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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 62 — African Elephant Conservation

§ 4246. Multinational Species Conservation Fund

Statutory text

In fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, donations to provide assistance under section 5304 of this title, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.), and section 4264 of this title shall be deposited to this Fund and shall be available without further appropriation: Provided further, That in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, all penalties received by the United States under section 2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4224) which are not used to pay rewards under section 2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225) shall be deposited to this Fund to provide assistance under section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211) and shall be available without further appropriation: Provided further, That in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, not more than three percent of amounts appropriated to this Fund may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Fund.

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. Pub. L. 105–277 div. A § 101(e)(tI) · 112 Stat. 2681

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 4246

    Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–237

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–237

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 101. For programs, projects or activities in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as follows, to be effective as if it had been enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act: AN ACT Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.

  2. Pub. L. 107–111 § 6(b) · 115 Stat. 2095

    1. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 4246

      Pub. L. 107–111 and Pub. L. 107–112 amended section identically

    2. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 4246

      Pub. L. 107–111 and Pub. L. 107–112 substituting “Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I” for “Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, subchapter I”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 107–111 and Pub. L. 107–112 amended section identically, substituting “Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I” for “Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, subchapter I”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Technical Correction.— Title I of section 101(e) of division 16 USC 4246. A of Public Law 105–277 (112 Stat. 2681–237) is amended under the heading “multinational species conservation fund” by striking “Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, subchapter I” and inserting “Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I”.

  3. Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–141 § 5(b)(1) · 116 Stat. 13

    1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 4246

      Pub. L. 107–141 substituted “section 5304 of this title, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.), and section 4264 of this title” for “section 5304 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act, and section 4265 of this title”

    2. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 4246

      Pub. L. 107–141 substituted “section 2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4224)” for “16 U.S.C. 4224”

    3. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 4246

      Pub. L. 107–141 substituted “section 2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225)” for “16 U.S.C. 4225”

    4. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 4246

      Pub. L. 107–141 substituted “section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211)” for “16 U.S.C. 4211”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 107–141 substituted “section 5304 of this title, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.), and section 4264 of this title” for “section 5304 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act, and section 4265 of this title”, “section 2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4224)” for “16 U.S.C. 4224”, “section 2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225)” for “16 U.S.C. 4225”, and “section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211)” for “16 U.S.C. 4211”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) technical and conforming amendments.— The Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 is amended as follows: (1) Section 4(3) (16 U.S.C. 4263(3)) is amended by striking “the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund established under section 6(a)” and inserting “the account established by division A section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105-277 under the heading ‘multinational species conservation fund’”. (2) Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 4265) is amended by striking the section heading and all that follows through “(d) Acceptance and Use of Donations.—” and inserting the following: “SEC. 6. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.”. “(b) Technical Corrections.— (1) The matter under the heading “multinational species conservation fund” in title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 4246; 112 Stat. 2681-237), is amended— (A) by striking “section 5304 of” and all that follows through “section 6 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997” and inserting “section 5 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5304), part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.), and section 5 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4264)”; (B) by striking “16 U.S.C. 4224” and inserting “section 2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4224)”; (C) by striking “16 U.S.C. 4225” and inserting “section 2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225)”; and (D) by striking “16 U.S.C. 4211” and inserting “section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211)”. (2) Effective on the day after the date of enactment of the African Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001 (107th Congress) (A) section 2104(a) of the African Elephant Conservation 16 USC 4214. Act is amended by striking “this Act” and inserting “this title”; and (B) section 2306(b) of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(b)) is amended by striking “this Act” each place it appears and inserting “this title”.

7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The African Elephant Conservation Act, referred to in text, is title II of Pub. L. 100–478, , 102 Stat. 2315. Part I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 4211 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4201 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, and also as part of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, and not as part of the African Elephant Conservation Act which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–141 substituted “section 5304 of this title, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.), and section 4264 of this title” for “section 5304 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act, and section 4265 of this title”, “section 2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4224)” for “16 U.S.C. 4224”, “section 2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225)” for “16 U.S.C. 4225”, and “section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211)” for “16 U.S.C. 4211”.

Pub. L. 107–111 and Pub. L. 107–112 amended section identically, substituting “Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I” for “Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, subchapter I”.

Credits

1998–2002 · 4 acts
  1. 1998Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title I], , 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–237
  2. 2002Pub. L. 107–111, § 6(b), , 115 Stat. 2096
  3. 2002Pub. L. 107–112, § 6(b), , 115 Stat. 2098
  4. 2002Pub. L. 107–141, § 5(b)(1), , 116 Stat. 14.
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(Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title I], , 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–237; Pub. L. 107–111, § 6(b), , 115 Stat. 2096; Pub. L. 107–112, § 6(b), , 115 Stat. 2098; Pub. L. 107–141, § 5(b)(1), , 116 Stat. 14.)

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