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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—

(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;

(C)

the status of efforts to establish agreements with nations in the Western Hemisphere pursuant to section 4413 of this title; and

(D)

wetlands conservation projects funded under this chapter, listed and identified by type, conservation mechanism (such as acquisition, easement, or lease), location, and duration; and

(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.

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. 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. 1976

    Enacted 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.

  2. 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.”.

  3. 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”.

  4. 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
  1. 1989Pub. L. 101–233, § 10, , 103 Stat. 1976
  2. 1994Pub. L. 103–375, § 2(b), , 108 Stat. 3494
  3. 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.)

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