US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 777b

Authorization of appropriations

section 9504(a) of title 26section 9504(c) of title 26section 777c(c) of this titleTo carry out the provisions of this chapter for fiscal years after , there are authorized to be appropriated from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund established by the amounts paid, transferred, or otherwise credited to that Trust Fund, except as provided in . For purposes of the provision of the Act of , which refers to this section, such amounts shall be treated as the amounts that are equal to the revenues described in this section. The appropriation made under the provisions of this section for each fiscal year shall continue available during succeeding fiscal years. So much of such appropriation apportioned to any State for any fiscal year as remains unexpended at the close thereof is authorized to be made available for expenditure in that State until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. Any amount apportioned to any State under the provisions of this chapter which is unexpended or unobligated at the end of the period during which it is available for expenditure on any project is authorized to be made available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior to supplement the 58.012 percent of the balance of each annual appropriation to be apportioned among the States, as provided for in .

Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, § 364 Stat. 431Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title X, § 1014(a)(2)98 Stat. 1015Pub. L. 99–514, § 2100 Stat. 2095Pub. L. 109–59, title X, § 10112(a)119 Stat. 1927Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title X, § 10001(a)129 Stat. 1619(, ; , , ; , , ; , (b)(1), , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The provision of the Act of , referred to in text, is set out as a note below.

Amendments

Pub. L. 114–942015— substituted “58.012 percent” for “57 percent”.

Pub. L. 109–59section 9504(c) of title 26section 777c(c) of this title2005— substituted “Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund” for “Sport Fish Restoration Account”, “that Trust Fund, except as provided in ” for “that Account”, “during succeeding fiscal years” for “during the succeeding fiscal year”, and “to supplement the 57 percent of the balance of each annual appropriation to be apportioned among the States, as provided for in ” for “in carrying on the research program of the Fish and Wildlife Service in respect to fish of material value for sport and recreation”.

Pub. L. 99–5141986— substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.

Pub. L. 98–369section 9504(a) of title 261984— substituted “To carry out the provisions of this chapter for fiscal years after , there are authorized to be appropriated from the Sport Fish Restoration Account established by the amounts paid, transferred, or otherwise credited to that Account. For purposes of the provision of the Act of , which refers to this section, such amounts shall be treated as the amounts that are equal to the revenues described in this section” for “To carry out the provisions of this chapter, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated an amount equal to the revenue accruing from tax imposed by section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code, as heretofore of hereafter extended and amended, on fishing rods, creels, reels, and artificial lures, baits, and flies during the fiscal year ending , and each fiscal year thereafter”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Pub. L. 114–94section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94section 5313 of Title 5Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date of 2005 Amendments

Pub. L. 109–74, title I, § 101(b)119 Stat. 2030

section 777c of this titlesection 13106 of Title 46section 777 of this title“Except as provided by the amendments made by title II of this Act [amending and , Shipping], during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005 [], and ending upon the expiration of fiscal year 2005, the provisions of law amended by the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005 [see Short Title of 2005 Amendments note set out under ] (as amended by this Act) shall be considered to read as such laws read immediately before the enactment of that Act.”
, , , provided that:

Pub. L. 109–59, title X, § 10102Pub. L. 109–74, title I, § 101(a)(2)119 Stat. 2030

Pub. L. 109–59section 777 of this title“The amendments made by this subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 10101–10143) of title X of , see Short Title of 2005 Amendments note set out under ] shall take effect .”
, as added by , , , provided that:

Pub. L. 109–59, title X, § 10112(b)(2)119 Stat. 1927section 10112(b)(1) of Pub. L. 109–59Pub. L. 109–74, title I, § 101(a)(1)119 Stat. 2030section 10102 of Pub. L. 109–59, , , which provided that the amendments made by (amending this section) would take effect on , was repealed by , , . See , set out above.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–369section 1014(b) of Pub. L. 98–369section 777 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after , see , set out as a note under .

Availability of Funds Until Expended

Act Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 375, title I, § 10165 Stat. 262

“For carrying out the provisions of the Act of (Public Law 681) [this chapter], amounts equal to the revenues described in section 3 of said Act [this section] and credited during the next preceding fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.”
, , provided that:

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

84 Stat. 2090section 777 of this titleTransfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, , see note set out under .