§ 1421d. — Unusual mortality event activity funding.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1421d]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 31--MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION
SUBCHAPTER V--MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH AND STRANDING RESPONSE
Sec. 1421d. Unusual mortality event activity funding
(a) Establishment of Fund
There is established in the Treasury an interest bearing fund to be
known as the ``Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund'', which shall
consist of amounts deposited into the Fund under subsection (c) of this
section.
(b) Uses
(1) In general
Amounts in the Fund--
(A) shall be available only for use by the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior--
(i) to compensate persons for special costs incurred in
acting in accordance with the contingency plan issued under
section 1421c(b) of this title or under the direction of an
Onsite Coordinator for an unusual mortality event;
(ii) for reimbursing any stranding network participant
for costs incurred in preparing and transporting tissues
collected with respect to an unusual mortality event for the
Tissue Bank; and
(iii) for care and maintenance of marine mammal seized
under section 1374(c)(2)(D) of this title; and
(B) shall remain available until expended.
(2) Pending claims
If sufficient amounts are not available in the Fund to satisfy
any authorized pending claim, such claim shall remain pending until
such time as sufficient amounts are available. All authorized
pending claims shall be satisfied in the order received.
(c) Deposits into Fund
There shall be deposited into the Fund--
(1) amounts appropriated to the Fund;
(2) other amounts appropriated to the Secretary for use with
respect to unusual mortality events; and
(3) amounts received by the United States in the form of gifts,
devises, and bequests under subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Acceptance of donations
For purposes of carrying out this subchapter and section
1374(c)(2)(D) of this title, the Secretary may accept, solicit, and use
the services of volunteers, and may accept, solicit, receive, hold,
administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests.
(Pub. L. 92-522, title IV, Sec. 405, formerly title III, Sec. 305, as
added Pub. L. 102-587, title III, Sec. 3003(a), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat.
5064; renumbered title IV, Sec. 405, and amended Pub. L. 103-238,
Secs. 6, 16(b), 24(b), (c)(2), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 542, 559, 565,
566.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-238, Sec. 16(b), substituted ``an
interest bearing fund'' for ``a fund''.
Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 103-238, Sec. 24(c)(2), made technical
amendment to reference to section 1421c(b) of this title to reflect
renumbering of corresponding section of original act.
Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 103-238, Sec. 6(1), added cl. (iii).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-238, Sec. 6(2), inserted ``and section
1374(c)(2)(D) of this title''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1421g, 1421h of this title.
