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16 U.S.C. § 4265 — Acceptance and use of donations
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The Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assistance under [section 4264 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4264&num=0&edition=prelim). Amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund.
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The Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assistance under [section 4264 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4264&num=0&edition=prelim). Amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, subject to the availability of funds and in consultation with the Administrator, shall use amounts in the Fund to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of Asian elephants for which final project proposals are approved by the Secretary in accordance with this section.
**(b) Project proposal** Any relevant wildlife management authority of a nation within the range of Asian elephants whose activities directly or indirectly affect Asian elephant populations, the CITES Secretariat, or any person with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants, may submit to the Secretary a project proposal under this section. Each proposal shall include the following:
(1) The name of the individual responsible for conducting the project.
(2) A succinct statement of the purposes of the project.
(3) A description of the qualifications of the individuals who will conduct the project.
(4) An estimate of the funds and time required to complete the project.
(5) Evidence of support of the project by appropriate governmental entities of countries in which the project will be conducted, if the Secretary determines that the support is required for the success of the project.
(6) Information regarding the source and amount of matching funding available to the applicant.
(7) Any other information the Secretary considers to be necessary for evaluating the eligibility of the project for funding under this chapter.
**(c) Project review and approval**
(1) **In general** — Within 30 days after receiving a final project proposal, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the proposal to the Administrator. The Secretary shall review each final project proposal to determine if it meets the criteria set forth in subsection (d).
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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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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 4265
1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
§ 4265. Acceptance and use of donations
The Secretary may accept and use donations
to provide assistance under section 4264 of this
title. Amounts received by the Secretary in the
form of donations shall be transferred to the
Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the
Fund.
(Pub. L. 105–96, § 6, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2153;
Pub. L. 107–141, § 5(a)(2), Feb. 12, 2002, 116 Stat.
14.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2002—Pub. L. 107–141 substituted ‘‘Acceptance and use
of donations’’ for ‘‘Asian Elephant Conservation Fund’’
as section catchline, struck out subsecs. (a) to (c),
which related to establishment, deposits into, and use
of the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, redesignated
subsec. (d) as entire section and struck out subsec.
heading.
§ 4265a. Advisory group
(a) In general
To assist in carrying out this chapter, the Sec-
retary may convene an advisory group con-
sisting of individuals representing public and
private organizations actively involved in the
conservation of Asian elephants.
(b) Public participation
(1) Meetings
The Advisory Group 1 shall—
(A) ensure that each meeting of the advi-
sory group is open to the public; and
(B) provide, at each meeting, an oppor-
tunity for interested persons to present oral
or written statements concerning items on
the agenda.
(2) Notice
The Secretary shall provide to the public
timely notice of each meeting of the advisory
group.
(3) Minutes
Minutes of each meeting of the advisory
group shall be kept by the Secretary and shall
be made available to the public.
(c) Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5
Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the ad-
visory group.
(Pub. L. 105–96, § 7, as added
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