§669c. Allocation and apportionment of available amounts — Inbound Citations

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Cited by 3 regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations.

• 50 C.F.R. § 80.1(c) — What does this part do?

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  (c) Receive Federal financial assistance awards for eligible activities under the Traditional Wildlife Restoration program, the Basic Hunter Education and Safety subprogram, and the Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety program, including those authorized for hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment under 16 U.S.C. 669c.

• 50 C.F.R. § 80.2 — What terms do I need to know?

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  The terms in this section pertain only to the regulations in this part.

• 50 C.F.R. § 80.50(a) — What activities are eligible for funding under the Wildlife Restoration Act?

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  (a) The following wildlife restoration projects and other associated activities are eligible for funding under apportionments authorized at 16 U.S.C. 669c(b).

  (2) Conducting research on the problems of managing wildlife and its habitat if necessary to administer wildlife resources efficiently. This research may include social science activities.

  (i) Wildlife habitat or management;

  (ii) Providing public access for hunting or other wildlife-oriented recreation; or

  (iii) Supporting other eligible activities described under this paragraph (a), including maintaining and operating property under the ownership or management control of the State fish and wildlife agency and that support eligible activities under the Wildlife Restoration Act.

  (5) Wildlife restoration projects for restoring, rehabilitating, improving, managing, or maintaining areas of lands or waters as wildlife habitat.

  (i) Restoring, rehabilitating, or improving lands or waters as wildlife habitat;

  (ii) Supporting wildlife management;

  (iii) Providing public access for hunting or other wildlife-oriented recreation; or

  (iv) Supporting other eligible activities described under this paragraph (a), including maintaining and operating equipment under the ownership or management control of the State fish and wildlife agency and that support eligible activities under the Wildlife Restoration Act.

  (7) Acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing public target ranges following the requirements of § 80.60 when combining up to 10 percent of annually apportioned Traditional Wildlife Restoration funds (16 U.S.C. 669c(b)) with Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety funds (16 U.S.C. 669h-1). When Traditional Wildlife Restoration funds are committed to the Wildlife Restoration for Public Target Ranges 90/10/5 subaccount, they are no longer eligible for Traditional Wildlife Restoration activities.

  (8) Communicating with the public (see § 80.52(h)), including:

  (i) Outreach and sharing information on award activities, accomplishments, performance, or other communication related to meeting the objectives of an award;

  (ii) Providing the public with information on Wildlife Management Areas; public access for hunting or other wildlife-associated recreation; notices on safety, rule changes, and topics of interest to the public related to wildlife management; and other opportunities available to the public as a result of a Traditional Wildlife Restoration award;

  (iii) Liaising with the media or other venues to provide public information related to the objectives of an award; or

  (iv) Other forms of communication that support a State's wildlife restoration and management objectives in an award.

  (9) Public relations, advertising as a form of outreach, and marketing that are associated with achieving eligible objectives require prior approval of the Service. These activities are allowable only when included in the approach of an approved award to accomplish eligible activities and meet award objectives. Communication that solely benefits the agency is unallowable public relations and is not eligible for funding under the Act.

Citations to §669c(a)(1)

• 16 U.S.C. § 669h(a)

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  (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior may use available amounts under section 669c(a)(1) of this title only for expenses for administration that directly support the implementation of this chapter that consist of—

  (1) personnel costs of employees for the work hours of each employee spent directly administering this chapter, as those hours are certified by the supervisor of the employee;

  (2) support costs directly associated with personnel costs authorized under paragraph (1), excluding costs associated with staffing and operation of regional offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of the Interior other than for the purposes of this chapter;

  (3) costs of determining under section 669e(a) of this title whether State comprehensive plans and projects are substantial in character and design;

  (4) overhead costs, including the costs of general administrative services, that are directly attributable to administration of this chapter and are based on—

  (A) actual costs, as determined by a direct cost allocation methodology approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for use by Federal agencies; and

  (B) in the case of costs that are not determinable under subparagraph (A), an amount per employee authorized under paragraph (1) that does not exceed the amount charged or assessed for costs per full-time equivalent employee for any other division or program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;

  (5) costs incurred in auditing, every 5 years, the wildlife and sport fish activities of each State fish and game department and the use of funds under section 669e of this title by each State fish and game department;

  (6) costs of audits under subsection (d);

  (7) costs of necessary training of Federal and State personnel who administer this chapter to improve administration of this chapter;

  (8) costs of travel to States, territories, and Canada by personnel who—

  (A) administer this chapter for purposes directly related to administration of State programs or projects; or

  (B) administer grants under section 669e, 669h–1, or 669h–2 of this title;

  (9) costs of travel outside the United States (except travel to Canada), by personnel who administer this chapter, for purposes that directly relate to administration of this chapter and that are approved directly by the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks;

  (10) relocation expenses for personnel who, after relocation, will administer this chapter on a full-time or part-time basis for at least 1 year, as certified by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at the time at which the relocation expenses are incurred, subject to the condition that the percentage of the relocation expenses paid with funds made available pursuant to this chapter may not exceed the percentage of the work hours of the employee that are spent administering this chapter; and

  (11) costs to audit, evaluate, approve, disapprove, and advise concerning grants under sections 669e, 669h–1, and 669h–2 of this title.

• 16 U.S.C. § 669h(b)(1)

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  (1) Subject to paragraph (2), if the Secretary of the Interior determines that available amounts under section 669c(a)(1) of this title should be used for an expense for administration other than an expense for administration described in subsection (a), the Secretary—

  (A) shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the expense for administration and stating the amount of the expense; and

  (B) may use any such available amounts for the expense for administration only after the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of submission of the report under subparagraph (A).

• 16 U.S.C. § 669k(b)

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  (b) At the time at which the President submits a budget request for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall report in writing to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate the amounts, broken down by category, that are intended to be used for the fiscal year under section 4(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and section 4(d)(1) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1)).¹

• 16 U.S.C. § 669k(c)(1)

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  (1) the amounts, broken down by category, that were used for the fiscal year under section 4(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and section 4(d)(1) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1));¹

• 16 U.S.C. § 669k(c)(4)

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  (4) that all amounts used for the fiscal year under section 4(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and section 4(d)(1) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1))¹ were necessary for expenses for administration incurred in implementation of those Acts;

Citations to §669c(a)(2)

• 16 U.S.C. § 669k(c)(2)

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  (2) the amounts apportioned to States for the fiscal year under section 4(a)(2) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(2)) and section 4(d)(2)(A) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(2)(A));¹

Citations to §669c(b)

• 16 U.S.C. § 669h–1(a)(3)

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  (3) Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal year under section 669c(b) of this title, the State may elect to allocate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with the amount apportioned to the State under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range.

• 16 U.S.C. § 669h–2(a)(2)(B)

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  (B) 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.

Citations to §669c(c)

• 16 U.S.C. § 669g(b)(1)

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  (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each State may use the funds apportioned to it under section 669c(c) of this title to pay up to 75 per centum of the costs of a hunter safety program and the operation and maintenance of public target ranges.

• 16 U.S.C. § 669h–1(a)(1)

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  (1) Of the revenues covered into the fund, $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, and $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be apportioned among the States in the manner specified in section 669c(c) of this title by the Secretary of the Interior and used to make grants to the States to be used for—

  (A) in the case of a State that has not used all of the funds apportioned to the State under section 669c(c) of this title for the fiscal year in the manner described in section 669g(b) of this title—

  (i) the enhancement of hunter education programs, hunter and sporting firearm safety programs, and hunter development programs;

  (ii) the enhancement of interstate coordination and development of hunter education and shooting range programs;

  (iii) the enhancement of bow hunter and archery education, safety, and development programs;

  (iv) the enhancement of construction or development of firearm shooting ranges and archery ranges, and the updating of safety features of firearm shooting ranges and archery ranges; and

  (v) the enhancement of hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment; and

  (B) in the case of a State that has used all of the funds apportioned to the State under section 669c(c) of this title for the fiscal year in the manner described in section 669g(b) of this title, any use authorized by this chapter (including hunter safety programs and the construction, operation, and maintenance of public target ranges).

• 16 U.S.C. § 669h–1(a)(1)(A)

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  (A) in the case of a State that has not used all of the funds apportioned to the State under section 669c(c) of this title for the fiscal year in the manner described in section 669g(b) of this title—

  (i) the enhancement of hunter education programs, hunter and sporting firearm safety programs, and hunter development programs;

  (ii) the enhancement of interstate coordination and development of hunter education and shooting range programs;

  (iii) the enhancement of bow hunter and archery education, safety, and development programs;

  (iv) the enhancement of construction or development of firearm shooting ranges and archery ranges, and the updating of safety features of firearm shooting ranges and archery ranges; and

  (v) the enhancement of hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment; and

• 16 U.S.C. § 669h–1(a)(1)(B)

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  (B) in the case of a State that has used all of the funds apportioned to the State under section 669c(c) of this title for the fiscal year in the manner described in section 669g(b) of this title, any use authorized by this chapter (including hunter safety programs and the construction, operation, and maintenance of public target ranges).

Citations to §669c(d)

• 16 U.S.C. § 669a(9)

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  (9) the term “wildlife conservation and restoration program” means a program developed by a State fish and wildlife department and approved by the Secretary under section 669c(d)² of this title, the projects that constitute such a program, which may be implemented in whole or part through grants and contracts by a State to other State, Federal, or local agencies (including those that gather, evaluate, and disseminate information on wildlife and their habitats), wildlife conservation organizations, and outdoor recreation and conservation education entities from funds apportioned under this chapter,² and maintenance of such projects;

• 16 U.S.C. § 669b(c)(2)

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  (2) Funds may be used by a State or an Indian tribe for the planning and implementation of its wildlife conservation and restoration program and wildlife conservation strategy, as provided in sections 669c(d) and (e) of this title, including wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation education, and wildlife-associated recreation projects. Such funds may be used for new programs and projects as well as to enhance existing programs and projects.

Citations to §669c(e)

• 16 U.S.C. § 669b(c)(2)

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  (2) Funds may be used by a State or an Indian tribe for the planning and implementation of its wildlife conservation and restoration program and wildlife conservation strategy, as provided in sections 669c(d) and (e) of this title, including wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation education, and wildlife-associated recreation projects. Such funds may be used for new programs and projects as well as to enhance existing programs and projects.