NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 112. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (Public Law 101–233) is amended— (1) in section 4(a)(1)(A) by inserting after “Service” and before the period “, who shall be the responsible Federal official for ensuring Council compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)”; (2) in section 4(a)(1) by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: “The provisions of Public Law 92–463, as amended, shall not apply to the Council.”; (3) in section 4(f) by inserting after “public” and before the period “, and the Chairman shall take appropriate steps to provide adequate notice to the public of the time and place of such meetings”; and (4) in section 5(b) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Solely for the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), recommendations by the Council for carrying out wetlands conservation projects under section 6(a) of this Act shall be considered Federal actions requiring the preparation of environmental assessments or, where appropriate, environmental impact statements.”.