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16 U.S.C. § 742f–1 — National Volunteer Coordination Program
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(1) **In general** — Subject to the availability of appropriations, and in conformance with the strategy developed under paragraph (2) and consistent with the authorities regarding gifts, volunteer services, community partnerships, and refuge education enhancement under [section 742f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section742f&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall carry out a National Volunteer Coordination Program within the National Wildlife Refuge System to—
(A) augment and support the capabilities and efforts of Federal employees to implement resource management, conservation, and public education programs and activities across the National Wildlife Refuge System;
(B) provide meaningful opportunities for volunteers to support the resource management, conservation, and public education programs and activities of national wildlife refuges or complexes of geographically related national wildlife refuges in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region; and
(C) fulfill the purpose and mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 ([16 U.S.C. 668dd](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section668dd&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(2) **Volunteer coordination strategy**
(A) *In general* — No later than one year after January 4, 2011, the Director shall publish in the Federal Register a national strategy for the coordination and utilization of volunteers within the National Wildlife Refuge System.
(B) *Consultation required* — The strategy shall be developed in consultation with State fish and wildlife agencies
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(1) **In general** — Subject to the availability of appropriations, and in conformance with the strategy developed under paragraph (2) and consistent with the authorities regarding gifts, volunteer services, community partnerships, and refuge education enhancement under [section 742f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section742f&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall carry out a National Volunteer Coordination Program within the National Wildlife Refuge System to—
(A) augment and support the capabilities and efforts of Federal employees to implement resource management, conservation, and public education programs and activities across the National Wildlife Refuge System;
(B) provide meaningful opportunities for volunteers to support the resource management, conservation, and public education programs and activities of national wildlife refuges or complexes of geographically related national wildlife refuges in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region; and
(C) fulfill the purpose and mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 ([16 U.S.C. 668dd](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section668dd&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(2) **Volunteer coordination strategy**
(A) *In general* — No later than one year after January 4, 2011, the Director shall publish in the Federal Register a national strategy for the coordination and utilization of volunteers within the National Wildlife Refuge System.
(B) *Consultation required* — The strategy shall be developed in consultation with State fish and wildlife agencies, Indian tribes, refuge friends groups or similar volunteer organizations, and other relevant stakeholders.
(C) *Volunteer coordinators* — The Director shall provide, subject to the availability of appropriations, no less than one regional volunteer coordinator for each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region to implement the strategy published under this paragraph. Such coordinators may be responsible for assisting partner organizations in developing and implementing volunteer projects and activities under cooperative agreements under [section 742f(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section742f/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Authorization of appropriations** — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2014.
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**(a) Policies, procedures, and recommendations** The Secretary of the Interior, with such advice and assistance as he may require from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, shall consider and determine the policies and procedures that are necessary and desirable in carrying out efficiently and in the public interest the laws relating to fish and wildlife. The Secretary, with the assistance of the departmental staff herein authorized, shall—
(1) develop and recommend measures which are appropriate to assure the maximum sustainable production of fish and fishery products and to prevent unnecessary and excessive fluctuations in such production;
(2) study the economic condition of the industry, and whenever he determines that any segment of the domestic fisheries has been seriously disturbed either by wide fluctuation in the abundance of the resource supporting it, or by unstable market or fishing conditions or due to any other factors he shall make such recommendations to the President and the Congress as he deems appropriate to aid in stabilizing the domestic fisheries;
(3) develop and recommend special promotional and informational activities with a view to stimulating the consumption of fishery products whenever he determines that there is a prospective or actual surplus of such products; and
(4) take such steps as may be required for the development, advancement, management, conservation, and protection of fish and wildlife resources including, but not limited to, research, development of existing facilities, and acquisition by purchase or exchange of land and water, or interests therein.
**(b) Gifts, devises, or bequests for performance of activities and services of United States Fish and Wildlife Service; restrictive or affirmative covenants or conditi
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**(a) Designation; administration; continuance of resources-management-programs for refuge lands in Alaska; disposal of acquired lands; proceeds**
(1) For the purpose of consolidating the authorities relating to the various categories of areas that are administered by the Secretary for the conservation of fish and wildlife, including species that are threatened with extinction, all lands, waters, and interests therein administered by the Secretary as wildlife refuges, areas for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife that are threatened with extinction, wildlife ranges, game ranges, wildlife management areas, or waterfowl production areas are hereby designated as the “National Wildlife Refuge System” (referred to herein as the “System”), which shall be subject to the provisions of this section, and shall be administered by the Secretary through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. With respect to refuge lands in the State of Alaska, those programs relating to the management of resources for which any other agency of the Federal Government exercises administrative responsibility through cooperative agreement shall remain in effect, subject to the direct supervision of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as long as such agency agrees to exercise such responsibility.
(2) The mission of the System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
(3) With respect to the System, it is the policy of the United States that—
(A) each refuge shall be managed to fulfill the mission of the System, as well as the specific pu
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 668dd
section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Proce-
dure. Previously, ‘‘United States magistrate’’ sub-
stituted for ‘‘United States commissioner’’ in subsec.
(a) pursuant to Pub. L. 90–578. See chapter 43 (§ 631 et
seq.) of Title 28.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official
in Department of the Interior related to compliance
with this subchapter with respect to pre-construction,
construction, and initial operation of transportation
system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas trans-
ferred to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector
for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, until
first anniversary of date of initial operation of Alaska
Natural Gas Transportation System, see Reorg. Plan
No. 1 of 1979, §§ 102(e), 203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 93 Stat.
1373, 1376, effective July 1, 1979, set out in the Appendix
to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation System abolished and functions and au-
thority vested in Inspector transferred to Secretary of
Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub. L. 102–486, set out as
an Abolition of Office of Federal Inspector note under
section 719e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. Func-
tions and authority vested in Secretary of Energy sub-
sequently transferred to Federal Coordinator for Alas-
ka Natural Gas Transportation Projects by section
720d(f) of Title 15.
§ 668c. Definitions
As used in this subchapter ‘‘whoever’’ includes
also associations, partnerships, and corpora-
tions; ‘‘take’’ includes also pursue, shoot, shoot
at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect,
molest or disturb; ‘‘transport’’ includes also
ship, convey, carry, or
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