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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1421d. Unusual mortality event activity funding
(a) Establishment of Fund
There is established in the Treasury an interest bearing fund to
be known as the "Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund", which
shall consist of amounts deposited into the Fund under subsection
(c) of this section.
(b) Uses
(1) In general
Amounts in the Fund -
(A) shall be available only for use by the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior -
(i) to compensate persons for special costs incurred in
acting in accordance with the contingency plan issued under
section 1421c(b) of this title or under the direction of an
Onsite Coordinator for an unusual mortality event;
(ii) for reimbursing any stranding network participant for
costs incurred in preparing and transporting tissues
collected with respect to an unusual mortality event for the
Tissue Bank; and
(iii) for care and maintenance of marine mammal seized
under section 1374(c)(2)(D) of this title; and
(B) shall remain available until expended.
(2) Pending claims
If sufficient amounts are not available in the Fund to satisfy
any authorized pending claim, such claim shall remain pending
until such time as sufficient amounts are available. All
authorized pending claims shall be satisfied in the order
received.
(c) Deposits into Fund
There shall be deposited into the Fund -
(1) amounts appropriated to the Fund;
(2) other amounts appropriated to the Secretary for use with
respect to unusual mortality events; and
(3) amounts received by the United States in the form of gifts,
devises, and bequests under subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Acceptance of donations
For purposes of carrying out this subchapter and section
1374(c)(2)(D) of this title, the Secretary may accept, solicit, and
use the services of volunteers, and may accept, solicit, receive,
hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests.
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