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overing America's Wildlife Act W HEN W HERE W HY RSVP W ednesday, M arch 14, 2018 1 7:30 a .m . - 3:30 a .m . (Please note tim e change) | 2044 Rayburn H ouse Office Building W ashington, D C 20003 | H ie R e c o v e rin g A m e ric a 's W ild life A c t (II.R , 4 6 4 7 ) w a s in tr o d u c e d b y C o n g r e s s io n a l .S p o rtsm e n s C aucus (CSC) M em b ers C o n g ressm an Jeff F o rte n b erry (NE) an d C on g ressw o m an D ebbie D ingell (M I) to m eet th e increasing need for proactive w ildlife conservation fu n d in g for th e full array of our n a tio n s fish an d w ildlife reso u rces an d th e h abitats on w hich th e y dep en d . H .R . 4647 w ill d ed icate $1.3 b illio n an n u ally in existing rev en u e fro m th e d ev elo p m en t o f en erg y an d m in eral resources on federal lands and w aters to the W ildlife C onservation R estoration P rogram to address the issues identified in existing State W ildlife A ction Plans. These state action plans have identified over 12,000 species of greatest co n serv atio n need. C urrently, these action plans often receive o nly 5 p e rc e n t o f the fu n d in g that is n ec essary to ad d ress th e issues id en tified b y th e state fish an d w ildlife agencies. Tliis p ro activ e sta te -b a sed w ildlife co n serv atio n fu n d in g w ill en su re th e fu tu re of h ealth y fish an d w ildlife p o p u la tio n s th ro u g h v o lu n ta ry co llab o ratio n . The R ecovering A m ericas W ildlife Act com es in response to the reco m m en d atio n s developed by th e Blue R ibbon Panel on S ustaining A m ericas Fish an d W ildlife R esources (BRP). The A lliance fo r A m e ric a s F ish a n d W ildlife n o w re p re se n ts th e b ro a d c o a litio n d e v e lo p e d b y th e BRP, w h ic h is co-chaired b y f o r m e r W y o m in g G o v e rn o r, D a v id F r e u d e n th a l, a n d Jo h n L. M o rris , f o u n d e r o f B ass P ro S hops. C o n g ressio n al S p o rtsm e n s F o u n d a tio n (CSF) P re sid en t Jeff C ran e is a m e m b e r o f th e BRP, an d CSF is c u rre n tly a m e m b e r o f th e A llian ce for A m e ric a s F ish a n d W ildlife wfith o th e r rep rese n tativ es from a diversity of industries. The A lliance for A m ericas Fish an d W ildlife looks forw ard to w orking w ith th e bipartisan C ongressional S portsm ens C aucus to su p p o rt and advance the R ecovering A m ericas W ildlife A ct in the 115th C ongress. With q u e stio n s o r to R S V P , p lease c o n ta c t M a d iso n Engelking at m engelking@ congressionalsportsm en.org or call Ex. 6 | THIS IS A W IDELY-ATTENDED EVENT. THIS IN V IT A T IO N IS N O N -T R A N SF E R ABLE. SPONSORS AV*v !,!< iisiiy .!.. ( i AGENCIES U w mM j p' t l j h ______ T hank you to the A ssociation o f Fish & W ildlife A gencies and the N ational W ildlife F ederation for sponsoring the R ecovering A m ericas W ildlife A ct Breakfast Briefing. A il p ro c e e d s to b e n e fit th e C o n g re s s io n a l S p o rts m e n 's F o u n d a tio n , 110 N o r th C a r o lin a A v e n u e , SB , W a s h in g to n , D C 2 0 0 0 3 ji w vvvv,c o n g r e s s io n a ls p o r ts n ie n .o r g (2 0 2 ) 5 4 3 - 6 8 3 0 . T h e C o n g r e s s io n a l S p o r ts m e n 's F o u n d a t i o n is a n o n - p r o f it 503 (c)(3 ) o r g a n iz a tio n . jj ID# F e d e r a l 52-3686! 63. | Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tiers 8&9 ED 002061 00125609-00001