§4402 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. Agreement: the Tripartite Agreement signed in March 1988 by Mexico’s Director General for Ecological Conservation of Natural Resources, the Canadian Wildlife Service Director, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director. Appropriate Committees: the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Resources. Flyway: the four administrative units used to manage waterfowl. Migratory Bird Conservation Commission: the commission created by section 715a. Migratory birds: wild North American birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, including Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans), species listed under the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and nongame species under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2901–2912). Plan: the North American Waterfowl Management Plan signed May 1986 by Canada and the U.S., and by Mexico in 1994. Secretary: Secretary of the Interior. State: the state fish and wildlife agency. Wetlands conservation project: buying land or water rights for long-term conservation; restoring, managing, or improving conserved wetlands; and, for projects in Mexico, providing training, building needed infrastructure, and studying sustainable use.