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16 U.S.C. § 4409 — Report to Congress
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4413&num=0&edition=prelim); 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.
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4413&num=0&edition=prelim); 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.
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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 shall undertake with the appropriate officials of nations in the Western Hemisphere to establish agreements, modeled after the Plan or the Agreement, for the protection of migratory birds identified in [section 2912(a)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2912/a/5&num=0&edition=prelim). When any such agreements are reached, the Secretary shall make recommendations to the appropriate Committees on legislation necessary to implement the agreements.
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The Secretary shall, in 1998 and at five-year intervals thereafter, undertake with the appropriate officials in Canada and Mexico to revise the goals and other elements of the Plan in accordance with the information required under [section 4409 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4409&num=0&edition=prelim) and with the other provisions of this chapter.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 4413
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Fund’’. See section 718d
of this title.
U.S.C. 4407(b)(1)]) carried out with assistance provided
under such Act [Pub. L. 101–233, 16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.],
including such a project approved before the date of the
enactment of this Act [Mar. 25, 2010].’’
§ 4408. Restoration, management, and protection
of wetlands and habitat for migratory birds
on Federal lands
The head of each Federal agency responsible
for acquiring, managing, or disposing of Federal
lands and waters shall, to the extent consistent
with the mission of such agency and existing
statutory authorities, cooperate with the Direc-
tor of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice to restore, protect, and enhance the wetland
ecosystems and other habitats for migratory
birds, fish, and wildlife within the lands and wa-
ters of each such agency.
(Pub. L. 101–233, § 9, Dec. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 1976.)
§ 4409. Report to Congress
The Secretary shall report to the appropriate
Committees on the implementation of this chap-
ter. The report shall include—
(1) a biennial assessment of—
(A) the estimated number of acres of wet-
lands and habitat for waterfowl and other
migratory birds that were restored, pro-
tected, or enhanced during such two-year pe-
riod by Federal, State, and local agencies
and other entities in the United States, Can-
ada, and Mexico;
(B) trends in the population size and dis-
tribution of North American migratory
birds;
(C) the status of efforts to establish agree-
ments with nations in the Western Hemi-
sphere 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 ac-
quisition, e
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