Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§742b–1 Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE › § 742b–1

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates an Assistant Director in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who reports to the Service Director and runs the federal aid program that helps states with wildlife and sport fish restoration under the Pittman‑Robertson and Dingell‑Johnson Acts.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §742b–1

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(a)There is established in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior the position of Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs.

(b)The Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall report directly to the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

(c)The Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall be responsible for the administration, management, and oversight of the Federal Assistance Program for State Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 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.).

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The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, 50 Stat. 917, also known as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, which is classified generally to chapter 5B (§ 669 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 669 of this title and Tables. The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, 64 Stat. 430, also known as the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act and the Fish Restoration and Management Projects Act, which is classified generally to chapter 10B (§ 777 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 777 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 742b–1

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73