16 U.S.C. § 3742 — Purposes

The chapter's purposes are to create a partnership among the United States Fish and Wildlife^* Service, designated State^* agencies, and private organizations and people: (1) to conduct wildlife conservation^* and appreciation projects conserving all the diverse fish and wildlife species in the United States and giving the public opportunities to use and enjoy them through nonconsumptive activities^*; (2) to let designated State agencies respond more fully and use their statutory and administrative authority through those projects; and (3) to encourage private donations, led by the States and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation^*, for those projects.