Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections
16 U.S.C. § 4263 — Definitions
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
In this chapter:
(1) The term “CITES” means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, signed on March 3, 1973, and its appendices.
(2) The term “conservation” means the use of methods and procedures necessary to bring Asian elephants to the point at which there are sufficient populations in the wild to ensure that the species does not become extinct, including all activities associated with scientific resource management, such as conservation, protection, restoration, acquisition, and management of habitat; research and monitoring of known populations; assistance in the development of management plans for managed elephant ranges; CITES enforcement; law enforcement through community participation; translocation of elephants; conflict resolution initiatives; and community outreach and education.
(3) 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)].
(4) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(5) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 16 U.S.C. § 4263
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.
Original supplied file — preserved unchanged
Download original Markdown file
File SHA-256: a1e4434ecec173c002daea6ff843be4de53f7aecf7e69cc652acf92970f492d5. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.
Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.
Open the recorded source website ↗
Record provenance
Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_e4e181d98827332969e5a1df
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-16/section-4263-definitions--5fa342cd27.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: 964441a51fbec470bb97d7447a916f161d92088c1cd4515053725d09dd19d9f9
Source location: Title 16, Chapter 62A, § 4263; chapter-62a-asian-elephant-conservation.md
Stored source content
In this chapter:
(1) The term “CITES” means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, signed on March 3, 1973, and its appendices.
(2) The term “conservation” means the use of methods and procedures necessary to bring Asian elephants to the point at which there are sufficient populations in the wild to ensure that the species does not become extinct, including all activities associated with scientific resource management, such as conservation, protection, restoration, acquisition, and management of habitat; research and monitoring of known populations; assistance in the development of management plans for managed elephant ranges; CITES enforcement; law enforcement through community participation; translocation of elephants; conflict resolution initiatives; and community outreach and education.
(3) 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)].
(4) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(5) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
Cross-references
Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
### 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.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 16 U.S.C. § 4246
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
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
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 16 U.S.C. § 4246
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. The source passage cites 16 U.S.C. § 4246. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 2476
TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 4261
‘‘16 U.S.C. 4224’’, ‘‘section 2205 of the African Elephant
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225)’’ for ‘‘16 U.S.C. 4225’’,
and ‘‘section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 4211)’’ for ‘‘16 U.S.C. 4211’’.
Pub. L. 107–111 and Pub. L. 107–112 amended section
identically, substituting ‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger Con-
servation Act of 1994, part I’’ for ‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger
Conservation Act, subchapter I’’.
CHAPTER 62A—ASIAN ELEPHANT
CONSERVATION
Sec.
4261.
Findings.
4262.
Purposes.
4263.
Definitions.
4264.
Asian elephant conservation assistance.
4265.
Acceptance and use of donations.
4265a.
Advisory group.
4266.
Authorization of appropriations.
§ 4261. Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Asian elephant populations in nations
within the range of Asian elephants have con-
tinued to decline to the point that the long-
term survival of the species in the wild is in
serious jeopardy.
(2) The Asian elephant is listed as an endan-
gered species under section 1533 of this title
and under appendix I of the Convention on
International Trade of Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora.
(3) Because the challenges facing the con-
servation of Asian elephants are so great, re-
sources to date have not been sufficient to
cope with the continued loss of habitat and
the consequent diminution of Asian elephant
populations.
(4) The Asian elephant is a flagship species
for the conservation of tropical forest habitats
in which it is found and provides the con-
sequent benefit from such conservation to nu-
merous other species of wildlife including
many other endangered species.
(5) Among the threats to the Asian elephant
in addition to habitat loss are population frag-
mentation, human-el
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 16 U.S.C. § 4263
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.