PUBLIC LAW 101-233—DEC. 13, 1989 103 STAT. 1977 SEC. 12. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES. (a) ACQUISITION OF LANDS AND WATERS. —Nothing in this Act affects, alters, or modifies the Secretary's authorities, responsibil- ities, obligations, or powers to acquire lands or waters or interests therein under any other statute. (b) MITIGATION.—The Federal funds made available under this Act and section 3(b) of the Act of September 2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669b(b)), as amended by this Act, may not be used for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) or the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Public Law 99-662 (1986), 100 Stat. 4235. SEC. 13. ADDITION OF EPA ADMINISTRATOR TO MIGRATORY BIRD CON- SERVATION COMMISSION. Section 2 of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715a) is amended by striking "the Secretary of Transportation," and inserting in lieu thereof "the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,". SEC. 14. LIMITATION ON ASSESSMENTS AGAINST MIGRATORY BIRD CON- SERVATION FUND. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, only those personnel and administrative costs directly related to acquisition of real prop- erty shall be levied against the Migratory Bird Conservation Account. SEC. 15. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE MIGRA- TORY BIRD TREATY ACT. Section 2 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703) is amended— (1) by striking "and" after "1936,"; and (2) by inserting after "1972" the following: "and the conven- tion between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the conservation of migratory birds and their environments concluded November 19, 1976". SEC. 16. OTHER AGREEMENTS. (a) The Secretary shall undertake with the appropriate officials of nations in the western hemisphere to establish agreements, modeled after the Plan or the Agreement, for the protection of migratory birds identified in section 13(a)(5) of the Fish and Wildlife Conserva- tion Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2912(a)). When any such agreements are reached, the Secretary shall make recommendations to the appro- priate Committees on legislation necessary to implement the agreements. (b) Section 13(a) of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 2912(a)) is amended by striking "and" after "U.S.C. 1531 to 1543);" and striking "necessary." and inserting "necessary; and" and adding at the end the following: "(5) identify lands and waters in the United States and other nations in the Western Hemisphere whose protection, manage- ment, or acquisition will foster the conservation of species, subspecies, and populations of migratory nongame birds, includ- ing those identified in paragraph (3).". 16 USC 4411. 16 USC 4412. 16 USC 4412. Union of Soviet Socicdist Republics. International agreements. 16 USC 4413.
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