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 PUBLIC LAW 98-244—MAR. 26, 1984

98 STAT. 107

Public Law 98-244 98th Congress An Act To establish a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

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 "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act". SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES OF FOUNDATION.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Foundation"). The Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment of the United States. (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation are— (1) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) to undertake and conduct such other activities as will further the conservation and management of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources of the United States, and its territories and possessions, for present and future generations of Americans. SEC. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.—The Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the "Board"), which shall consist of nine Directors, each of whom shall be a United States citizen and— (1) six of whom must be knowledgeable or experienced in fish and wildlife conservation; and (2) three of whom must be educated and experienced in the principles of fish and wildlife management. The membership of the Board, to the extent practicable, shall represent diverse points of view relating to fish and wildlife conservation. The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the Board. Appointment to the Board shall not constitute employment by, or the holding of an office of, the United States for the purposes of any Federal law. (b) APPOINTMENT AND TERMS.—By December 31, 1984, the Secre-

tary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the "Secretary") shall appoint the Directors of the Board. The Directors shall be appointed for terms of six years; except that the Secretary, in making the initial appointments to the Board, shall appoint three Directors to a term of two years, three Directors to a term of four years, and three Directors to a term of six years. A vacancy on the Board shall be filled within sixty days of said vacancy in the manner in which the original appointment was made. No individual may serve more than two consecutive terms as a Director.

Mar. 26, 1984 [H.R. 2809] National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. 16 USC 3701 note. 16 USC 3701.

16 USC 3702.

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