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This subchapter shall be known by the short title of “Migratory Bird Conservation Act.”
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**(a) Implementation of conservation program; authorization of Secretary and Secretary of Agriculture** The Secretary, and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the National Forest System, shall establish and implement a program to conserve fish, wildlife, and plants, including those which are listed as endangered species or threatened species pursuant to [section 1533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1533&num=0&edition=prelim). To carry out such a program, the appropriate Secretary— (1) shall utilize the land acquisition and other authority under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended [[16 U.S.C. 742a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section742a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended [[16 U.S.C. 661](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section661&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act [[16 U.S.C. 715](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], as appropriate; and (2) is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise, lands, waters, or interest therein, and such authority shall be in addition to any other land acquisition authority vested in him. **(b) Availability of funds for acquisition of lands, waters, etc.** Funds made available pursuant to chapter 2003 of title 54 may be used for the purpose of acquiring lands, waters, or interests therein under subsection (a) of this section.
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**(a) Conservation activities** The Secretary shall undertake the following research and conservation activities, in coordination with other Federal, State, international and private organizations, to assist in fulfilling his responsibilities to conserve migratory nongame birds under existing authorities provided by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Migratory Bird Conservation Act ([16 U.S.C. 701–715](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section701–715&num=0&edition=prelim)) and section 8A(e) of the Endangered Species Act [[16 U.S.C. 1537a(e)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1537a/e&num=0&edition=prelim)] implementing the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere: (1) monitor and assess population trends and status of species, subspecies, and populations of all migratory nongame birds; (2) identify the effects of environmental changes and human activities on species, subspecies, and populations of all migratory nongame birds; (3) identify species, subspecies, and populations of all migratory nongame birds that, without additional conservation actions, are likely to become candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended ([16 U.S.C. 1531–154](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1531–154&num=0&edition=prelim)3); (4) identify conservation actions to assure that species, subspecies, and populations of migratory nongame birds identified under paragraph (3) do not reach the point at which the measures provided pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended ([16 U.S.C. 1531–154](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1531–154&num=0&edition=pre
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The Secretary is authorized to purchase wetlands or interests in wetlands, which are not acquired under the authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 ([16 U.S.C. 715–715s](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715–715s&num=0&edition=prelim)), consistent with the wetlands priority conservation plan established under [section 3921 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3921&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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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**(a) In general** (1) An amount equal to all revenues accruing each fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year 1975) from any tax imposed on specified articles by sections 4161(b) and 4181 of title 26, shall, subject to the exemptions in section 4182 of such title, be covered into the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund in the Treasury (hereinafter referred to as the “fund”) and is authorized to be appropriated and made available until expended to carry out the purposes of this chapter. So much of such appropriations apportioned to any State for any fiscal year as remains unexpended at the close thereof is authorized to be made available for expenditure in that State until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. Any amount apportioned to any State under the provisions of this chapter which is unexpended or unobligated at the end of the period during which it is available for expenditure on any project is authorized to be made available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out the provisions of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act [[16 U.S.C. 715](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. (2) There is established in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund a subaccount to be known as the “Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account”. There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 for apportionment in accordance with this chapter to carry out State wildlife conservation and restoration programs. Further, interest on amounts transferred shall be treated in a manner consistent with [16 U.S.C. 669(b)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-se
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For each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall certify, at the time at which a deduction or apportionment is made, to the Secretary of the Treasury and to each State fish and game department the sum which he has estimated to be deducted for administering this chapter and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act [[16 U.S.C. 715](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and the sum which he has apportioned to each State. Any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter shall notify the Secretary of the Interior to this effect within sixty days after it has received the certification referred to in this section. The sum apportioned to any State which fails to notify the Secretary of the Interior as herein provided is authorized to be made available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out the provisions of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico, the Governor of Guam, the Governor of American Samoa, the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Governor of the Virgin Islands, in the conduct of wildlife-restoration projects, as defined in [section 669a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section669a&num=0&edition=prelim), and hunter safety programs as provided by [section 669g(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section669g/b&num=0&edition=prelim), upon such terms and conditions as he shall deem fair, just, and equitable, and is authorized to apportion to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands, out of the money available for apportionment under this chapter, such sums as he shall determine, not exceeding for Puerto Rico one-half of 1 per centum, for Guam one-sixth of 1 per centum, for American Samoa one-sixth of one per centum, for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands one-sixth of 1 per centum, and for the Virgin Islands one-sixth of 1 per centum of the total amount apportioned, in any one year, but the Secretary shall in no event require any of said cooperating agencies to pay an amount which will exceed 25 per centum of the cost of any project. Any unexpended or unobligated balance of any apportionment made pursuant to this section shall be available for expenditure in Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, as the case may be, in the succeeding year, on any approved project, and if unexpended or unobligated at the end of such year is
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In carrying out the obligations of the United States under any migratory bird treaty, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755), as amended [[16 U.S.C. 703](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section703&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), as amended [[16 U.S.C. 715](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], waters under the control of the Secretary of the Interior shall be regulated, subject to valid existing rights, to maintain sump levels in the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge at levels established by regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to the contract between the United States and the Tulelake Irrigation District, dated September 10, 1956, or any amendment thereof. Such regulations shall accommodate to the maximum extent practicable waterfowl management needs.
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**(a) Separate fund in the United States Treasury; availability of funds until expended; “National Wildlife Refuge System” defined** Beginning with the next full fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, all revenues received by the Secretary of the Interior from the sale or other disposition of animals, salmonoid carcassas,11 So in original. Probably should be “carcasses,”. timber, hay, grass, or other products of the soil, minerals, shells, sand, or gravel, from other privileges, or from leases for public accommodations or facilities incidental to but not in conflict with the basic purposes for which those areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System were established, during each fiscal year in connection with the operation and management of those areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System, National Fish Hatcheries, or other areas, that are solely or primarily administered by him, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall be covered into the United States Treasury and be reserved in a separate fund for disposition as hereafter prescribed. Amounts in the fund shall remain available until expended, and may be expended by the Secretary without further appropriation in the manner hereafter prescribed. The National Wildlife Refuge System (hereafter referred to as the “System”) includes those lands and waters administered by the Secretary as wildlife refuges, lands acquired or reserved for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife that are listed pursuant to [section 1533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1533&num=0&edition=prelim) as endangered species or threatened species, wildlife ranges, game ranges, wildlife management areas, and waterfowl production areas established under a
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**(a) In general** All funds received for stamps sold under this subchapter shall be— (1) accounted for by the Postal Service or the Secretary, as appropriate; (2) paid into the Treasury of the United States; and (3) reserved and set aside as a special fund, to be known as the “Migratory Bird Conservation Fund” (referred to in this section as the “fund”), to be administered by the Secretary, in which there shall be a subaccount to which the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer all amounts in excess of $15 that are received from the sale of each stamp sold for each hunting year after hunting year 2013. **(b) Use of funds** All funds received into the fund are appropriated for the following purposes, to remain available until expended: (1) **Advance allotments** — Except as provided in paragraph (4), so much as may be necessary shall be used by the Secretary for engraving, printing, issuing, selling, and accounting for Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps and moneys received from the sale thereof, in addition to expenses for personnel services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and such other expenses as may be necessary in executing the duties and functions required of the Postal Service. (2) **Areas for refuges** — Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) and subsection (c), the remainder shall be available for the location, ascertainment, and acquisition of suitable areas for migratory bird refuges under the provisions of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act ([16 U.S.C. 715](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and for the administrative costs incurred in the acquisition of such areas. (3) **Conditions on use of funds** — The Secretary may use funds made available
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