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<br />000358 <br /> <br />DRAFT-Not for distribution <br /> <br />28 North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Pub. L. 103-182, 197 Stat. 2057. <br />Entered into force, September 8, 1992, Canada-Mexico-United States, 32 I.L.M. 289. <br /> <br />29 Federal Implementation ofthe North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, <br />Executive Order 12915 U.S.C.C.A.N. (l08 Stat.) B42. Entered into force, September 13, 1999, <br />Canada-Mexico-United States, 32 I.L.M. 1480. <br /> <br />30 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, November 1, 1983, <br />http://sedac.ciesin.org/pidb/texts/migratory.wild.animals.1979 .html. <br /> <br />31 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat <br />("Ramsar Convention") Adopted at Ramsar, Iran, February 2, 1971. Amended by the Protocol <br />of December 3, 1982 and the Amendments of May 28, 1987; entered into force: Mexico, <br />November 4, 1986; United States, April 18, 1987. http://www.ramsar.orglkey-conv-e.htm <br />(visited 5/1812001). <br /> <br />32 Ex. Order. 11629, October 26, 1971. <br /> <br />33 TIAS 7302; 23 UST 260. <br />34 16 U.S.C. SS 4401 et seq., 103 Stat. 1668. <br /> <br />35 The council is composed of the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Secretary of the <br />National Fish.and Wildlife Foundation, State fish and game agency directors from each of the <br />four international migratory bird flyways (Pacific, Central, Mississippi, Atlantic), three <br />representatives of different non-profit organizations participating in projects under the Plan or <br />the Act. 16 U.S.C. S 4403. <br /> <br />36 In making recommendations, the Council must consider the availability of non-federal <br />matching funds, partnerships among public agencies and private entities, consistency with the <br />National Wetlands Priority plan (if the projects are in the United States), conservation of <br />migratory nongame birds, other fish and wildlife, and benefit to species that are listed, or are <br />candidates for listing, as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and the <br />recommendations of any partnerships among public agencies and private entities in Canada, <br />Mexico or the United States that are participating actively in carrying out one or more wetlands <br />conservation projects. 16 U.S.C. S 4404 (a). <br /> <br />37 16 U.S.C. S 4404 (e). <br /> <br />38 16 U.S.C. S 4407 (a) (1). <br />39 16 U.S.C. S 4407 (a)(2). <br />40 16 U.S.C. S 4407 (b). <br />41 16 U.S.C. S 4405 (b). <br /> <br />27 <br />