Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§4214 Advisory Group
Title 16 › Chapter 62— AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION › Subchapter I— AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE › § 4214
Summary
The Secretary may form an advisory group of people from public and private organizations that work on conserving African elephants. Meetings must be open, allow oral or written comments, be announced in a timely way, and have minutes kept and made public. Chapter 10 of title 5 does not apply.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §4214
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(a)To assist in carrying out this chapter, the Secretary may convene an advisory group consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of African elephants.
(b)(1)The Advisory Group 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. shall—
(A)ensure that each meeting of the advisory group is open to the public; and
(B)provide, at each meeting, an opportunity for interested persons to present oral or written statements concerning items on the agenda.
(2)The Secretary shall provide to the public timely notice of each meeting of the advisory group.
(3)Minutes of each meeting of the advisory group shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be made available to the public.
(c)Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the advisory group.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 10 of title 5” for “Federal Advisory Committee Act” in heading and “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in text. 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–141 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2002 Amendment Pub. L. 107–141, § 5(b)(2), Feb. 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 14, provided that the amendment by section 5(b)(2) of Pub. L. 107–141 is effective on the day after Jan. 8, 2002.
Reference
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 4214
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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