16 USC § 8213 - Prohibition against implementation of regulatory authority by Federal agencies through partnerships

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s8213"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 8213 - Prohibition against implementation of regulatory authority by Federal agencies through partnerships"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "8213"
section_name: "Prohibition against implementation of regulatory authority by Federal agencies through partnerships"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–188, title II, § 213, Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 938.)"
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# § 8213. Prohibition against implementation of regulatory authority by Federal agencies through partnerships

Any Partnership designated under this chapter—

**(1)** shall be for the sole purpose of promoting fish conservation; and

**(2)** shall not be used to implement any regulatory authority of any Federal agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–188, title II, § 213, Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 938.)