16 U.S.C. § 760aa–1 — Gifts to system and particular national fish hatcheries

(a) Authorization of gifts, devises, and bequests for system In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary of the Interior may accept any gifts, devises, or bequests of real and personal property, or proceeds from it, or interests in it, for the benefit of the National Fish Hatchery System. Such acceptance may be subject to the terms of any restrictive or affirmative covenant, or condition of servitude, if the Secretary considers those terms lawful and compatible with the purpose for which acceptance is sought. (b) Use of gifts, devises, and bequests (1) In general Any gifts and bequests of money and proceeds from the sales of other property received as gifts or bequests under this subsection must be deposited in a separate account in the Treasury and may be expended without further appropriation by the Secretary for the benefit of the System programs administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (2) Gifts, devises, and bequests for particular facilities (A) Disbursal Any gift, devise, or bequest made for the benefit of a facility of the System must be disbursed only for the benefit of that facility and without further appropriations. (B) Matching Subject to the availability of appropriations and the requirements of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act ( 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) and other applicable law, the Secretary may provide funds to match gifts, devises, and bequests made for the benefit of a facility of the System. for each gift, devise, or bequest, the amount of Federal funds may not exceed the amount (or, in the case of property or in-kind services, the fair market value) of the gift, devise, or bequest.