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16 U.S.C. § 6604 — Marine Turtle Conservation Fund

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16 U.S.C. § 6604 — Marine Turtle Conservation Fund

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**(a) Establishment** There is established in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund a separate account to be known as the “Marine Turtle Conservation Fund”, consisting of— (1) amounts transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund under subsection (e); (2) amounts appropriated to the Fund under [section 6606(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6606/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and (3) any interest earned on investment of amounts in the Fund under subsection (c). **(b) Expenditures from Fund** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), on request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Secretary, without further appropriation, such amounts as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out [section 6603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6603&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Administrative expenses** — Of the amounts in the account available for each fiscal year, the Secretary may expend not more than 5 percent, or up to $150,000, whichever is greater, to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this chapter. **(c) Investment of amounts** (1) **In general** — The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current withdrawals. Investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. (2) **Acquisition of obligations** — For the purpose of investments under paragraph (1), obligations may be acquired— (A) on original issue at the issue price; or (B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market price. (3) **Sale of obligations** — Any obligation acquired by the Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price. (4) **Credits to Fund** — The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund. **(d) Transfers of amounts** (1) **In general** — The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury. (2) **Adjustments** — Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred. **(e) Acceptance and use of donations** The Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assistance under [section 6603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6603&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 in the Fund.

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16 U.S.C. § 6603 — Conservation assistance

**(a) In general** Subject to the availability of funds and in consultation with other Federal officials, the Secretary shall use amounts in the Fund to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises for which project proposals are approved by the Secretary in accordance with this section. **(b) Project proposals** (1) **Eligible applicants** — A proposal for a project for the conservation of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises may be submitted to the Secretary by— (A) any wildlife management authority of a foreign country or territory of the United States that has within its boundaries marine turtle, freshwater turtle, or tortoise habitat, if the activities of the authority directly or indirectly affect marine turtle, freshwater turtle, or tortoise conservation; or (B) any other person or group with the demonstrated expertise required for the conservation of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises. (2) **Required elements** — A project proposal shall include— (A) a statement of the purposes of the project; (B) the name of the individual with overall responsibility for the project; (C) a description of the qualifications of the individuals that will conduct the project; (D) a description of— (i) methods for project implementation and outcome assessment; (ii) staff and community management for the project; and (iii) the logistics of the project; (E) an estimate of the funds and time required to complete the project; (F) evidence of support for the project by appropriate governmental entities of the countries in which the project will be conducted, if the Secretary determines that such support is required for the success of the project; (G

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16 U.S.C. § 6602 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) **CITES** — The term “CITES” means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249). (2) **Conservation** — The term “conservation” means the use of all methods and procedures necessary to protect marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises, and the habitats of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises, in foreign countries and territories of the United States under the jurisdiction of United States Fish and Wildlife Service programs, including— (A) protection, restoration, and management of habitats; (B) onsite research and monitoring of populations, habitats, annual reproduction, and species population trends; (C) assistance in the development, implementation, and improvement of national and regional management plans for habitat ranges; (D) enforcement and implementation of CITES and laws of foreign countries— (i) to protect and manage populations and habitats; and (ii) to prevent illegal trade of marine turtles; (E) training of local law enforcement officials in the interdiction and prevention of— (i) the illegal killing of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises; and (ii) illegal trade in marine turtles; (F) initiatives to resolve conflicts between humans and marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises over habitats used by marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises; (G) community outreach and education; and (H) strengthening of the ability of local communities to implement population and habitat conservation programs. (3) **Freshwater turtle** (A) *In general* — The term “freshwater turtle” means any member of the family Carettochelyidae, Chelidae, Chelydridae, Dermatemydidae, Emydidae, Geoemydidae,

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16 U.S.C. § 6604 — Marine Turtle Conservation Fund

Page 2638 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 6604 approve or disapprove the project proposal; and (C) provide written notification of the ap- proval or disapproval to the person that sub- mitted the project proposal, other Federal officials, and each country and territory of the United States described in subparagraph (A). (d) Criteria for approval The Secretary may approve a project proposal under this section if the Secretary determines that the project will help to restore, recover, and sustain a viable population of marine tur- tles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises in the wild by assisting efforts in a foreign country or terri- tory of the United States to implement a marine turtle, freshwater turtle, or tortoise conserva- tion program. (e) Project sustainability To the maximum extent practicable, in deter- mining whether to approve project proposals under this section, the Secretary shall give pref- erence to conservation projects that are de- signed to ensure effective, long-term conserva- tion of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises and the habitats of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises. (f) Matching funds In determining whether to approve project proposals under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to projects for which matching funds are available. (g) Project reporting (1) In general Each person that receives assistance under this section for a project shall submit to the Secretary periodic reports (at such intervals as the Secretary may require) that include all information that the Secretary, after con- sultation with other government officials, de- termines is necessary to evaluate the progress and success of the project for the purposes of ensuring positive results, assessing problems, and foster

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