§ 669k. — Reports and certifications.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC669k]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 5B--WILDLIFE RESTORATION
Sec. 669k. Reports and certifications
(a) Implementation report
(1) In general
At the time at which the President submits to Congress a budget
request for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2002, the
Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Resources
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate a report on the steps that have been
taken to comply with this title \1\ and the amendments made by this
title.\1\
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(2) Contents
The report under paragraph (1) shall describe--
(A) the extent to which compliance with this title \1\ and
the amendments made by this title \1\ has required a reduction
in the number of personnel assigned to administer, manage, and
oversee the Federal Assistance Program for State Wildlife and
Sport Fish Restoration;
(B) any revisions to this title \1\ or the amendments made
by this title \1\ that would be desirable in order for the
Secretary of the Interior to adequately administer the Program
and ensure that funds provided to State agencies are properly
used; and
(C) any other information concerning the implementation of
this title \1\ and the amendments made by this title \1\ that
the Secretary of the Interior considers appropriate.
(b) Projected spending report
At the time at which the President submits a budget request for the
Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall report in writing to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate the amounts, broken down
by category, that are intended to be used for the fiscal year under
section 4(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and section 4(d)(1) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1)).
(c) Spending certification and report
Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the
Secretary of the Interior shall certify and report in writing to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate--
(1) the amounts, broken down by category, that were used for the
fiscal year under section 4(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and section 4(d)(1) of the
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1));
(2) the amounts apportioned to States for the fiscal year under
section 4(a)(2) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(2)) and section 4(d)(2)(A) of the Dingell-Johnson
Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(2)(A));
(3) the results of the audits performed under section 9(d) of
the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h(d)
\2\ and section 9(d) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration
Act (16 U.S.C. 777h(d));
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(4) that all amounts used for the fiscal year under section
4(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
669c(a)(1)) and section 4(d)(1) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1)) were necessary for expenses
for administration incurred in implementation of those Acts;
(5) that all amounts used for the fiscal year to administer
those Acts by agency headquarters and by regional offices of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service were used in accordance with
those Acts; and
(6) that the Secretary of the Interior, the Assistant Secretary
for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, the Director of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Assistant Director for Wildlife
and Sport Fish Restoration Programs each properly discharged their
duties under those Acts.
(d) Certifications by States
(1) In general
Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each
State that received amounts apportioned under the Pittman-Robertson
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) or the Dingell-
Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) for the
fiscal year shall certify to the Secretary of the Interior in
writing that the amounts were expended by the State in accordance
with each of those Acts.
(2) Transmission to Congress
Not later than December 31 of a fiscal year, the Secretary of
the Interior shall transmit all certifications under paragraph (1)
for the previous fiscal year to the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate.
(e) Limitation on delegation
The Secretary of the Interior shall not delegate the responsibility
for making a certification under subsection (c) of this section to any
person except the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
(Pub. L. 106-408, title I, Sec. 133, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1775.)
References in Text
This title, referred to in subsec. (a), is title I of Pub. L. 106-
408, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1762, known as the Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000. For complete
classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title of 2000 Amendment
note set out under section 669 of this title and Tables.
The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, referred to in
subsecs. (c)(4) to (6) and (d)(1), is act Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, 50
Stat. 917, as amended, also known as the Federal Aid in Wildlife
Restoration Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 669 of this title and Tables.
The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, referred to in
subsecs. (c)(4) to (6) and (d)(1), is act Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, 64
Stat. 430, as amended, also known as the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration
Act and the Fish Restoration and Management Projects Act, which is
classified generally to chapter 10B (Sec. 777 et seq.) of this title.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 777 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Fish and Wildlife Programs
Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000,
and not as part of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act which
comprises this chapter.
