16 U.S.C. § 6604
There is established in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund a separate account to be known as the "Marine Turtle Conservation Fund", consisting of-
Subject to paragraph (2), on request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Secretary, without further appropriation, such amounts as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out section 6603 of this title.
Of the amounts in the account available for each fiscal year, the Secretary may expend not more than 5 percent, or up to $150,000, whichever is greater, to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this chapter.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current withdrawals. Investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States.
For the purpose of investments under paragraph (1), obligations may be acquired-
Any obligation acquired by the Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price.
The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.
The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.
The Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assistance under section 6603 of this title. Amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the Fund.
16 U.S.C. § 6604
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2019-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116-9, §7001(c)(3)(D)(i), substituted "section 6606(a)" for "section 6605".Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 116-9, §7001(c)(3)(D)(ii), substituted "5 percent, or up to $150,000" for "3 percent, or up to $80,000".
- Fund
- The term "Fund" means the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund established by section 6604 of this title.
- Multinational Species Conservation Fund
- The term "Multinational Species Conservation Fund" means the fund established under the heading "multinational species conservation fund" in title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 ( 16 U.S.C. 4246 ).
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.
- conservation
- The term "conservation" means the use of all methods and procedures necessary to protect marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises, and the habitats of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises, in foreign countries and territories of the United States under the jurisdiction of United States Fish and Wildlife Service programs, including-(A) protection, restoration, and management of habitats;(B) onsite research and monitoring of populations, habitats, annual reproduction, and species population trends;(C) assistance in the development, implementation, and improvement of national and regional management plans for habitat ranges;(D) enforcement and implementation of CITES and laws of foreign countries-(i) to protect and manage populations and habitats; and(ii) to prevent illegal trade of marine turtles;(E) training of local law enforcement officials in the interdiction and prevention of-(i) the illegal killing of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises; and(ii) illegal trade in marine turtles;(F) initiatives to resolve conflicts between humans and marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises over habitats used by marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises;(G) community outreach and education; and(H) strengthening of the ability of local communities to implement population and habitat conservation programs.