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title: "16 U.S.C. § 6102"
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title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_name: "NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 6102 - Purposes

## Text

The purposes of this chapter are—

(1) to perpetuate healthy populations of neotropical migratory birds;

(2) to assist in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds by supporting conservation initiatives in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean; and

(3) to provide financial resources and to foster international cooperation for those initiatives.

(Pub. L. 106–247, § 3, July 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 593; Pub. L. 109–363, title III, § 302(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2075.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments2006—Par. (2). Pub. L. 109–363 inserted “Canada,” after “United States,”.