Posted by WASHINGTON (December 23, 2024) – Vital programs for conserving bird habitats and ecosystems across the country were reauthorized with President Biden signing into law the bipartisan America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act – also known as the ACE Act. This legislation, which was introduced by Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) earlier this year, along with Representatives Rob Wittman (R-Va.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) in the U.S. House, reauthorizes funding for programs to conserve wetlands across the country and North America, conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay region, partnerships to protect fish habitats, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and more.
“The ACE Act promotes vital programs that help support the stability of our nation’s bird populations, improving the livable environments for both birds and the fish that help sustain them,” said Jesse Walls, senior director of government affairs at the National Audubon Society. “By reauthorizing this funding, wetlands and other habitats will benefit from important resources to help conserve and enhance them for both birds and the tens of millions of Americans who enjoy them. We thank Senators Carper and Capito, as well as Representatives Wittman, Dingell, Thompson, and Kiggans, for introducing this legislation and shepherding it through Congress and President Biden for signing it into law.”
Sources: National Audubon Society, Natural Areas News 1/23/2025
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