Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 64 — North American Wetlands Conservation
§ 4409. Report to Congress
Statutory text
The Secretary shall report to the appropriate Committees on the implementation of this chapter. The report shall include—
a biennial assessment of—
the estimated number of acres of wetlands and habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds that were restored, protected, or enhanced during such two-year period by Federal, State, and local agencies and other entities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico;
trends in the population size and distribution of North American migratory birds;
the status of efforts to establish agreements with nations in the Western Hemisphere pursuant to section 4413 of this title; and
wetlands conservation projects funded under this chapter, listed and identified by type, conservation mechanism (such as acquisition, easement, or lease), location, and duration; and
an annual assessment of the status of wetlands conservation projects, including an accounting of expenditures by Federal, State, and other United States entities, and expenditures by Canadian and Mexican sources to carry out these projects.
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.
North American Wetlands Conservation Act
Pub. L. 101–233 § 10 · 103 Stat. 1968
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 4409
Pub. L. 101–233, § 10, Dec. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 1976
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 101–233, § 10, Dec. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 1976Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 10. REPORT TO CONGRESS. The Secretary shall report to the appropriate Committees on the implementation of this Act. The report shall include— (1) a biennial assessment of— (A) the estimated number of acres of wetlands and habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds that were restored, protected, or enhanced during such two-year period by Federal, State, and local agencies and other entities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; (B) trends in the population size and distribution of North American migratory birds; and (C) the status of efforts to establish agreements with nations in the western hemisphere pursuant to section 17 of this Act. (2) an annual assessment of the status of wetlands conservation projects, including an accounting of expenditures by Federal, State, and other United States entities, and expenditures by Canadian and Mexican sources to carry out these projects.North American Wetlands Conservation Act Amendments of 1994
Pub. L. 103–375 § 2(b) · 108 Stat. 3494
Added · 16 U.S.C. § 4409(1)(D)
Pub. L. 103–375 added subpar. (D)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 103–375 added subpar. (D).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Report to Congress.— Section 10(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 4409(a)( 1)) is amended in subparagraph (B) by striking “and” after the semicolon, in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and inserting “; and”, and by adding at the end the following: “(D) wetlands conservation projects funded under this Act, listed and identified by type, conservation mechanism (such as acquisition, easement, or lease), location, and duration.”.Pub. L. 107–308 § 8(a)(12) · 116 Stat. 2446
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 4409(1)(C)
Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(12), substituted “Western Hemisphere” for “western hemisphere” and made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 4413 of this title
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (1)(C). Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(12), substituted “Western Hemisphere” for “western hemisphere” and made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 4413 of this title.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(12) In section 10(1)(C) (16 U.S.C. 4409(1)(C)), by striking “western hemisphere pursuant to section 17 of this Act” and inserting “Western Hemisphere pursuant to section 16”.Pub. L. 107–308 § 8(a)(13) · 116 Stat. 2446
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 4409(1)(D)
Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(13), substituted “; and” for period at end
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(13), substituted “; and” for period at end.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(13) In section 10(1)(D) (16 U.S.C. 4409(1)(D)), by striking the period and inserting “, and”.
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 4413 of this title, referred to in par. (1)(C), was in the original a reference to section 16 of Pub. L. 101–233 which enacted section 4413 of this title and amended section 2912 of this title.
Amendments1994–2002 · 2 rounds
2002
Par. (1)(C). Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(12), substituted “Western Hemisphere” for “western hemisphere” and made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 4413 of this title.
Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(13), substituted “; and” for period at end.
1994
Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 103–375 added subpar. (D).
Credits
1989–2002 · 3 acts
- 1989Pub. L. 101–233, § 10, , 103 Stat. 1976
- 1994Pub. L. 103–375, § 2(b), , 108 Stat. 3494
- 2002Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(12), (13), , 116 Stat. 2448.
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(Pub. L. 101–233, § 10, , 103 Stat. 1976; Pub. L. 103–375, § 2(b), , 108 Stat. 3494; Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(12), (13), , 116 Stat. 2448.)