish a NWPCP which specifies the 

 types and locations of, and interests in, wetlands that should be 

 given priority for Federal and State acquisition. 



Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act to 

 require that for Fiscal Year 1988 and thereafter, each SCORP 

 specifically addresses wetlands. 



Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to purchase 

 wetlands or interests in wetlands consistent with the NWPCP. 



Directs the Department/Service to continue the National Wetlands 

 Inventory Project (NWI) and update the wetlands status and 

 trends report. 



Requires the Department to report to Congress on the status, cond- 

 ition and trends of wetlands and effect of Federal programs on 

 wetlands in selected regions of the United States. 



Authorizes the acquisition and management of the Bayou Sauvage 

 Urban National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. 



Section 301 of the Act directs the Secretary to establish and periodically 

 review and revise a NWPCP. Section 301 is reproduced from the Act 

 below: 



"SEC. 301. NATIONAL WETLANDS PRIORITY CONSERVATION 

 PLAN. 



(a) IN GENERAL - The Secretary shall establish and periodically 



review and revise, a national wetlands priority conservation plan 

 which shall specify, on a region-by-region basis or other basis 

 considered appropriate by the Secretary, the types of wetlands and 

 interests in wetlands which should be given priority with respect to 

 Federal and State acquisition. 



National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan 



