Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§2906 Terms and conditions of reimbursement

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 49— - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION › § 2906

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal payments to States under this law must follow rules the Secretary creates to protect the United States. The rules must make each State and its designated State agency keep records that show how the money was spent. The Secretary and the Comptroller General, or their authorized agents, can review and audit those records. If, after notice and a chance for a hearing on the record, the Secretary finds a State got payments it was not eligible for or broke a rule, the State cannot get more payments until it pays back what the Secretary requires, stops the violation, or fixes the harm.

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Title 16, §2906

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Reimbursements made to the States under section 2905 of this title shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe as being necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. Such terms and conditions shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1)Each State and each designated State agency shall keep such records as the Secretary shall require as being necessary or appropriate for fully disclosing the amount and purposes of costs incurred by the State for which reimbursement under section 2905 of this title is, or may be, sought. The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access, for purposes of audit and examination, to such records.

(2)Upon a finding by the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for an agency hearing on the record, that any State has received reimbursement under section 2905 of this title for which it is not eligible, or has violated any term or condition imposed under this section, the State shall thereafter be ineligible to receive reimbursement under such section until restitution satisfactory to the Secretary is made, such violation ceases, or adverse effects resulting from such violation are remedied.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 2906

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73