Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§1375a Use of Fines for Protection and Recovery of Manatees, Polar Bears, Sea Otters, and Walruses
Title 16 › CHAPTER 31 — MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION › SUBCHAPTER II — CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MARINE MAMMALS › § 1375a
Summary
After Nov. 29, 1999, fines from the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) are available to the Secretary without further appropriation to pay Fish and Wildlife Service costs for protecting and recovering manatees, polar bears, sea otters, and walruses.
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Title 16, §1375a
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On and after November 29, 1999, all fines collected by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for violations of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1362–1407) and implementing regulations shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for the expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in administering activities for the protection and recovery of manatees, polar bears, sea otters, and walruses, and shall remain available until expended.
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The Marine Mammal Protection Act, referred to in text, probably means the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Pub. L. 92–522, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1027, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1361 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, and not as part of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 which comprises this chapter.
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16 U.S.C. § 1375a
Title 16, Conservation
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Aug 21, 2026
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