16 USC 6108 – Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund
(a) Establishment
There is established in the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the “Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund”. The Fund shall consist of amounts deposited into the Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (b).
(b) Deposits into the Fund
Terms Used In 16 USC 6108
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund—
(1) all amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations under subsection (d); and
(2) other amounts appropriated to the Fund.
(c) Use
(1) In general
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may use amounts in the Account,1 without further Act of appropriation, to carry out this chapter.
(2) Administrative expenses
Of amounts in the Account 1 available for each fiscal year, the Secretary may expend not more than 3 percent or up to $100,000, whichever is greater, to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this chapter.
(d) Acceptance and use of donations
The Secretary may accept and use donations to carry out this chapter. Amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund.