The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation (385 to 4)=20 that will make it easier for waterfowl hunters to purchase a Federal=20 Duck Stamp. The Senate passed the bill earlier. It now goes to=20 President Bush to sign into law.
The bill approves a pilot program beginning Sept. 1, 2007, in 15 states=20= that are yet to be determined allowing waterfowl hunters, stamp=20 collectors and conservationists nationwide to buy the Federal Duck=20 Stamp electronically over the phone or Internet. A conventional paper=20 stamp will also remain available at retail outlets. Waterfowl hunters have contributed well over $600 million to habitat=20 conservation during the past 71 years with their purchases of Federal=20 Duck Stamps.=A0 The ability to buy an electronic Duck Stamp should make=20= it easier to acquire a Duck Stamp, and that will be a positive step for=20= wetland conservation. Paper stamps will be sent to those people who buy via the Internet. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Rewritten by Jim Williams, Wayzata, Minnesota, from a Ducks Unlimited=20 press annoucement.
