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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 64 — North American Wetlands Conservation

§ 4411. Relationship to other authorities

Statutory text

(a)

Acquisition of lands and waters

Nothing in this chapter affects, alters, or modifies the Secretary’s authorities, responsibilities, obligations, or powers to acquire lands or waters or interests therein under any other statute.

(b)

Mitigation

The Federal funds made available under this chapter and section 669b(b) of this title may not be used for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) or the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Public Law 99–662 (1986), 100 Stat. 4235.

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 § 12 · 103 Stat. 1968

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 4411

    (Pub. L. 101–233, § 12, Dec. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 1977.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 101–233, § 12, Dec. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 1977.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 12. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES. (a) Acquisition of Lands and Waters.— Nothing in this Act affects, alters, or modifies the Secretary’s authorities, responsibilities, obligations, or powers to acquire lands or waters or interests therein under any other statute. (b) Mitigation.— The Federal funds made available under this Act and section 3(b) of the Act of September 2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669b(b)), as amended by this Act, may not be used for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) or the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Public Law 99–662 (1986), 100 Stat. 4235.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, 48 Stat. 401, which is classified generally to sections 661 to 666c–1 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 661(a) of this title, Short Title note set out under section 661 of this title, and Tables.

The Water Resources Development Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 99–662, , 100 Stat. 4082. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2201 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 101–233, § 12, , 103 Stat. 1977.)

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