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16 U.S.C. § 670o — Authorization of appropriations

submitted 52 years ago by Pub. L. 86-797 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 353 words · no verdicts yet

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This section authorizes specified amounts for the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture for fiscal years 1998 through 2003. It also permits those Secretaries to use other conservation authorities and to contract with or assist State agencies for covered projects, subject to appropriations.

(a) The law authorizes $4,000,000 for each fiscal year from 1998 through 2003 for the Interior Secretary to perform duties under this subchapter, including data collection, research, planning, and conservation and rehabilitation programs on public lands. This money is in addition to money authorized for wildlife, range, soil, and water management under section 1748 of title 43 or another law. (b) The law authorizes $5,000,000 for each fiscal year from 1998 through 2003 for the Agriculture Secretary to perform duties under this subchapter. This money is in addition to money provided by other laws. When requesting money, the Secretary must consider fish and wildlife program needs, including projects identified in the State comprehensive plans in the program developed under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended. (c) Each Secretary may use authority available under other laws concerning fish, wildlife, or plant conservation or rehabilitation to carry out this subchapter. (d) Each Secretary may buy property or services from, and contract with or assist, the relevant State agencies when the property, services, or assistance is needed for projects or programs carried out on or benefiting Federal lands and identified in comprehensive plans or cooperative agreements under section 670h. These actions are exempt from division C of subtitle I of title 41, except for the listed sections in the statute. This contract authority applies only to the extent and amounts provided in appropriation Acts.
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(a) Functions and responsibilities of Secretary of the Interior

There are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, to enable the Secretary of the Interior to carry out his functions and responsibilities under this subchapter, including data collection, research, planning, and conservation and rehabilitation programs on public lands. Such funds shall be in addition to those authorized for wildlife, range, soil, and water management pursuant to section 1748 of title 43, or other provisions of law.

(b) Functions and responsibilities of Secretary of Agriculture

There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out his functions and responsibilities under this subchapter. Such funds shall be in addition to those provided under other provisions of law. In requesting funds under this subsection the Secretary shall take into account fish and wildlife program needs, including those for projects, identified in the State comprehensive plans as contained in the program developed pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1601–1610).

(c) Use of other conservation or rehabilitation authorities

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may each use any authority available to him under other laws relating to fish, wildlife, or plant conservation or rehabilitation for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.

(d) Contract authority

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may each make purchases and contracts for property and services from, or provide assistance to, the State agencies concerned, if such property, services or assistance is required to implement those projects and programs carried out on, or of benefit to, Federal lands and identified in the comprehensive plans or cooperative agreements developed under section 670h of this title, without regard to division C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3901, 3905, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41. Contract authority provided in this section is effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 86–797, title II, § 208, formerly § 209, as added Pub. L. 93–452, § 2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1374; amended Pub. L. 95–420, § 3, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 921; Pub. L. 97–396, § 5, Dec. 31, 1982, 96 Stat. 2005; Pub. L. 99–561, § 1(b), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3149; Pub. L. 100–653, title II, § 202(b), Nov. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 3827; Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2914(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2023; renumbered § 208 and amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(14), (d), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1355.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1974Enacted · Pub. L. 86-797 · 88 Stat. 1374
  • 1978Amended · Pub. L. 95-420 · 92 Stat. 921
  • 1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-396 · 96 Stat. 2005
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-561 · 100 Stat. 3149
  • 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-653 · 102 Stat. 3827
  • 1997Amended · Pub. L. 105-85 · 111 Stat. 2023
  • 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-81 · 125 Stat. 1355

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 86-797 on 1974-10-18.

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