16 U.S.C. § 669k : US Code - Section 669K: Reports and certifications

Search 16 U.S.C. § 669k : US Code - Section 669K: Reports and certifications

(a) Implementation report
(1) In general
At the time at which the President submits to Congress a budget
request for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2002,
the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the steps
that have been taken to comply with this title (!1) and the
amendments made by this title.(!1)
(2) Contents
The report under paragraph (1) shall describe -
(A) the extent to which compliance with this title (!1) and
the amendments made by this title (!1) has required a reduction
in the number of personnel assigned to administer, manage, and
oversee the Federal Assistance Program for State Wildlife and
Sport Fish Restoration;
(B) any revisions to this title (!1) or the amendments made
by this title (!1) that would be desirable in order for the
Secretary of the Interior to adequately administer the Program
and ensure that funds provided to State agencies are properly
used; and
(C) any other information concerning the implementation of
this title (!1) and the amendments made by this title (!1) that
the Secretary of the Interior considers appropriate.
(b) Projected spending report
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)
(c) Spending certification and report
Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the
Secretary of the Interior shall certify and report in writing to
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate -
(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)
(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)
(3) the results of the audits performed under section 9(d) of
the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h(d)
(!2) and section 9(d) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h(d));
(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;
(5) that all amounts used for the fiscal year to administer
those Acts by agency headquarters and by regional offices of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service were used in accordance
with those Acts; and
(6) that the Secretary of the Interior, the Assistant Secretary
for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, the Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Assistant Director for
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs each properly
discharged their duties under those Acts.
(d) Certifications by States
(1) In general
Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each
State that received amounts apportioned under the Pittman-
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) or
the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et
seq.) for the fiscal year shall certify to the Secretary of the
Interior in writing that the amounts were expended by the State
in accordance with each of those Acts.
(2) Transmission to Congress
Not later than December 31 of a fiscal year, the Secretary of
the Interior shall transmit all certifications under paragraph
(1) for the previous fiscal year to the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate.
(e) Limitation on delegation
The Secretary of the Interior shall not delegate the
responsibility for making a certification under subsection (c) of
this section to any person except the Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks.