Allocation of funds.

§ 81.4 Allocation of funds. The Secretary shall semi-annually allocate funds, appropriated for the purpose of carrying out Section 6, to various State programs using the following as the basis for his determination: (a) The international commitments of the United States to protect endangered or threatened species; (b) The readiness of a State to proceed with a conservation program consistent with the objectives and purposes of the Act; (c) The number of endangered and threatened species within a State; (d) The potential for restoring endangered and threatened species within a State; and (e) The relative urgency to initiate a program to restore and protect an endangered or threatened species in terms of survival of the species. [40 FR 47509, Oct. 9, 1975, as amended at 44 FR 31580, May 31, 1979]