(a) The State of Vermont hereby assents to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide the United States shall aid the states in wildlife restoration projects, and for other purposes," approved September 2, 1937 (Public Law, No. 415, 75th Congress), and the Secretary is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to perform such acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative wildlife restoration projects, as defined in said act of Congress, in compliance with said act and with rules and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior thereunder; and no funds accruing to the State of Vermont from license fees paid by hunters shall be diverted for any other purpose than the administration of the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

(b) The Secretary may form cooperative agreements with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior under section 6(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, Public Law 93-205, 16 U.S.C. § 1535(c), for the purpose of implementing chapter 123 of this title. Entry into any cooperative agreement shall not require the State to carry on any program in the event that federal funds are withdrawn or terminated.

(c) Any funds or in-kind services received by the State shall be administered by the Secretary. (Amended 1981, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)