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2019 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 80 - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Sec. 6103 - Definitions

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 6103 (2019)
Section Name §6103. Definitions
Section Text

In this chapter:

(1) Fund

The term "Fund" means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section 6108(a) of this title.1

(2) Caribbean

The term "Caribbean" includes Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

(3) Conservation

The 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) Fund

The term "Fund" means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section 6108(a) of this title.1

(5) Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.
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.)
Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2006—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.
Footnotes

1 So in original. Pars. (1) and (4) have identical text.
Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, 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 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
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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