16 U.S. Code § 6103 - Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) Fund

The term “Fund” means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section 6108(a) of this title.[1]

(2) Caribbean

The term “Caribbean” includes Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

(3) Conservation

The term “conservation” means the use of methods and procedures necessary to bring a species of neotropical migratory bird to the point at which there are sufficient populations in the wild to ensure the long-term viability of the species, including—

(A) protection and management of neotropical migratory bird populations;

(B) maintenance, management, protection, and restoration of neotropical migratory bird habitat;

(C) research and monitoring;

(D) law enforcement; and

(E) community outreach and education.

(4) Fund

The term “Fund” means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section 6108(a) of this title.¹

(5) Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

(Pub. L. 106–247, § 4, July 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 593; Pub. L. 109–363, title III, § 302(c), (h)(3)(A), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2075, 2076.)

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[1]  So in original. Pars. (1) and (4) have identical text.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Par. (1). Pub. L. 109–363, § 302(h)(3)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Text read as follows: “The term ‘Account’ means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Account established by section 6108(a) of this title.”

Pars. (2) to (5). Pub. L. 109–363, § 302(c), added pars. (2) and (4) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (5), respectively.