16 USC § 4265 - Acceptance and use of donations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s4265"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 4265 - Acceptance and use of donations"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "4265"
section_name: "Acceptance and use of donations"
chapter_number: 62
chapter_name: "ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–96, § 6, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2153; Pub. L. 107–141, § 5(a)(2), Feb. 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 14.)"
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# § 4265. Acceptance and use of donations

section 4264 of this title

The Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assistance under . Amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–96, § 6, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2153; Pub. L. 107–141, § 5(a)(2), Feb. 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 14.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2002— substituted “Acceptance and use of donations” for “Asian Elephant Conservation Fund” as section catchline, struck out subsecs. (a) to (c), which related to establishment, deposits into, and use of the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, redesignated subsec. (d) as entire section and struck out subsec. heading.