Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries |
Chapter I - United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior |
SubChapter F - Financial Assistance - Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program |
Part 81 - Conservation of Endangered and Threatened Species of Fish, Wildlife, and Plants - Cooperation With the States |
§ 81.4 - Allocation of funds.
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§ 81.4 Allocation of funds.
The Secretary shall semi-annually allocate funds, appropriated for the purpose of carrying out Section 6, to various State programs using the following as the basis for his determination:
(a) The international commitments of the United States to protect endangered or threatened species;
(b) The readiness of a State to proceed with a conservation program consistent with the objectives and purposes of the Act;
(c) The number of endangered and threatened species within a State;
(d) The potential for restoring endangered and threatened species within a State; and
(e) The relative urgency to initiate a program to restore and protect an endangered or threatened species in terms of survival of the species.
[40 FR 47509, Oct. 9, 1975, as amended at 44 FR 31580, May 31, 1979]