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cost of any project. Any unexpected or unobligated balance of any
apportionment made pursuant to this section shall be made available
for expenditure in Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin
Islands, as the case may be, in the succeeding year, on any
approved projects, and if unexpended or unobligated at the end of
such year is authorized to be made available for expenditure by the
Secretary of the Interior in carrying on the research program of
the Fish and Wildlife Service in respect to fish of material value
for sport or recreation.

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(Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, Sec. 12, 64 Stat. 434; July 2, 1956, ch.
489, Sec. 4, 70 Stat. 473; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, Sec. 8, 70 Stat.
908; Pub. L. 86-70, Sec. 16, June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 143; Pub. L.
91-503, title II, Sec. 203, Oct. 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 1103; Pub. L.
96-597, title III, Sec. 302(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3477; Pub.
L. 98-369, div. A, title X, Sec. 1014(a)(7), July 18, 1984, 98
Stat. 1016.)


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AMENDMENTS
1984 - Pub. L. 98-369 inserted "the Mayor of the District of
Columbia," after "the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico,",
"for the District of Columbia one-third of 1 per centum," after
"for Puerto Rico 1 per centum," and "the District of Columbia,"
after "Puerto Rico," in two places.
1980 - Pub. L. 96-597 inserted references to the Governor and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
1970 - Pub. L. 91-503 substituted "Secretary of Agriculture of
Puerto Rico" for "Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of
Puerto Rico", added American Samoa to the list of recipients, and
substituted maximum limits of apportionment of one percent for
Puerto Rico, one-third of one percent for Guam, one-third of one
percent for American Samoa and one-third of one percent for Virgin
Islands for maximum limit of $10,000 for Puerto Rico, Guam and
Virgin Islands together.
1959 - Pub. L. 86-70 struck out provisions which authorized
cooperation with the Alaska Game Commission and permitted
apportionment of not more than $75,000 in any one year to the
Territory of Alaska.
1956 - Act Aug. 1, 1956, inserted "the Governor of Guam" after
"Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of Puerto Rico," and
"Guam" after "Puerto Rico" in three remaining places those words
appear.
Act July 2, 1956, struck out provisions which authorized the
Secretary to cooperate with the Division of Game and Fish of the
Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of Hawaii,
struck out limitation of $25,000 on the amount of funds which could
be apportioned to Hawaii in any one year, and substituted
"Territory of Alaska" for "Territories" in two places.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-369 effective Oct. 1, 1984, and
applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30,
1984, see section 1014(b) of Pub. L. 98-369, set out as a note
under section 777 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1956 AMENDMENT
Amendment by act July 2, 1956, as applicable only with respect to
fiscal years beginning after July 2, 1956, see section 5 of act
July 2, 1956, set out as a note under section 669a of this title.


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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of
the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35
F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, see note set out under section 777 of
this title.

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16 USC Sec. 777l 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 10B - FISH RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS

-HEAD-
Sec. 777l. State use of contributions

-STATUTE-
A State may use contributions of funds, real property, materials,
and services to carry out an activity under this chapter in lieu of
payment by the State of the State share of the cost of such
activity. Such a State share shall be considered to be paid in an
amount equal to the fair market value of any contribution so used.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, Sec. 13, as added Pub. L. 100-448, Sec.
6(c)(2), Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1841.)

-COD-
CODIFICATION
Another section 13 of act Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, which was
classified as a note under section 777 of this title, was repealed
by Pub. L. 106-408, title I, Sec. 122(a)(1), Nov. 1, 2000, 114
Stat. 1772.


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EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 6(e) of Pub. L.
100-448, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under
section 777 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 777m 01/19/04

-EXPCITE-
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 10B - FISH RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS

-HEAD-
Sec. 777m. Multistate conservation grant program

-STATUTE-
(a) In general
(1) Amount for grants
Of the balance of each annual appropriation made under section
777b of this title remaining after the distribution and use under
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 777c of this title in a
fiscal year, not more than $3,000,000 shall be available to the
Secretary of the Interior for making multistate conservation
project grants in accordance with this section.
(2) Period of availability; apportionment
(A) Period of availability
Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall remain
available for making grants only for the first fiscal year for
which the amount is made available and the following fiscal
year.
(B) Apportionment
At the end of the period of availability under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary of the Interior shall apportion any amounts
that remain available among the States in the manner specified
in section 777c(e) of this title for use by the States in the
same manner as funds apportioned under section 777c(e) of this
title.
(b) Selection of projects
(1) States or entities to be benefited
A project shall not be eligible for a grant under this section
unless the project will benefit -
(A) at least 26 States;
(B) a majority of the States in a region of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service; or
(C) a regional association of State fish and game
departments.
(2) Use of submitted priority list of projects
The Secretary of the Interior may make grants under this
section only for projects identified on a priority list of sport
fish restoration projects described in paragraph (3).
(3) Priority list of projects
A priority list referred to in paragraph (2) is a priority list
of sport fish restoration projects that the International
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies -
(A) prepares through a committee comprised of the heads of
State fish and game departments (or their designees), in
consultation with -
(i) nongovernmental organizations that represent
conservation organizations;
(ii) sportsmen organizations; and
(iii) industries that fund the sport fish restoration
programs under this chapter;

(B) approves by vote of a majority of the heads of State fish
and game departments (or their designees); and
(C) not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, submits to
the Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Programs.
(4) Publication
The Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Programs shall publish in the Federal Register each priority list
submitted under paragraph (3)(C).
(c) Eligible grantees
(1) In general
The Secretary of the Interior may make a grant under this
section only to -
(A) a State or group of States;
(B) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or a State
or group of States, for the purpose of carrying out the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation; and
(C) subject to paragraph (2), a nongovernmental organization.
(2) Nongovernmental organizations
(A) In general
Any nongovernmental organization that applies for a grant
under this section shall submit with the application to the
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies a
certification that the organization -
(i) will not use the grant funds to fund, in whole or in
part, any activity of the organization that promotes or
encourages opposition to the regulated taking of fish; and
(ii) will use the grant funds in compliance with subsection
(d) of this section.
(B) Penalties for certain activities
Any nongovernmental organization that is found to use grant
funds in violation of subparagraph (A) shall return all funds
received under this section and be subject to any other
applicable penalties under law.
(d) Use of grants
A grant under this section shall not be used, in whole or in
part, for an activity, project, or program that promotes or
encourages opposition to the regulated taking of fish.
(e) Funding for other activities
Of the balance of each annual appropriation made under section
777b of this title remaining after the distribution and use under
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 777c of this title for
each fiscal year and after deducting amounts used for grants under
subsection (a) of this section -
(1) $200,000 shall be made available for each of -
(A) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission;
(B) the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission;
(C) the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission; and
(D) the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission; and

(2) $400,000 shall be made available for the Sport Fishing and
Boating Partnership Council established by the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service.
(f) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not
apply to any activity carried out under this section.

-SOURCE-
(Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, Sec. 14, as added Pub. L. 106-408, title I,
Sec. 122(a), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1772.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (f),
is Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is
set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 777c, 777h of this title.

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