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16 U.S.C. § 4201 — Definitions

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16 U.S.C. § 4201 — Definitions

In this chapter— (1) the term “African elephant” means any animal of the species loxodonta africana; (2) the term “CITES” means the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; (3) the term “CITES Ivory Control System” means the ivory quota and marking system established by CITES to curtail illegal trade in African elephant ivory; (4) the term “Fund” means the account established by division A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105–277 under the heading “multinational species conservation fund” [[16 U.S.C. 4246](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4246&num=0&edition=prelim)]; (5) the terms “import” and “importation” have the meanings such terms have in the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ([16 U.S.C. 1531](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1531&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); (6) the term “intermediary country” means a country that exports raw or worked ivory that does not originate in that country; (7) the term “ivory producing country” means any African country within which is located any part of the range of a population of African elephants; (8) the term “ivory quota” means a quota submitted by an ivory producing country to the CITES Secretariat in accordance with the CITES Ivory Control System; (9) the term “personal effects” means articles which are not intended for sale and are part of a shipment of the household effects of a person who is moving his or her residence to or from the United States, or are included in personal accompanying baggage; (10) the term “raw ivory” means any African elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, the surface of which, polished or unpolished, is unaltered or minimally carved; (11) the term “Secretary”

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16 U.S.C. § 1531 — Congressional findings and declaration of purposes and policy

**(a) Findings** The Congress finds and declares that— (1) various species of fish, wildlife, and plants in the United States have been rendered extinct as a consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation; (2) other species of fish, wildlife, and plants have been so depleted in numbers that they are in danger of or threatened with extinction; (3) these species of fish, wildlife, and plants are of esthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational, and scientific value to the Nation and its people; (4) the United States has pledged itself as a sovereign state in the international community to conserve to the extent practicable the various species of fish or wildlife and plants facing extinction, pursuant to— (A) migratory bird treaties with Canada and Mexico; (B) the Migratory and Endangered Bird Treaty with Japan; (C) the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere; (D) the International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries; (E) the International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean; (F) the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and (G) other international agreements; and (5) encouraging the States and other interested parties, through Federal financial assistance and a system of incentives, to develop and maintain conservation programs which meet national and international standards is a key to meeting the Nation’s international commitments and to better safeguarding, for the benefit of all citizens, the Nation’s heritage in fish, wildlife, and plants. **(b) Purposes** The purposes of this chapter are to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered

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16 U.S.C. § 4212 — Findings

The Congress finds the following: (1) Elephant populations in Africa have declined at an alarming rate since the mid-1970’s. (2) The large illegal trade in African elephant ivory is the major cause of this decline and threatens the continued existence of the African elephant. (3) The African elephant is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ([16 U.S.C. 1531](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1531&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and its continued existence will be further jeopardized if this decline is not reversed. (4) Because African elephant ivory is indistinguishable from Asian elephant ivory, there is a need to ensure that the trade in African elephant ivory does not further endanger the Asian elephant, which is listed as endangered under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ([16 U.S.C. 1533](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1533&num=0&edition=prelim)) and under Appendix I of CITES. (5) In response to the significant illegal trade in African elephant ivory, the parties to CITES established the CITES Ivory Control System to curtail the illegal trade and to encourage African countries to manage, conserve, and protect their African elephant populations. (6) The CITES Ivory Control System entered into force recently and should be allowed to continue in force for a reasonable period of time to assess its effectiveness in curtailing the illegal trade in African elephant ivory. (7) Although some African countries have effective African elephant conservation programs, many do not have sufficient resources to properly manage, conserve, and protect their elephant populations. (8) The United States, as a party to CITES and a large market for worked ivo

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16 U.S.C. § 4246 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–111, § 6(a)(3), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2096

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 100–478, title II, § 2304, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2322, directed Secretary to determine within 3 months after the 8th Conference of the Parties to CITES whether the importation of illegally harvested ivory into the United States had been substantially stopped, and upon a determination that it had not been substantially stopped, to recommend to Congress necessary legislation or other actions to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

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16 U.S.C. § 3771 — Findings and purpose

**(a) Findings** Congress finds that— (1) approximately 60 percent of fish and wildlife in the United States are on private land; (2) it is imperative to facilitate private landowner-centered and results-oriented efforts that promote efficient and innovative ways to protect and enhance natural resources; (3) there is no readily available source of technical biological information that the public can access to assist with the application of state-of-the-art techniques to restore, enhance, and manage fish and wildlife habitats; (4) a voluntary cost-effective program that leverages public and private funds to assist private landowners in the conduct of state-of-the-art fish and wildlife habitat restoration, enhancement, and management projects is needed; (5) durable partnerships working collaboratively with willing private landowners to implement on-the-ground projects has lead to the reduction of endangered species listings; (6) Executive Order No. 13352 (69 Fed. Reg. 52989) directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency to pursue new cooperative conservation programs involving the collaboration of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, private for-profit and non-profit institutions, non-governmental entities, and individuals; (7) since 1987, the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program has exemplified cooperative conservation as an innovative, voluntary partnership program that helps private landowners restore wetland and other important fish and wildlife habitat; and (8) through 33,103 agreements with private landowners, the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program has accomplished the restoration of 677,000 acres of wetland, 1,253,700 acres of prairie and native grasslands, and 5,560 miles

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16 U.S.C. § 4203 — Multinational Species Conservation Fund

In fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, donations to provide assistance under [section 5304 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim), part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act ([16 U.S.C. 4211](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4211&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), and [section 4264 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4264&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be deposited to this Fund and shall be available without further appropriation: Provided further, That in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, all penalties received by the United States under section 2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act ([16 U.S.C. 4224](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4224&num=0&edition=prelim)) which are not used to pay rewards under section 2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act ([16 U.S.C. 4225](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4225&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall be deposited to this Fund to provide assistance under section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act ([16 U.S.C. 4211](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4211&num=0&edition=prelim)) and shall be available without further appropriation: Provided further, That in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, not more than three percent of amounts appropriated to this Fund may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Fund.

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16 U.S.C. § 4211 — Statement of purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to perpetuate healthy populations of African elephants.

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16 U.S.C. § 1531 — Congressional findings and declaration of

Page 1909 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1531 maintenance of continuing and stable supply of agri- cultural commodities and forest products. Section 1502, Pub. L. 91–524, title X, § 1002, as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(28), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 242, required eligible landowners and operators to furnish plan of farming operations or land use to Secretary. Section 1503, Pub. L. 91–524, title X, § 1003, as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(28), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 242; amended Pub. L. 93–125, § 1(g)(i), Oct. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 450, related to approved conservation plans as basis for contracts, duties under contracts, and termination or modifica- tion of contracts. Section 1504, Pub. L. 91–524, title X, § 1004, as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(28), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 243, author- ized furnishing of conservation materials to eligible owners and operators. Section 1505, Pub. L. 91–524, title X, § 1005, as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(28), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 243; amended Pub. L. 95–113, title XV, § 1509, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1022, authorized establishment of multiyear set-aside contracts. Section 1506, Pub. L. 91–524, title X, § 1006, as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(28), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 244, author- ized issuance of rules and regulations as well as limita- tions on total retired acreage. Section 1507, Pub. L. 91–524, title X, § 1007, as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(28), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 244; amended Pub. L. 93–125, § 1(g)(ii), Oct. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 450, di- rected appointment of advisory boards to assist in de- velopment of programs under this chapter. Section 1508, Pub. L. 91–524, title X, § 1008, as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(28), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 244, directed coordination with and utilization of Federal, State, and local services and facili

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16 U.S.C. § 4201 — Statement of purpose

Page 2469 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 4201 same ratio that funds provided under this chap- ter were used in the acquisition of the property. In no case shall the amount paid into the Treas- ury of the United States under this section ex- ceed the amount of funds provided by this chap- ter for the acquisition of the property involved. (Pub. L. 99–659, title III, § 306, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3735.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title III of Pub. L. 99–659, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3731, which is classified prin- cipally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4101 of this title and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1987, see section 310 of Pub. L. 99–659, set out as a note under section 4101 of this title. § 4106. Reports to Congress After consultation with the States receiving funds under this chapter and with any interstate commission involved in carrying out a project under this chapter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish- eries of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans- portation of the Senate not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year 1988, and each second fiscal year occurring after that fiscal year, a report which contains— (1) a description of each project and law en- forcement effort receiving funds under this chapter during the last 2 fiscal years ending before such report is submitted; (2) a specification of the total amount of funds from the Federal Government and the total amount of funds from each State spent on each project

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16 U.S.C. § 4246 — Multinational Species Conservation Fund

Page 2475 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 4246 and the territories and possessions of the United States; and (13) the term ‘‘worked ivory’’ means any Af- rican elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, which is not raw ivory. (Pub. L. 100–478, title II, § 2305, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2322; Pub. L. 107–111, § 6(a)(4), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2096.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Division A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105–277, referred to in par. (4), is Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–232. Provisions under the heading ‘‘MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND’’ in Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(e) [title I] appear at 112 Stat. 2681–237, and are classified in part to section 4246 of this title. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, referred to in par. (5), is Pub. L. 93–205, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 884, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 1531 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1531 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2002—Par. (4). Pub. L. 107–111 substituted ‘‘the ac- count established by division A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105–277 under the heading ‘MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND’ ’’ for ‘‘the African Ele- phant Conservation Fund established by section 4212 of this title’’. § 4245. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund and to the Secretary a total of not to ex- ceed $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out this chapter, to re- main available until expended. (b) Administrative expenses Of amounts available each fiscal year to carry out this chapter, the Secretary may expend not more than

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