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[CITE: 16USC4406]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
            CHAPTER 64--NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION
 
Sec. 4406. Amounts available to carry out this chapter


(a) Omitted

(b) Migratory bird fines, penalties, forfeitures

    The sums received under section 707 of this title as penalties or 
fines, or from forfeitures of property are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of the Interior for purposes of allocation under 
section 4407 of this title. This subsection shall not be construed to 
require the sale of instrumentalities.

(c) Authorization of appropriations

    In addition to the amounts made available under subsections (a) and 
(b) of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of the Interior for purposes of allocation under section 4407 
of this title not to exceed $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
through 2003.

(d) Availability of funds

    Sums made available under this section shall be available until 
expended.

(Pub. L. 101-233, Sec. 7, Dec. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 1974; Pub. L. 103-
375, Sec. 4, Oct. 19, 1994, 108 Stat. 3495; Pub. L. 105-312, title III, 
Sec. 302, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2958; Pub. L. 106-553, Sec. 1(a)(2) 
[title IX, Sec. 902(i)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A-124.)

                          Codification

    Section is comprised of section 7 of Pub. L. 101-233. Subsec. (a) of 
section 7 of Pub. L. 101-233 amended sections 669b and 669c of this 
title and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 669b of 
this title.


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-553 substituted ``$50,000,000'' for 
``$30,000,000''.
    1998--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-312 substituted ``not to exceed 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.'' for ``not to 
exceed $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 and 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998.''
    1994--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-375 substituted ``$20,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 and $30,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 1997 and 1998'' for ``$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991, 
1992, 1993, and 1994''.
