PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary must use money in the Fund, if funds are available and after talking with the Administrator, to pay for projects that protect rhinoceros and tigers. Countries that affect those animals, the CITES Secretariat, or any person may send a project proposal. Each proposal must say who will run it, state the goals, list the leaders’ qualifications, estimate time and cost, show any needed government support, and include any other information the Secretary asks for. Within 30 days of getting a final proposal, the Secretary will give a copy to the Administrator. The Secretary will check the proposal against set rules and, within 6 months and if money is available and after consulting the Administrator, approve or deny it and tell the proposer and the Administrator. Projects can be approved if they help carry out conservation work, improve obeying CITES and related laws, or create sound science about habitat and population details. The Secretary should favor projects that support long-term, sustainable conservation. Grant recipients must send regular reports. The Secretary may make multiyear grants up to 5 years for proven long-term strategies but may still give annual grants.

Title 16, §5304

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(a)In general

The Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations and in consultation with the Administrator, shall use amounts in the Fund to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of rhinoceros and tigers.

(b)Project proposal

A country whose activities directly or indirectly affect rhinoceros or tiger populations, the CITES Secretariat, or any other person may submit to the Secretary a project proposal under this section. Each proposal shall—

(1)name the individual responsible for conducting the project;

(2)state the purposes of the project succinctly;

(3)describe the qualifications of the individuals who will conduct the project;

(4)estimate the funds and time required to complete the project;

(5)provide evidence of support of the project by appropriate governmental entities of countries in which the project will be conducted, if the Secretary determines that the support is required for the success of the project; and

(6)provide any other information the Secretary considers to be necessary for evaluating the eligibility of the project for funding under this chapter.

(c)Project review and approval

Within 30 days of receiving a final project proposal, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the proposal to the Administrator. The Secretary shall review each final project proposal to determine if it meets the criteria set forth in subsection (d). Not later than 6 months after receiving a final project proposal, and subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary, after consulting with the Administrator, shall approve or disapprove the proposal and provide written notification to the person who submitted the proposal and to the Administrator.

(d)Criteria for approval

The Secretary may approve a project under this section if the project will enhance programs for conservation of rhinoceros or tigers by assisting efforts to—

(1)implement conservation programs;

(2)enhance compliance with provisions of CITES and laws of the United States or a foreign country that prohibit or regulate the taking or trade of rhinoceros or tigers or the use of rhinoceros or tiger habitat; or

(3)develop sound scientific information on that species’ habitat condition and carrying capacity, total numbers and population trends, or annual reproduction and mortality.

(e)Project sustainability

To the maximum extent practical, in determining whether to approve project proposals under this section, the Secretary shall give consideration to projects which will enhance sustainable conservation programs to ensure effective long-term conservation of rhinoceros and tigers.

(f)Project reporting

Each person that receives assistance under this section for a project shall provide periodic reports, as the Secretary considers necessary, to the Secretary and the Administrator. Each report shall include all information requested by the Secretary, after consulting with the Administrator, for evaluating the progress and success of the project.

(g)Multiyear grants

(1)Authorization

The Secretary may award to a person who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this section a multiyear grant of up to 5 years to carry out a project that the person demonstrates is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for rhinoceroses or tigers and the habitat of rhinoceroses or tigers.

(2)Effect

Nothing in this subsection precludes the Secretary from awarding a grant on an annual basis.

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2024—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 118–159 added subsec. (g). 2007—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–132 substituted “and to the Administrator” for “, to the Administrator, and to each country within which the project is to be conducted” in third sentence. 2002—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–112 amended heading and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “To the maximum extent practical, the Secretary should give consideration to projects which will enhance sustainable development programs to ensure effective, long-term conservation of rhinoceros and tigers.”

§5304 Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Assistance

Summary

Title 16, §5304

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