16 U.S.C. § 669h-2
Not more than $3,000,000 of the revenues covered into the fund for a fiscal year shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for making multistate conservation project grants in accordance with this section.
Not more than $5,000,000 of the revenues covered into the fund from any tax imposed under section 4161(b) of title 26 for a fiscal year shall be available to the Secretary exclusively for making hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment grants that promote a national hunting and shooting sport recruitment program, including related communication and outreach activities.
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 669c(b) of this title for use by the States in the same manner as funds apportioned under section 669c(b) 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 wildlife restoration projects described in paragraph (3).
A priority list referred to in paragraph (2) is a priority list of wildlife restoration projects that the 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 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 hunting or trapping of wildlife or to recreational shooting activities.
Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to any activity carried out under this section.
16 U.S.C. § 669h-2
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 11 of act Sept. 2, 1937, was classified to section 669j of this title prior to repeal by act Aug. 7, 1946.
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (e). 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. 2019-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116-94, §501(g)(1)(A), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, and added subpar. (B).Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 116-94, §501(g)(1)(B), struck out "International" before "Association" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 116-94, §501(g)(1)(C), struck out "International" before "Association" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (c)(2)(A)(i). Pub. L. 116-94, §501(g)(1)(D), inserted "or to recreational shooting activities" after "wildlife".Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116-94, §501(g)(1)(E), inserted "or to recreational shooting activities" after "wildlife".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
STUDY Pub. L. 116-94, div. P, title V, §501(g)(2), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3193, provided that: "Not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019], the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall-"(A) review and evaluate the effects of the funds made available under subparagraph (B) of section 11(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h-2(a)(1)) (as added by paragraph (1)(A)(ii)) on funds available for wildlife conservation; and"(B) submit a report describing the results of the review and evaluation under paragraph (1) to- "(i) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and"(ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives."
- Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior;
- conservation
- the term "conservation" means the use of methods and procedures necessary or desirable to sustain healthy populations of wildlife, including all activities associated with scientific resources management such as research, census, monitoring of populations, acquisition, improvement and management of habitat, live trapping and transplantation, wildlife damage management, and periodic or total protection of a species or population, as well as the taking of individuals within wildlife stock or population if permitted by applicable State and Federal law;
- hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment
- the term "hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment" means any activity or project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters, including by-(A) outreach and communications as a means-(i) to improve communications with hunters, recreational shooters, and the general public with respect to hunting and recreational shooting opportunities;(ii) to reduce barriers to participation in these activities;(iii) to advance the adoption of sound hunting and recreational shooting practices;(iv) to promote conservation and the responsible use of the wildlife resources of the United States; and(v) to further safety in hunting and recreational shooting;(B) providing education, mentoring, and field demonstrations;(C) enhancing access for hunting and recreational shooting, including through range construction; and(D) providing education to the public about the role of hunting and recreational shooting in funding wildlife conservation;
- wildlife
- the term "wildlife" means any species of wild, free-ranging fauna including fish, and also fauna in captive breeding programs the object of which is to reintroduce individuals of a depleted indigenous species into previously occupied range;
- wildlife-associated recreation
- the term "wildlife-associated recreation" means projects intended to meet the demand for outdoor activities associated with wildlife including, but not limited to, hunting and fishing, wildlife observation and photography, such projects as construction or restoration of wildlife viewing areas, observation towers, blinds, platforms, land and water trails, water access, field trialing, trail heads, and access for such projects;