2011 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 80 - NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION (§§ 6101 - 6109)
Section 6103 - Definitions
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 80 - NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION Sec. 6103 - Definitions |
| Contains | section 6103 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 106-247, §4, July 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 593; Pub. L. 109-363, title III, §302(c), (h)(3)(A), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2075, 2076. |
| Statutes at Large References | 114 Stat. 593 120 Stat. 2075 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 106-247, Public Law 109-363 |
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In this chapter:
(1) FundThe term “Fund” means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section 6108(a) of this title.1
(2) CaribbeanThe term “Caribbean” includes Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
(3) ConservationThe term “conservation” means the use of methods and procedures necessary to bring a species of neotropical migratory bird to the point at which there are sufficient populations in the wild to ensure the long-term viability of the species, including—
(A) protection and management of neotropical migratory bird populations;
(B) maintenance, management, protection, and restoration of neotropical migratory bird habitat;
(C) research and monitoring;
(D) law enforcement; and
(E) community outreach and education.
(4) FundThe term “Fund” means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section 6108(a) of this title.1
(5) SecretaryThe term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(Pub. L. 106–247, §4, July 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 593; Pub. L. 109–363, title III, §302(c), (h)(3)(A), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2075, 2076.)
Amendments2006—Par. (1). Pub. L. 109–363, §302(h)(3)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Text read as follows: “The term ‘Account’ means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Account established by section 6108(a) of this title.”
Pars. (2) to (5). Pub. L. 109–363, §302(c), added pars. (2) and (4) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (5), respectively.
1 So in original. Pars. (1) and (4) have identical text.
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