S.Amdt. 2922

SA 2922. Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Boozman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2875 proposed by Mr.
Reid (for Mr. Tester) to the bill S. 3525, to protect and enhance
opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of section 233, add the following:
(c) Exemptions on Certain Land.--Section 3 of the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 704) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(c) Exemptions on Certain Land.--
``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section prohibits the
taking of any migratory game bird, including waterfowl,
coots, and cranes, on or over land that--
``(A) is not a baited area; and
``(B) contains--
``(i) a standing crop or flooded standing crop, including
an aquatic crop;
``(ii) standing, flooded, or manipulated natural
vegetation;
``(iii) flooded harvested cropland; or
``(iv) based on the determination of the applicable State
office of the Cooperative Extension System of the Department
of Agriculture at the request of the Secretary of the
Interior, an area on which seed or grain has been scattered
solely as the result of a normal agricultural planting,
harvesting, post-harvest manipulation, or normal soil
stabilization practice.
``(2) Determinations.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of making a determination
under paragraph (1)(B)(iv), each State office of the
Cooperative Extension System of the Department of Agriculture
shall determine the activities in that State that the State
office considers to be a normal agricultural practice in the
State, such as mowing, shredding, discing, rolling, chopping,
trampling, flattening, burning, or carrying out herbicide
treatment.
``(B) Revisions.--A State office may revise a report
described in subparagraph (A) as the State office determines
to be necessary to reflect changing agricultural
practices.''.

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