PUBLIC LAW 107–141—FEB. 12, 2002 116 STAT. 13

Public Law 107–141

107th Congress

An Act

To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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.

‘‘(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.

16 USC 4265a.

16 USC 4261

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Conservation

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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) 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 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

16 USC 4214.

Effective date.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 700:

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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(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and

inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’.

Approved February 12, 2002.