Sec. 8. Conservation agreements
328 words·~1 min read·
/bill/115/s/1023/es/section-8A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 809 of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 2431g ), as renamed by section 2(a), is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting Tropical Forest Agreement ; and Conservation Agreement in subsection (a)— by striking and all that follows through Authority
(1)and inserting In General.— The Secretary ; and Authority .—The Secretary by striking Tropical Forest Agreement and inserting Conservation Agreement . Such subsection is further amended by striking paragraph (2). Such section is further amended— in subsection (e)(1)(C), by striking in exceptional circumstances, the government of the beneficiary country and inserting in limited circumstances, the government of the beneficiary country when needed to improve governance and enhance management of tropical forests or coral reef ecosystems, without replacing existing levels of financial efforts by the government of the beneficiary country and with priority given to projects that complement grants made under subparagraphs
(A)and
(B); and by amending subsection
(f)to read as follows: Any grant of more than $250,000 from a Fund must be approved by the Government of the United States and the government of the beneficiary country. . Such section is further amended— in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by inserting to serve in an official capacity after Government ; and in subsection (d)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking tropical forests and inserting tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems ; in paragraph (5), by striking tropical forest ; and in paragraph (6), by striking living in or near a tropical forest in a manner consistent with protecting such tropical forest and inserting dependent on a tropical forest or coral reef ecosystem and related resources in a manner consistent with conserving such resources . Section 803(7) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2431a(7) ) is amended— in the heading, by striking and inserting Tropical Forest Agreement ; and Conservation Agreement by striking Tropical Forest Agreement both places it appears and inserting Conservation Agreement .
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources