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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1205

To transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture jurisdiction over the research

and experimentation program to develop methods for the commercial

production of fish in shallow reservoirs and flooded rice lands and to

transfer the experiment station in Marion, Alabama, established as part

of the program.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 10, 1995

Mr. HILLIARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture,

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case

for considertion of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the

committee concerned

A BILL

To transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture jurisdiction over

the research and experimentation program to develop

methods for the commercial production of fish in shallow

reservoirs and flooded rice lands and to transfer the

experiment station in Marion, Alabama, established as

part of the program.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marion National Aqua3 culture Research Center Act of 1995’’.

4 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF FISH RESEARCH AND EXPERIMEN5 TATION PROGRAM TO SECRETARY OF AGRI6 CULTURE.

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The first section of Public

8 Law 85–342 (16 U.S.C. 778) is amended—

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ and

10 all that follows through ‘‘directed to’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture shall’’;

12 (2) by striking ‘‘an experiment station or sta13 tions’’ and inserting ‘‘one or more aquaculture re14 search centers’’; and

15 (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Department

16 of Agriculture’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the Inte17 rior’’.

18 (b) AUTHORITIES.—Section 2 of Public Law 85–342

19 (16 U.S.C. 778a) is amended—

20 (1) by striking ‘‘, the Secretary’’ and all that

21 follows through ‘‘authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘, the

22 Secretary of Agriculture is authorized’’; and

23 (2) by striking ‘‘he’’ both places it appears and

24 inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’.

25 (c) ASSISTANCE.—Section 3 of Public Law 85–342

26 (16 U.S.C. 778b) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’; and

3 (2) by striking ‘‘Department of Agriculture’’

4 and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’.

5 SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF SOUTHEASTERN FISH CULTURAL

6 LABORATORY, MARION, ALABAMA, TO DE7 PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

8 (a) DESIGNATION OF MARION NATIONAL AQUA9 CULTURE RESEARCH CENTER.—

10 (1) DESIGNATION.—The Southeastern Fish

11 Cultural Laboratory in Marion, Alabama, shall be

12 known and designated as the ‘‘Marion National

13 Aquaculture Research Center’’.

14 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law,

15 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of

16 the United States to the laboratory referred to in

17 paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference

18 to the ‘‘Marion National Aquaculture Research Cen19 ter’’.

20 (b) TRANSFER OF LABORATORY TO DEPARTMENT OF

21 AGRICULTURE.—Subject to section 1531 of title 31, Unit22 ed States Code, not later than 90 days after the date of

23 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior

24 shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture—
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1 (1) the personnel employed in connection with

2 the laboratory referred to in subsection (a);

3 (2) the assets, liabilities, contracts, and real

4 and personal property of the laboratory;

5 (3) the records of the laboratory; and

6 (4) the unexpended balance of appropriations,

7 authorizations, allocations and other funds em8 ployed, held, arising from, available to, or to be

9 made available in connection with the laboratory.

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