16 USC § 6102 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s6102"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 6102 - Purposes"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "6102"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 80
chapter_name: "NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(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.)"
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# § 6102. Purposes

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.

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**Source Credit**: (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.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2006—Par. (2).  inserted “Canada,” after “United States,”.