16 U.S.C. § 669e — Submission and approval of plans and projects

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A State seeking benefits must submit either a long-term comprehensive fish and wildlife plan or a detailed individual restoration project. The Secretary of the Interior may approve and fund up to 75 percent of qualifying costs, and administrative overhead charged by other State agencies is capped at 3 percent of the annual allotment.

(a) Setting aside funds. A State seeking this chapter’s benefits, through its fish and game department, must submit wildlife-restoration programs or projects in one of two ways. (1) The State may submit a comprehensive fish and wildlife resource management plan that protects the resources for the people’s economic, scientific, and recreational benefit. The plan must cover at least 5 years, use projections of public desires and needs for at least 15 years, provide updates at least every 3 years, and use the Secretary’s required format. If the Secretary approves a plan that meets the Secretary’s standards, the Secretary may finance up to 75 percent of the cost of approved plan segments after approving an annual agreement. (2) The State may instead submit full, detailed statements of proposed restoration projects. If a project meets the Secretary’s standards and is approved, the State must provide required surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates. After approving them, the Secretary must notify the State and set aside the United States’ share, not exceeding 75 percent of estimated total cost. The Secretary may approve only projects or plans substantial in character and design. The money may be used only for approved plans or projects; if used otherwise, the State must replace it before receiving another apportionment. No payment may be made until a participation agreement is submitted and approved. (b) “Project” defined. If the State chooses the comprehensive-plan option, “project” may mean a wildlife program for this chapter, despite other definitions. (c) Costs. Overhead or indirect administrative costs for services from State central-service activities outside the State agency primarily responsible for wildlife may not exceed 3 percent of the State’s annual apportionment in any fiscal year.

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(a) Setting aside funds

Any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter shall, by its State fish and game department, submit programs or projects for wildlife restoration in either of the following two ways:

(1)

The State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Interior a comprehensive fish and wildlife resource management plan which shall insure the perpetuation of these resources for the economic, scientific, and recreational enrichment of the people. Such plan shall be for a period of not less than five years and be based on projections of desires and needs of the people for a period of not less than fifteen years. It shall include provisions for updating at intervals of not more than three years and be provided in a format as may be required by the Secretary of the Interior. If the Secretary of the Interior finds that such plans conform to standards established by him and approves such plans, he may finance up to 75 per centum of the cost of implementing segments of those plans meeting the purposes of this chapter from funds apportioned under this chapter upon his approval of an annual agreement submitted to him.

(2)

A State may elect to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter by its State fish and game department submitting to the Secretary of the Interior full and detailed statements of any wildlife-restoration project proposed for that State. If the Secretary of the Interior finds that such project meets with the standards set by him and approves said project, the State fish and game department shall furnish to him such surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates therefor as he may require. If the Secretary of the Interior approves the plans, specifications, and estimates for the project, he shall notify the State fish and game department and immediately set aside so much of said fund as represents the share of the United States payable under this chapter on account of such project, which sum so set aside shall not exceed 75 per centum of the total estimated cost thereof.

The Secretary of the Interior shall approve only such comprehensive plans or projects as may be substantial in character and design and the expenditure of funds hereby authorized shall be applied only to such approved comprehensive wildlife plans or projects and if otherwise applied they shall be replaced by the State before it may participate in any further apportionment under this chapter. No payment of any money apportioned under this chapter shall be made on any comprehensive wildlife plan or project until an agreement to participate therein shall have been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

(b) “Project” defined

If the State elects to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter by preparing a comprehensive fish and wildlife plan under option (1) of subsection (a) of this section, then the term “project” may be defined for the purposes of this chapter as a wildlife program, all other definitions notwithstanding.

Administrative costs in the form of overhead or indirect costs for services provided by State central service activities outside of the State agency having primary jurisdiction over the wildlife resources of the State which may be charged against programs or projects supported by the fund established by section 669b of this title shall not exceed in any one fiscal year 3 per centum of the annual apportionment to the State.

Source credit: (Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, § 6, 50 Stat. 918; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 91–503, title I, § 102, Oct. 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 1099.)

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1937Enacted · Act of Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899 · 50 Stat. 918
1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-503 · 84 Stat. 1099

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