[107th Congress Public Law 141]
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Public Law 107-141
107th Congress
An Act
To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997. <<NOTE: Feb.
12, 2002 - [H.R. 700]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Asian Elephant
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2002.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. <<NOTE: 16 USC 4261 note.>>
This Act may be cited as the ``Asian Elephant Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997.
Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
4266) is amended by striking ``1998'' and all that follows through
``2002'' and inserting ``2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007''.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
4266) is further amended--
(1) by striking ``There are authorized'' and inserting ``(a)
In General.--There is authorized''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Administrative Expenses.--Of amounts available each fiscal
year to carry out this Act, the Secretary may expend not more than 3
percent or $80,000, whichever is greater, to pay the administrative
expenses necessary to carry out this Act.''.
SEC. 4. COOPERATION.
The Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 is further amended by
redesignating section 7 (16 U.S.C. 4266) as section 8, and by inserting
after section 6 the following:
``SEC. 7. ADVISORY GROUP. <<NOTE: 16 USC 4265a.>>
``(a) In General.--To assist in carrying out this Act, the Secretary
may convene an advisory group consisting of individuals representing
public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation
of Asian elephants.
``(b) Public Participation.--
``(1) Meetings.--The Advisory Group shall--
``(A) ensure that each meeting of the advisory group
is open to the public; and
``(B) provide, at each meeting, an opportunity for
interested persons to present oral or written statements
concerning items on the agenda.
``(2) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide to the public
timely notice of each meeting of the advisory group.
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``(3) Minutes.--Minutes of each meeting of the advisory
group shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be made available
to the public.
``(c) Exemption From Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory
group.''.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Conforming Amendments.--The Asian Elephant Conservation Act of
1997 is amended as follows:
(1) Section 4(3) (16 U.S.C. 4263(3)) is amended by striking
``the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund established under section
6(a)'' and inserting ``the account established by division A,
section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105-277 under the heading
`multinational species conservation fund' ''.
(2) Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 4265) is amended by striking the
section heading and all that follows through ``(d) Acceptance
and Use of Donations.--'' and inserting the following:
``SEC. 6. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.''.
(b) Technical Corrections.--
(1) The matter under the heading ``multinational species
conservation fund'' in title I of the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 4246;
112 Stat. 2681-237), is amended--
(A) by striking ``section 5304 of'' and all that
follows through ``section 6 of the Asian Elephant
Conservation Act of 1997'' and inserting ``section 5 of
the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16
U.S.C. 5304), part I of the African Elephant
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.), and section 5
of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16
U.S.C. 4264)'';
(B) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 4224'' and inserting
``section 2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 4224)'';
(C) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 4225'' and inserting
``section 2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 4225)''; and
(D) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 4211'' and inserting
``section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 4211)''.
(2) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Effective on the day after the
date of enactment of the African Elephant Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2001 (107th Congress)--
(A) section 2104(a) of the African Elephant
Conservation <<NOTE: 16 USC 4214.>> Act is amended by
striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``this title''; and
(B) section 2306(b) of the African Elephant
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(b)) is amended by
striking ``this Act'' each place it appears and
inserting ``this title''.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE
FOUNDATION.
Section 10(a)(1) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2005''; and
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(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$20,000,000'' and
inserting ``$25,000,000''.
Approved February 12, 2002.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 700:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-94 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-113 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 147 (2001):
June 12, considered and passed
House.
Dec. 18, considered and passed
Senate, amended.
Vol. 148 (2002):
Jan. 23, House concurred in Senate
amendment.
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