123STA T .706PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 200 9NORTHAME R IC AN W ET L AN DS CONSER V ATION FU ND Forexp e ns es ne c ess a r yt o carry o u tt h e pro vi sions o f the N orth Am erican W et l an d s C onservation Act , as amended (16U.S .C. 4 4 0 1 – 4414 ) , $ 4 2 ,64 7 ,000, to remain availa b le until expended. NEOTRO P ICAL MI G RATOR YB IRD CONSERVATION For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical M i g ratory B ird Conservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 6101 et se q .), $4,7 5 0,000, to remain available until expended. MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND For expenses necessary to carry out the African E lephant Con - servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201–420 3 , 4211–4214, 4221–4225, 4241– 4246, and 153 8 ), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1 9 97 (16 U.S.C. 4261–4266), the R hinoceros and T iger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301–5306), the G reat Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301–6305), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601–6606), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS For w ildlife conservation grants to States and to the D istrict of Columbia, P uerto Rico, Guam, the United States V irgin I slands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and federally- recogni z ed Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and Wild- life Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended
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d, That of the amount provided herein, $7,000,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not sub j ect to the remaining provi- sions of this appropriation: Provided fu r th er, That $5,000,000 is for a competitive grant program for States, territories, and other jurisdictions with approved plans, not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further, That the Sec- retary shall, after deducting $11,106,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof
and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further, That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one- third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the total population of all such States: Provided further, That the amounts apportioned under this para- graph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be appor- tioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided further, That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of
