US Code Title 16 Section 669

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    16 USC Sec. 669                                             01/05/2009

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    TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
    CHAPTER 5B - WILDLIFE RESTORATION

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    Sec. 669. Cooperation of Secretary of the Interior with States;
      conditions

STATUTE

      The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the
    States, through their respective State fish and game departments,
    in wildlife-restoration projects as hereinafter in this chapter set
    forth; but no money apportioned under this chapter to any State
    shall be expended therein until its legislature, or other State
    agency authorized by the State constitution to make laws governing
    the conservation of wildlife, shall have assented to the provision
    of this chapter and shall have passed laws for the conservation of
    wildlife which shall include a prohibition against the diversion of
    license fees paid by hunters for any other purpose than the
    administration of said State fish and game department, except that,
    until the final adjournment of the first regular session of the
    legislature held after September 2, 1937, the assent of the
    Governor of the State shall be sufficient. The Secretary of the
    Interior and the State fish and game department of each State
    accepting the benefits of this chapter, shall agree upon the
    wildlife-restoration projects to be aided in such State under the
    terms of this chapter and all projects shall conform to the
    standards fixed by the Secretary of the Interior.

SOURCE

    (Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, Sec. 1, 50 Stat. 917; 1939 Reorg. Plan No.
    II, Sec. 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

      Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
    Government Organization and Employees, transferred functions of
    Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife,
    game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior.

MISCELLANEOUS

                       SHORT TITLE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
      Pub. L. 106-408, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1762,
    provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be
    cited as the 'Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement and National
    Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000'."
      Pub. L. 106-408, title I, Sec. 101(a), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat.
    1763, provided that: "This title [enacting sections 669h-1, 669h-2,
    669k, 742b-1, and 777m of this title, amending sections 669c, 669d,
    669g, 669h, 669i, 777c, 777d and 777h of this title and section
    9504 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, enacting provisions set
    out as notes under this section and section 777 of this title, and
    repealing provisions set out as a note under section 777 of this
    title] may be cited as the 'Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
    Programs Improvement Act of 2000'."
                       SHORT TITLE OF 1970 AMENDMENT
      Section 103 of title I of Pub. L. 91-503 provided that: "This
    title [amending section 669b and sections 669c to 669g-1 of this
    title] may be cited as the 'Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
    Amendments of 1970'."
                                SHORT TITLE
      Act Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, Sec. 13, as added by Pub. L. 106-408,
    title I, Sec. 101(b), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1763, provided that:
    "This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Pittman-
    Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act'."
      Act Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, as amended, is also popularly known
    as the "Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act".
          STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITION IN PUB. L. 106-553
      Pub. L. 106-553, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title IX, Sec. 902(a), (b)], Dec.
    21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A-119, provided that:
      "(a) Purposes. - The purposes of this section [amending sections
    669a, 669b, 669c, 669g, and 4406 of this title, and enacting
    provisions set out as notes under this section] are -
        "(1) to extend financial and technical assistance to the States
      under the Federal Aid to [in] Wildlife Restoration Act [16 U.S.C.
      669 et seq.] for the benefit of a diverse array of wildlife and
      associated habitats, including species that are not hunted or
      fished, to fulfill unmet needs of wildlife within the States in
      recognition of the primary role of the States to conserve all
      wildlife;
        "(2) to assure sound conservation policies through the
      development, revision, and implementation of a comprehensive
      wildlife conservation and restoration plan;
        "(3) to encourage State fish and wildlife agencies to
      participate with the Federal Government, other State agencies,
      wildlife conservation organizations and outdoor recreation and
      conservation interests through cooperative planning and
      implementation of this title [enacting section 1356a of Title 43,
      Public Lands, amending sections 669a, 669b, 669c, 669g, and 4406
      of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under
      this section]; and
        "(4) to encourage State fish and wildlife agencies to provide
      for public involvement in the process of development and
      implementation of a wildlife conservation and restoration
      program.
      "(b) Reference to Law. - In this section, the term 'Federal Aid
    in Wildlife Restoration Act' means the Act of September 2, 1937 (16
    U.S.C. 669 et seq.), commonly referred to as the Federal Aid in
    Wildlife Restoration Act or the Pittman-Robertson Act."
             INAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT
      Pub. L. 106-553, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title IX, Sec. 902(f)], Dec. 21,
    2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A-123, provided that: "Coordination with
    State fish and wildlife agency personnel or with personnel of other
    State agencies pursuant to the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration
    Act [16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.] or the Federal Aid in Sport Fish
    Restoration Act [16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.] shall not be subject to the
    Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). Except for the
    preceding sentence, the provisions of this title [enacting section
    1356a of Title 43, Public Lands, amending sections 669a, 669b,
    669c, 669g, and 4406 of this title, and enacting provisions set out
    as notes under this section] relate solely to wildlife conservation
    and restoration programs and shall not be construed to affect the
    provisions of the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act relating
    to wildlife restoration projects or the provisions of the Federal
    Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act relating to fish restoration and
    management projects."
                       PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVERSION
      Pub. L. 106-553, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title IX, Sec. 902(h)], Dec. 21,
    2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A-124, provided that: "No designated
    State agency shall be eligible to receive matching funds under this
    title [enacting section 1356a of Title 43, Public Lands, amending
    sections 669a, 669b, 669c, 669g, and 4406 of this title, and
    enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] if sources
    of revenue available to it after January 1, 2000, for conservation
    of wildlife are diverted for any purpose other than the
    administration of the designated State agency, it being the
    intention of Congress that funds available to States under this
    title be added to revenues from existing State sources and not
    serve as a substitute for revenues from such sources. Such revenues
    shall include interest, dividends, or other income earned on the
    foregoing."
                          DESIGNATION OF PROGRAMS
      Pub. L. 106-408, title I, Sec. 131, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1775,
    provided that: "The programs established under the Pittman-
    Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the
    Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.)
    shall be known as the 'Federal Assistance Program for State
    Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration'."