§ 3701. — Establishment and purposes of Foundation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3701]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 57--NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
Sec. 3701. Establishment and purposes of Foundation
(a) Establishment
There is established the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
(hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the ``Foundation''). The
Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation and is not an
agency or establishment of the United States.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of the Foundation are--
(1) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of
property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities
and services of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to further the
conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other
natural resources;
(2) to undertake and conduct such other activities as will
further the conservation and management of the fish, wildlife, and
plant resources of the United States, and its territories and
possessions, for present and future generations of Americans; and
(3) to participate with, and otherwise assist, foreign
governments, entities, and individuals in undertaking and conducting
activities that will further the conservation and management of the
fish, wildlife, and plant resources of other countries.
(Pub. L. 98-244, Sec. 2, Mar. 26, 1984, 98 Stat. 107; Pub. L. 100-240,
Sec. 1(a), Jan. 11, 1988, 101 Stat. 1785; Pub. L. 103-232, title I,
Sec. 102, Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 336; Pub. L. 106-408, title II,
Sec. 202, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1777.)
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106-408 added par. (1) and struck out
former par. (1) which read as follows: ``to encourage, accept, and
administer private gifts of property for the benefit of, or in
connection with, the activities and services of the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration;''.
1994--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103-232 inserted before semicolon at
end ``and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration''.
1988--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100-240 added par. (3).
Short Title of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106-408, title II, Sec. 201, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1777,
provided that: ``This title [enacting section 3710 of this title,
amending this section and sections 3702, 3703, 3705, 3706, and 3709 of
this title, and repealing provisions set out as a note under section
3703 of this title] may be cited as the `National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000'.''
Short Title of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(b) [title IX, Sec. 901], Oct. 21,
1998, 112 Stat. 2681-50, 2681-119, provided that: ``This title [amending
section 3703 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note
under section 3703 of this title] may be cited as the `National Whale
Conservation Fund Act of 1998'.''
Short Title of 1994 Amendment
Section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 103-232 provided that: ``This
title [amending this section and sections 3702 and 3709 of this title
and enacting provisions listed in a table of National Environmental
Centers set out under section 668dd of this title and provisions set out
as notes under section 3702 of this title] may be cited as the `National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation Improvement Act of 1994'.''
Short Title of 1990 Amendment
Pub. L. 101-593, title I, Sec. 110(a), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat.
2959, provided that: ``This section [amending sections 3702 and 3709 of
this title] may be cited as the `National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act Amendments of 1990'.''
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 98-244 provided that: ``This Act [enacting this
chapter] may be cited as the `National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act'.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 3703, 3706, 3743 of this
title.
