§ 669g-1. — Payment of funds to and cooperation with Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC669g-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 5B--WILDLIFE RESTORATION
Sec. 669g-1. Payment of funds to and cooperation with Puerto
Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and Virgin Islands
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the
Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico, the Governor of Guam, the
Governor of American Samoa, the Governor of the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the Governor of the Virgin Islands, in the
conduct of wildlife-restoration projects, as defined in section 669a of
this title, and hunter safety programs as provided by section 669g(b) of
this title, upon such terms and conditions as he shall deem fair, just,
and equitable, and is authorized to apportion to Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
the Virgin Islands, out of the money available for apportionment under
this chapter, such sums as he shall determine, not exceeding for Puerto
Rico one-half of 1 per centum, for Guam one-sixth of 1 per centum, for
American Samoa one-sixth of one per centum, for the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands one-sixth of 1 per centum, and for the Virgin
Islands one-sixth of 1 per centum of the total amount apportioned, in
any one year, but the Secretary shall in no event require any of said
cooperating agencies to pay an amount which will exceed 25 per centum of
the cost of any project. Any unexpended or unobligated balance of any
apportionment made pursuant to this section shall be available for
expenditure in Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, as the case may be,
in the succeeding year, on any approved project, and if unexpended or
unobligated at the end of such year is authorized to be made available
for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out the
provisions of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 715 et
seq.].
(Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, Sec. 8A, formerly Sec. 8(a), as added Aug. 18,
1941, ch. 367, 55 Stat. 632; amended Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 523, 64 Stat.
399; July 2, 1956, ch. 489, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 473; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852,
Sec. 7, 70 Stat. 908; Pub. L. 86-70, Sec. 15, June 25, 1959, 73 Stat.
143; renumbered Sec. 8A and amended Pub. L. 91-503, title I, Sec. 102,
Oct. 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 1101; Pub. L. 96-597, title III, Sec. 302(b),
Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3478; Pub. L. 98-347, Sec. 2(a), July 9, 1984,
98 Stat. 321; Pub. L. 99-396, Sec. 8(a), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 839.)
References in Text
The Migratory Bird Conservation Act, referred to in text, is act
Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, 45 Stat. 1222, as amended, which is classified
generally to subchapter III (Sec. 715 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section
715 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1986--Pub. L. 99-396 inserted reference to hunter safety programs as
provided by section 669g(b) of this title.
1984--Pub. L. 98-347 inserted ``the Governor of American Samoa,''
after ``the Governor of Guam,'', ``American Samoa,'' after ``Puerto
Rico, Guam,'' in two places, and ``for American Samoa one-sixth of one
per centum,'' after ``for Guam one-sixth of 1 per centum,''.
1980--Pub. L. 96-597 inserted references to Governor and
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
1970--Pub. L. 91-503 substituted ``Secretary of Agriculture of
Puerto Rico'' for ``Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of Puerto
Rico'' and substituted maximum limits of apportionment of one half of
one percent to Puerto Rico, one sixth of one percent each to the Virgin
Islands and Guam, for maximum limit of apportionment of $10,000 for the
three governments together.
1959--Pub. L. 86-70 struck out provisions which authorized
cooperation with the Alaska Game Commission and permitted apportionment
of not more than $75,000 in any one year to the Territory of Alaska.
1956--Act Aug. 1, 1956, inserted ``the Governor of Guam'' after
``Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of Puerto Rico,'' and
``Guam'' after ``Puerto Rico'' where they appeared in the three
remaining places.
Act July 2, 1956, struck out provisions which authorized the
Secretary to cooperate with the Division of Game and Fish of the Board
of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of Hawaii, removed the
limitation of $25,000 on the amount of funds which could be apportioned
to Hawaii in any one year, and substituted ``Territory of Alaska'' for
``Territories'' in two places.
1950--Act Aug. 3, 1950, increased funds allocated annually to Alaska
and Hawaii from $25,000 to $10,000, respectively, to $75,000 and
$25,000.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Section 2(b) of Pub. L. 98-347 provided that: ``The amendments made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect October 1,
1984.''
Effective Date of 1956 Amendment
Amendment by act July 2, 1956, applicable only with respect to
fiscal years beginning after July 2, 1956, see section 5 of such act
July 2, 1956, set out as a note under section 669a of this title.
Increase of Annual Apportionments
Act May 19, 1956, ch. 313, ch. VI, Sec. 601, 70 Stat. 169,
authorized increases of not more than 20 percent in the annual
appropriations for the former territories of Alaska and Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 669c of this title.
