For each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall certify, at the time at which a deduction or apportionment is made, to the Secretary of the Treasury and to each State fish and game department the sum which he has estimated to be deducted for administering this chapter and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act [ et seq.] and the sum which he has apportioned to each State. Any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter shall notify the Secretary of the Interior to this effect within sixty days after it has received the certification referred to in this section. The sum apportioned to any State which fails to notify the Secretary of the Interior as herein provided is authorized to be made available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out the provisions of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
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CHAPTER 5B— WILDLIFE RESTORATION
§ 669. Cooperation of Secretary of the Interior with States; conditions
§ 669b. Authorization of appropriations
§ 669b–1. Authorization of appropriation of accumulated unappropriated receipts
§ 669c. Allocation and apportionment of available amounts
§ 669e. Submission and approval of plans and projects
§ 669f. Payment of funds to States; laws governing construction and labor
§ 669g. Maintenance of projects; expenditures for management of wildlife areas and resources
§ 669h. Requirements and restrictions concerning use of amounts for expenses for administration
§ 669h–1. Firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants
§ 669h–2. Multistate conservation grant program