Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 59 — Wetlands Resources
§ 3931. National wetlands inventory project
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall continue the National Wetlands Inventory Project and shall—
produce, by , National Wetlands Inventory maps for the areas that have been identified by the Service as top priorities for mapping, including—
the entire coastal zone of the United States;
floodplains of major rivers; and
the Prairie Pothole region;
produce, by , National Wetlands Inventory maps for those portions of the contiguous United States for which final maps have not been produced earlier;
produce, by , National Wetlands Inventory maps for Alaska and other noncontiguous portions of the United States;
produce, by , and at ten-year intervals thereafter, reports to update and improve the information contained in the report dated September 1982 and entitled “Status and Trends of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitat in the Coterminous United States, 1950’s to 1970’s”;
produce, by , a report that provides—
an assessment of the estimated total number of acres of wetland habitat as of the 1780’s in the areas that now comprise each State; and
an assessment of the estimated total number of acres of wetlands in each State as of the 1980’s, and the percentage of loss of wetlands in each State between the 1780’s and the 1980’s;
produce, by , a digital wetlands data base for the United States based on the final wetlands maps produced under this section; and
archive and make available for dissemination wetlands data and maps digitized under this section as such data and maps become available.
Notice
The Secretary shall notify the appropriate State and local units of government at such time as he proposes to begin map preparation under subsection (a) in an area. Such notice shall include, but is not limited to, the identification of the area to be mapped, the proposed schedule for completion, and the identification of a source for further information.
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.
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986
Pub. L. 99–645 title IV § 401 · 100 Stat. 3582
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 3931
Pub. L. 99–645, title IV, § 401, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3588
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 99–645, title IV, § 401, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3588North American Wetlands Conservation Act
Pub. L. 101–233 § 18 · 103 Stat. 1968
Added · 16 U.S.C. § 3931(a)(5)
Pub. L. 101–233 added par. (5)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 101–233 added par. (5).Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 18. WETLANDS ASSESSMENTS. (a) Section 401(a) of the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 3931(a)) is amended by adding the following new paragraph: “(5) produce, by April 30, 1990, a report that provides— “(A) an assessment of the estimated total number of acres of wetland habitat as of the 1780’s in the areas that now comprise each State; and “(B) an assessment of the estimated total number of acres of wetlands in each State as of the 1980’s, and the percentage of loss of wetlands in each State between the 1780’s and the 1980’s.”. (b) Section 401 of the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 3931) is amended by deleting “and” at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting “and” at the end of paragraph (4).Pub. L. 102–440 § 305(1) · 106 Stat. 2224
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 3931(a)(3)
Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(1), substituted “by September 30, 2000” for “as soon as practicable”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(1), substituted “by September 30, 2000” for “as soon as practicable”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking “as soon as practicable” and inserting in lieu thereof “by September 30, 2000”;Pub. L. 102–440 § 305(2) · 106 Stat. 2224
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 3931(a)(4)
Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(2), which directed amendment of par. (4) by substituting a semicolon for “. And”, was executed by making the substitution for “. and”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(2), which directed amendment of par. (4) by substituting a semicolon for “. And”, was executed by making the substitution for “. and”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking “. And” at the end of the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;Pub. L. 102–440 § 305(3) · 106 Stat. 2224
Added · 16 U.S.C. § 3931(a)(6); 16 U.S.C. § 3931(a)(7)
Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(3), (4), added pars. (6) and (7)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(6), (7). Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(3), (4), added pars. (6) and (7).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking the period and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1989–1992 · 2 rounds
1992
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(1), substituted “by ” for “as soon as practicable”.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(2), which directed amendment of par. (4) by substituting a semicolon for “. And”, was executed by making the substitution for “. and”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (a)(6), (7). Pub. L. 102–440, § 305(3), (4), added pars. (6) and (7).
1989
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 101–233 added par. (5).
Credits
1986–1992 · 3 acts
- 1986Pub. L. 99–645, title IV, § 401, , 100 Stat. 3588
- 1989Pub. L. 101–233, § 18, , 103 Stat. 1978
- 1992Pub. L. 102–440, title III, § 305, , 106 Stat. 2235.
Show as published
(Pub. L. 99–645, title IV, § 401, , 100 Stat. 3588; Pub. L. 101–233, § 18, , 103 Stat. 1978; Pub. L. 102–440, title III, § 305, , 106 Stat. 2235.)