16 U.S.C. § 777m
Not more than $3,000,000 shall be distributed to the Secretary of the Interior for making multistate conservation project grants in accordance with this section.
Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available for making grants only for the first fiscal year for which the amount is made available and the following fiscal year.
At the end of the period of availability under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Interior shall apportion any amounts that remain available among the States in the manner specified in section 777c(c) of this title for use by the States in the same manner as funds apportioned under section 777c(c) of this title.
A project shall not be eligible for a grant under this section unless the project will benefit-
The Secretary of the Interior may make grants under this section only for projects identified on a priority list of sport fish restoration projects described in paragraph (3).
A priority list referred to in paragraph (2) is a priority list of sport fish restoration projects that the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies-
The Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall publish in the Federal Register each priority list submitted under paragraph (3)(C).
The Secretary of the Interior may make a grant under this section only to-
Any nongovernmental organization that applies for a grant under this section shall submit with the application to the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies a certification that the organization-
Any nongovernmental organization that is found to use grant funds in violation of subparagraph (A) shall return all funds received under this section and be subject to any other applicable penalties under law.
A grant under this section shall not be used, in whole or in part, for an activity, project, or program that promotes or encourages opposition to the regulated taking of fish.
Not more than $1,200,000 of each annual appropriation made in accordance with the provisions of section 777b of this title shall be distributed to the Secretary of the Interior for use as follows:
Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to any activity carried out under this section.
16 U.S.C. § 777m
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (f). 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. 2021-Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 117-58 added par. (3).2015-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114-94, §10001(f)(1), struck out "of each annual appropriation made in accordance with the provisions of section 777b of this title" after "$3,000,000". Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114-94, §10001(f)(2)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted "Not more than $1,200,000 of each annual appropriation made in accordance with the provisions of section 777b of this title shall be distributed to the Secretary of the Interior for use as follows:" for "Of amounts made available under section 777c(b) of this title for each fiscal year-".Subsec. (e)(1)(D). Pub. L. 114-94, §10001(f)(2)(B), substituted period at end for ";and". 2010-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111-281 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 109-241, §901(r)(2). See 2006 Amendment note below. 2006-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109-241, §901(r)(2), as amended by Pub. L. 111-281 substituted "Not more than" for "For each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, not more than". 2005-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109-59, §10118(1), reenacted subsec. (a) and par. (1) headings without change and amended text of par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Of the balance of each annual appropriation made under section 777b of this title remaining after the distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 777c of this title in a fiscal year, not more than $3,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for making multistate conservation project grants in accordance with this section." Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 109-59, §10118(2), substituted "section 777c(c)" for "section 777c(e)" in two places.Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109-59, §10118(3), added introductory provisions and struck out former introductory provisions which read as follows: "Of the balance of each annual appropriation made under section 777b of this title remaining after the distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 777c of this title for each fiscal year and after deducting amounts used for grants under subsection (a) of this section-".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114-94 effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114-94 set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 111-281, title IX, §903(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3010, provided that the amendment by section 903(a)(3) is effective with enactment of Pub. L. 109-241.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2005 AMENDMENTSFrom Aug. 10, 2005, to end of fiscal year 2005, subsecs. (a)(1), (2)(B) and (e) of this section considered to read as immediately before enactment of Pub. L. 109-59 see section 101(b) of Pub. L. 109-74 set out as a note under section 777b of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 109-59 effective Oct. 1, 2005, see section 10102 of Pub. L. 109-59 set out as a note under section 777b of this title.