§ 3701. Establishment and purposes of Foundation

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1984

   National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act

   Pub. L. 98–244 § 2 · 98 Stat. 107

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 3701

   Pub. L. 98–244, § 2, Mar. 26, 1984, 98 Stat. 107

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–244, § 2, Mar. 26, 1984, 98 Stat. 107

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES OF FOUNDATION. (a) Establishment.— There is established the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the “Foundation”). The Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment of the United States. (b) Purposes.— The purposes of the Foundation are— (1) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) to undertake and conduct such other activities as will further the conservation and management of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources of the United States, and its territories and possessions, for present and future generations of Americans.

2. 1988

   Pub. L. 100–240 § 1(a) · 101 Stat. 1785

   Added · 16 U.S.C. § 3701(b)(3)

   Pub. L. 100–240 added par. (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100–240 added par. (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section (2)(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(b)) is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: “(3) to participate with, and otherwise assist, foreign governments, entities, and individuals in undertaking and conducting activities that will further the conservation and management of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources of other countries.”.

3. 1994

   National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Improvement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–232 title I § 102 · 110 Stat. 336

   Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 3701(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 103–232 inserted before semicolon at end “and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–232 inserted before semicolon at end “and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 102. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS WITH NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. Section 2(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701) is amended by inserting “and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” after “the United States Fish and Wildlife Service”.

4. 2000

   National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000

   Pub. L. 106–408 title II § 202 · 114 Stat. 1762

   1. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 3701(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 106–408 added par. (1)

   2. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 3701(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 106–408 struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106–408 added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 202. PURPOSES. Section 2(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(1) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to further the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources;”.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision