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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 62A — Asian Elephant Conservation

§ 4265. Acceptance and use of donations

Statutory text

The Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assistance under section 4264 of this title. Amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into 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. Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997

    Pub. L. 105–96 § 6 · 111 Stat. 2150

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 4265

    Pub. L. 105–96, § 6, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2153

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 105–96, § 6, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2153

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 6. ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION FUND. (a) Establishment.— There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account to be known as the “Asian Elephant Conservation Fund”, which shall consist of amounts deposited into the Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (b). (b) Deposits Into the Fund.— The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund— (1) all amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations under subsection (d); and (2) other amounts appropriated to the Fund. (c) Use.— (1) In general.— Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may use amounts in the Fund without further appropriation to provide assistance under section 5. (2) Administration.— Of amounts in the Fund available for each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 3 percent to administer the Fund. (d) Acceptance and Use of Donations.— The Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assistance under section 5. Amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund.

  2. Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–141 § 5(a)(2) · 116 Stat. 13

    1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 4265

      Pub. L. 107–141 substituted “Acceptance and use of donations” for “Asian Elephant Conservation Fund” as section catchline

    2. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 4265

      Pub. L. 107–141 struck out subsecs. (a) to (c), which related to establishment, deposits into, and use of the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund

    3. Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 4265

      Pub. L. 107–141 redesignated subsec. (d) as entire section

    4. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 4265

      Pub. L. 107–141 struck out subsec. heading

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 107–141 substituted “Acceptance and use of donations” for “Asian Elephant Conservation Fund” as section catchline, struck out subsecs. (a) to (c), which related to establishment, deposits into, and use of the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, redesignated subsec. (d) as entire section and struck out subsec. heading.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (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”.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–141 substituted “Acceptance and use of donations” for “Asian Elephant Conservation Fund” as section catchline, struck out subsecs. (a) to (c), which related to establishment, deposits into, and use of the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, redesignated subsec. (d) as entire section and struck out subsec. heading.

Credits

1997–2002 · 2 acts
  1. 1997Pub. L. 105–96, § 6, , 111 Stat. 2153
  2. 2002Pub. L. 107–141, § 5(a)(2), , 116 Stat. 14.
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(Pub. L. 105–96, § 6, , 111 Stat. 2153; Pub. L. 107–141, § 5(a)(2), , 116 Stat. 14.)

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