§4246. Multinational Species Conservation Fund

In fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, donations to provide assistance under section 5304 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act,¹ subchapter I of the African Elephant Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.],¹ and section 4265 of this title shall be deposited to this Fund and shall be available without further appropriation: Provided further, That in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, all penalties received by the United States under 16 U.S.C. 4224 which are not used to pay rewards under 16 U.S.C. 4225 shall be deposited to this Fund to provide assistance under 16 U.S.C. 4211 and shall be available without further appropriation: Provided further, That in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, not more than three percent of amounts appropriated to this Fund may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Fund.

( Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(e) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231 , 2681-237.)

References in Text

The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, referred to in text, probably means the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, Pub. L. 103–391, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4094 . Section 5304 of the Act probably means section 5 of the Act which is classified to section 5304 of this title.

The African Elephant Conservation Act, referred to in text, is title II of Pub. L. 100–478, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2315 . Subchapter I of the Act probably means part I (§2101 et seq.) of the Act, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§4211 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4201 of this title and Tables.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 6302 of this title.

¹ See References in Text note below.