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§4246 Multinational Species Conservation Fund

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 62— - AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 4246

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Summary

Starting in fiscal year 1999 and after, donations for certain conservation programs (see section 5304, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.), and section 4264) and fines under section 2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4224) that are not used to pay rewards under section 2205 (16 U.S.C. 4225) must go into the Fund and may be spent without more congressional approval to provide assistance under section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211). The Secretary of the Interior may use up to 3% of the amounts appropriated to the Fund to run the Fund.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §4246

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In fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, donations to provide assistance under section 5304 of this title, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.), and section 4264 of this title shall be deposited to this Fund and shall be available without further appropriation: Provided further, That in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, all penalties received by the United States under section 2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4224) which are not used to pay rewards under section 2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225) shall be deposited to this Fund to provide assistance under section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211) and shall be available without further appropriation: Provided further, That in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, not more than three percent of amounts appropriated to this Fund may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Fund.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The African Elephant Conservation Act, referred to in text, is title II of Pub. L. 100–478, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2315. Part I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 4211 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 4201 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, and also as part of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, and not as part of the African Elephant Conservation Act which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–141 substituted “section 5304 of this title, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.), and section 4264 of this title” for “section 5304 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act, and section 4265 of this title”, “section 2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4224)” for “16 U.S.C. 4224”, “section 2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225)” for “16 U.S.C. 4225”, and “section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211)” for “16 U.S.C. 4211”. Pub. L. 107–111 and Pub. L. 107–112 amended section identically, substituting “Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I” for “Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, subchapter I”.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 4246

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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