Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§2906 Terms and Conditions of Reimbursement

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make rules for reimbursements to States under section 2905 to protect the United States. States and their designated state agencies must keep whatever records the Secretary requires to show how much was spent and why for costs they seek to be paid back. The Secretary and the Comptroller General, or their authorized representatives, may examine and audit those records. If, after giving notice and a chance for a formal hearing, the Secretary finds a State got reimbursement it was not eligible for or broke any rule, the State cannot get more reimbursement until it repays what the Secretary requires, stops the violation, or fixes any 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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16 U.S.C. § 2906

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60