§4409 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must report to the congressional committees that oversee the program. Every two years the report must estimate the number of acres of wetlands and bird habitat restored, protected, or improved in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; describe trends in North American migratory bird populations and where they are found; report on progress making Western Hemisphere agreements under section 4413; and list funded projects by type, protection method (like purchase, easement, or lease), location, and duration. Each year the Secretary must update the status of wetlands projects and provide a financial accounting of what Federal, State, and other U.S. entities spent and what Canadian and Mexican sources spent to carry out the projects.

Title 16, §4409

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The Secretary shall report to the appropriate Committees on the implementation of this chapter. The report shall include—

(1)a biennial assessment of—

(A)the estimated number of acres of wetlands and habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds that were restored, protected, or enhanced during such two-year period by Federal, State, and local agencies and other entities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico;

(B)trends in the population size and distribution of North American migratory birds;

(C)the status of efforts to establish agreements with nations in the Western Hemisphere pursuant to section 4413 of this title; and

(D)wetlands conservation projects funded under this chapter, listed and identified by type, conservation mechanism (such as acquisition, easement, or lease), location, and duration; and

(2)an annual assessment of the status of wetlands conservation projects, including an accounting of expenditures by Federal, State, and other United States entities, and expenditures by Canadian and Mexican sources to carry out these projects.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 4413 of this title, referred to in par. (1)(C), was in the original a reference to section 16 of Pub. L. 101–233 which enacted section 4413 of this title and amended section 2912 of this title.

Amendments

2002—Par. (1)(C). Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(12), substituted “Western Hemisphere” for “western hemisphere” and made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 4413 of this title. Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(13), substituted “; and” for period at end. 1994—Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 103–375 added subpar. (D).

§4409 Report to Congress