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16 U.S.C. § 917d (CONSERVATION)
§ 917d. Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated a sum not to exceed $1,000,000 for fiscal years 1978 and 1979.
(Pub. L. 94–532, § 6, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2492.)
16 U.S.C. § 921...923 (CONSERVATION)
§§ 921 to 923. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section 921, acts Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 879, § 1, 60 Stat. 930; Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 478, § 3, 63 Stat. 616; July 30, 1951, ch. 256, 65 Stat. 131; July 1, 1952, ch. 537, 66 Stat. 314, directed the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to investigate the abundance and distribution of sea lampreys, required a report to the Congress not later than Dec. 31, 1950, and authorized appropriations through the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953.
Sections 922, 923, act Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 879, §§ 2, 3, 60 Stat. 930, 931, which related to cooperation between Federal, State, and local agencies and the annual cost of the program, were omitted by act Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 478, § 3, 63 Stat. 616, which amended act Aug. 8, 1946.
16 U.S.C. § 931 (CONSERVATION)
§ 931. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term—
(a) “Convention” means the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between the United States of America and Canada signed at Washington, September 10, 1954;
(b) “Commission” means the Great Lakes Fishery Commission provided for by article II of the convention;
(c) “United States Section” means the United States Commissioners on the Commission;
(d) “Great Lakes State” means any of the following States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin;
(e) “Great Lakes” means any of the following bodies of water: Lake Ontario (including the Saint Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to the forty-fifth parallel of latitude), Lake Erie, Lake Huron (including Lake Saint Clair), Lake Michigan, or Lake Superior.
(June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 2, 70 Stat. 242.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Short Title
text: Act June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 1, 70 Stat. 242, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956’.”
heading: Separability
text: Act June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 14, 70 Stat. 244, provided that: “If any provision of this Act [this chapter] or the application of such provision to any circumstances or persons shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the applicability of such provision to other circumstances or persons shall not be affected thereby”.
16 U.S.C. § 933 (CONSERVATION)
§ 933. Advisory Committee
(a) Appointment and number of members; factors in selection
The United States Section shall appoint an advisory committee for each of the Great Lakes, upon which committee each State bordering on the lake may be represented by not more than four members. In making such appointments, the United States Section shall make its selection for each State from a list proposed by the Governor of that State; and shall give due consideration to the interests of—
(1) State agencies having jurisdiction over fisheries;
(2) the commercial fishing industry of the lake;
(3) the sports fishing of the lake; and
(4) the public at large.
(b) Membership on other committees
A member of the advisory committee for one lake may also be a member of the advisory committee for one or more other lakes.
(c) Compensation
The members of the advisory committee shall receive no compensation from the Government of the United States for their services as such members. Not more than ten members of all the committees, designated by the committees and approved by the United States Section, may be paid by the Government of the United States for transportation expenses and per diem incident to attendance at the annual meeting of the Commission or of the United States Section.
(d) Meetings
The members of the advisory committee for each lake shall be invited to attend all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Section relating to that lake and at such meetings shall be granted opportunity to examine and be heard on all proposed recommendations, programs, and activities relating to that lake.
(June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 4, 70 Stat. 242; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title II, § 208, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1364.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2002—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–228, which directed the substitution of “ten” for “five” and “the annual” for “each” in subsec. (c) of section 4 of the Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956, was executed by making the substitutions in subsec. (c) of this section, which is section 4 of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Termination of Advisory Committees
text: Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
16 U.S.C. § 934 (CONSERVATION)
§ 934. Repealed. Pub. L. 92–471, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 787
text: Section, act June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 5, 70 Stat. 243, provided that service of individuals appointed as United States Commissioners shall not be treated as service for the purposes of certain sections of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
16 U.S.C. § 935 (CONSERVATION)
§ 935. Acquisition of real property; construction and operation of lamprey control works; entry into agreements for construction and operation of works
In order to carry out the obligations of the United States under the Convention, the United States Section is authorized—
(a) to acquire any real property, or any interest therein, by purchase, exchange, gift, dedication, condemnation, or otherwise;
(b) to construct, operate, and maintain any project or works designed to facilitate compliance with the provisions of the Convention relating to the sea lamprey control program; and
(c) to enter into contract or agreement with any State or other public agency or private agency or individual for the construction, operation, or maintenance of any such project or works.
(June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 6, 70 Stat. 243.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Work on Sea Lamprey Program; Reimbursements
text: Pub. L. 101–512, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1918, provided in part that: “beginning October 1, 1990, and thereafter, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service can perform work for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, authorized by 16 U.S.C. 931–939c, Great Lakes Fisheries [Fishery] Act of 1956, on the sea lamprey program on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, That such reimbursements are to be treated as Intragovernmental funds as defined in the publication titled ‘A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process’.”
16 U.S.C. § 936 (CONSERVATION)
§ 936. Secretary of the Interior; authority to transfer lamprey control projects and act on behalf of United States Section
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, upon the request of the United States Section—
(a) to transfer to the United States Section any lamprey control project or works under his jurisdiction now existing or now under construction; and
(b) to act for or on behalf of the United States Section in the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter.
(June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 7, 70 Stat. 243.)
16 U.S.C. § 937 (CONSERVATION)
§ 937. United States Section as agency of United States
The United States Section shall, for the purposes of these 1 provisions of title 28, relating to claims against the United States and tort claims procedure, be deemed to be an agency of the United States.
(June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 8, 70 Stat. 243.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Provisions of title 28, relating to claims against the United States, referred to in text, include sections 1346(b), 2501 et seq., and 2671 et seq., of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
16 U.S.C. § 938 (CONSERVATION)
§ 938. Notice of proposals
At least thirty days before approving a proposal to utilize a lamprey control measure or install a device in any stream, the United States Section shall cause notice of such proposal to be sent to the official agency having jurisdiction over fisheries in each of the States through which the stream flows.
(June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 9, 70 Stat. 243.)
16 U.S.C. § 939 (CONSERVATION)
§ 939. Transmission of recommendations
The Secretary of State shall upon the receipt from the Commission of any recommendation of a conservation measure made in accordance with article IV of the Convention transmit a copy of the recommendation with his comments thereon to the Governor of each Great Lakes State for consideration and such action as may be found to be appropriate. The Secretary of State shall also inform such other public agencies as he may deem appropriate.
(June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 10, 70 Stat. 244.)
16 U.S.C. § 939a (CONSERVATION)
§ 939a. Cooperation with other agencies
Any agency of the United States Government is authorized to cooperate with the United States Section in the conduct of research programs and related activities and, on a reimbursable or other basis, to enter into agreements with the United States Section for the purpose of assisting it in carrying out the program for the control of lamprey populations.
(June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 11, 70 Stat. 244.)
16 U.S.C. § 939b (CONSERVATION)
§ 939b. State laws and regulations
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any of the Great Lakes States from making or enforcing laws or regulations within their respective jurisdictions so far as such laws or regulations do not conflict with the Convention or this chapter.
(June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 12, 70 Stat. 244.)
16 U.S.C. § 941a (CONSERVATION)
§ 941a. Purpose
The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to develop and implement proposals for the restoration of fish and wildlife resources in the Great Lakes Basin; and
(2) to provide assistance to the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission, States, Indian Tribes, and other interested entities to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration and management of the fish and wildlife resources and their habitat in the Great Lakes Basin.
(Pub. L. 101–537, title I, § 1003, Nov. 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 2371; Pub. L. 101–646, title II, § 2003, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4774; Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4091; Pub. L. 105–265, §§ 3(b), 4, Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2358.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Title I of Pub. L. 101–537 and title II of Pub. L. 101–646 enacted identical sections. Title II of Pub. L. 101–646 was repealed by Pub. L. 105–265, § 3(b).
heading: Amendments
text: 1998—Pub. L. 105–265, § 4(1), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in introductory provisions as reference to this chapter.
Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–265, § 4(4), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “to develop proposals to implement recommendations resulting from that study; and”.
Pub. L. 105–265, § 4(2), (3), redesignated par. (2) as (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “to carry out a comprehensive study of the status, and the assessment, management, and restoration needs, of the fishery resources of the Great Lakes Basin;”.
Pars. (2), (3). Pub. L. 105–265, § 4(3), (5), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and substituted “habitat in” for “habitat of”. Former par. (2) redesignated (1).
1996—Pub. L. 104–332 made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 2003, which enacted this section.
16 U.S.C. § 941d (CONSERVATION)
§ 941d. Goals of United States Fish and Wildlife Service programs related to Great Lakes fish and wildlife resources
In administering programs of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service related to the Great Lakes Basin, the Director shall seek to achieve the following goals:
(1) Restoring and maintaining self-sustaining fish and wildlife resources.
(2) Minimizing the impacts of contaminants on fishery and wildlife resources.
(3) Protecting, maintaining, and, where degraded and destroyed, restoring fish and wildlife habitat, including the enhancement and creation of wetlands that result in a net gain in the amount of those habitats.
(4) Stopping illegal activities adversely impacting fishery and wildlife resources.
(5) Restoring threatened and endangered species to viable, self-sustaining levels.
(6) Protecting, managing, and conserving migratory birds.
(Pub. L. 101–537, title I, § 1006, Nov. 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 2373; Pub. L. 101–646, title II, § 2006, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4777; Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4091; Pub. L. 105–265, § 3(b), Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2358; Pub. L. 109–326, § 5, Oct. 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 1764.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Title I of Pub. L. 101–537 and title II of Pub. L. 101–646 enacted identical sections. Title II of Pub. L. 101–646 was repealed by Pub. L. 105–265.
heading: Amendments
text: 2006—Par. (1). Pub. L. 109–326 added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “Restoring and maintaining self-sustaining fishery resource populations.”
1996—Pub. L. 104–332 made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 2006, which enacted this section.
16 U.S.C. § 943 (CONSERVATION)
§ 943. Tissue bank
(a) In general
The Secretary shall coordinate existing facilities for the storage, preparation, examination, and archiving of tissues from selected Great Lakes fish and wildlife, which shall be known as the “Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank”.
(b) Guidance
The Secretary shall, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State agencies and the Council of Great Lakes Research Managers, issue guidance, after an opportunity for public review and comment, for Great Lakes fish and wildlife tissue collection, preparation, archiving, quality control procedures, and access that will ensure—
(1) appropriate uniform methods and standards for those activities to provide confidence in Great Lakes fish and wildlife tissue samples used for research;
(2) documentation of procedures used for collecting, preparing, and archiving those samples; and
(3) appropriate scientific use of the tissues in the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank.
(Pub. L. 102–440, title II, § 202, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2233.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 102–440, title II, § 201, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2233, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as ‘The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank Act’.”
16 U.S.C. § 943a (CONSERVATION)
§ 943a. Data base
(a) Maintenance
The Secretary shall maintain a central data base which provides an effective means for tracking and assessing relevant reference data on Great Lakes fish and wildlife, including data on tissues collected for and maintained in the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank.
(b) Access
The Secretary shall establish criteria, after an opportunity for public review and comment, for access to the data base which provides for appropriate use of the information by the public.
(Pub. L. 102–440, title II, § 203, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2233.)
16 U.S.C. § 943b (CONSERVATION)
§ 943b. Definitions
In this chapter—
(1) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(2) “Great Lakes fish and wildlife” means fauna, fish, and invertebrates dependent on Great Lakes resources, and located within the Great Lakes Basin.
(Pub. L. 102–440, title II, § 204, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2233.)
16 U.S.C. § 943c (CONSERVATION)
§ 943c. Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1993 and 1994 to carry out this chapter.
(Pub. L. 102–440, title II, § 205, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2234.)
16 U.S.C. § 954 (CONSERVATION)
§ 954. Repealed. Pub. L. 92–471, title II, § 203(b), Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 787
text: Section, act Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, § 5, 64 Stat. 778, provided that service of individuals appointed as United States Commissioners shall not be treated as service for the purposes of certain sections of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
16 U.S.C. § 956 (CONSERVATION)
§ 956. Inspection of returns, records, or other reports
Any person authorized to carry out enforcement activities under this chapter and any person authorized by the commissions shall have power without warrant or other process, to inspect, at any reasonable time, catch returns, statistical records, or other reports as are required by regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter to be made, kept, or furnished.
(Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, § 7, 64 Stat. 778; Pub. L. 87–814, § 3, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 924.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1962—Pub. L. 87–814 substituted provisions respecting inspection of returns, records, or other reports for provisions authorizing a fine not exceeding $1,000 and proceedings for injunction against fishing for or possessing the kind of fish covered by the convention for failure to make, keep, furnish, or refusal to permit inspection of returns, records, or reports or for furnishing a false return, record, or report.
16 U.S.C. § 958 (CONSERVATION)
§ 958. Cooperation with other agencies
(a) Coordination of programs
In order to provide coordination between the general annual programs of the commissions and programs of other agencies, relating to the exploration, development, and conservation of fishery resources, the Secretary of State may recommend to the United States Commissioners that they consider the relationship of the commissions’ programs to those of such agencies and when necessary arrange, with the concurrence of such agencies, for mutual cooperation between the commissions and such agencies for carrying out their respective programs.
(b) Scientific and other programs; facilities and personnel
All agencies of the Federal Government are authorized on request of the commissions to cooperate in the conduct of scientific and other programs, or to furnish facilities and personnel for the purpose of assisting the commissions in the performance of their duties.
(c) Facilities and personnel to non-Federal agencies
The commissions are authorized and empowered to supply facilities and personnel to existing non-Federal agencies to expedite research work which in the judgment of the commissions is contributing or will contribute directly to the purposes of the conventions.
(Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, § 9, 64 Stat. 779.)
16 U.S.C. § 959 (CONSERVATION)
§ 959. Enforcement
For enforcement of this chapter, see section 1826g of this title.
(Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, § 10, 64 Stat. 779; Pub. L. 87–814, § 5, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 925; Pub. L. 90–578, title IV, § 402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117; Pub. L. 114–81, title II, § 208, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 663.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2015—Pub. L. 114–81 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to procedures to enforce this chapter.
1962—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87–814 substituted provisions for issuance of process for provisions respecting arrest and execution of process, incorporated in subsecs. (c) and (d)(1) of this section.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–814 substituted provisions respecting Federal law enforcement agents for provisions relating to inspections, incorporated in section 956 of this title.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 87–814 substituted provisions for execution of process, formerly incorporated in subsec. (a), for provisions respecting the functioning of officers and law enforcement officers, incorporated in subsec. (b) of this section.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 87–814 incorporated provisions of former subsec. (a) in par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 87–814 added subsecs. (e) and (f).
16 U.S.C. § 960 (CONSERVATION)
§ 960. Commissions’ functions not restrained by this chapter or State laws
None of the prohibitions contained in this chapter or in the laws and regulations of the States shall prevent the commissions from conducting or authorizing the conduct of fishing operations and biological experiments at any time for the purpose of scientific investigations as authorized by the conventions, or shall prevent the commissions from discharging any of its or their functions or duties prescribed by the conventions.
(Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, § 11, 64 Stat. 779.)
16 U.S.C. § 961 (CONSERVATION)
§ 961. Authorization of appropriations
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of each convention and of this chapter, including—
(a) contributions to each commission for the United States share of any joint expenses of the commission and the expenses of the United States Commissioners and their staff, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere;
(b) travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, as amended, subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, or section 5731(a) of title 5;
(c) printing and binding without regard to section 501 of title 44 or section 6101 of title 41;
(d) stenographic and other services by contract, if deemed necessary, without regard to section 6101 of title 41; and
(e) purchase, hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft, motor vehicles (including passenger-carrying vehicles), boats and research vessels.
(Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, § 12, 64 Stat. 780.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: In subsec. (b), “subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, or section 5731(a) of title 5” substituted for “the Travel Expense Act of 1949, or section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 73b)” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
In subsec. (c), “section 501 of title 44 or section 6101 of title 41” substituted for “section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (U.S.C., title 44, sec. 111), or section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 41, sec. 5)” on authority of Pub. L. 90–620, § 2(b), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1305, which Act enacted Title 44, Public Printing and Documents, and Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.
In subsec. (d), “section 6101 of title 41” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 41, sec. 5)” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.