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[USC02] 16 USC Ch. 48: NATIONAL AQUACULTURE POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT
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16 USC Ch. 48: NATIONAL AQUACULTURE POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT
Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, §1731, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1641, provided that: "This subtitle [subtitle C [D] (§§1731–1737) of title XVII of Pub. L. 99–198, amending this section and sections 2802 to 2805 and 2809 of this title] may be cited as the 'National Aquaculture Improvement Act of 1985'."
Pub. L. 96–362, §1, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1198, provided: "That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'National Aquaculture Act of 1980'."
(1) The term "aquaculture" means the propagation and rearing of aquatic species in controlled or selected environments, including, but not limited to, ocean ranching (except private ocean ranching of Pacific salmon for profit in those States where such ranching is prohibited by law).
(2) The term "aquaculture facility" means any land, structure, or other appurtenance that is used for aquaculture and is located in any State. Such term includes, but is not limited to, any laboratory, hatchery, rearing pond, raceway, pen, incubator, or other equipment used in aquaculture.
(3) The term "aquatic species" means any species of finfish, mollusk, crustacean, or other aquatic invertebrate, amphibian, reptile, or aquatic plant.
(4) The term "coordinating group" means the interagency aquaculture coordinating group established by section 2805 of this title.
(5) The term "person" means any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States or of any State, any Indian tribe, any institution of higher education, and any corporation, partnership, association or other entity (including, but not limited to, any community development corporation, producer cooperative, or fishermen's cooperative) organized or existing under the laws of any State.
(6) The term "Plan" means the National Aquaculture Development Plan required to be established under section 2803 of this title.
(7) The term "Secretaries" means the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior.
(8) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(9) The term "State" means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States.
The Secretaries shall undertake periodic reviews of the operation and effectiveness of the Plan. If as a result of any such review, or the aquaculture assessment required under subsection (e), the Secretaries determine that—
(Pub. L. 96–362, §4, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1199; Pub. L. 96–561, title II, §238(b), Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3300; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, §1734, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1641; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(a) [title II, §211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009-41.)
1985—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99–198, §1734(1)(A), (B), substituted "Secretary" for "Secretaries" wherever appearing and inserted provisions requiring consultations with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior.
(Pub. L. 96–362, §5, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1201; Pub. L. 96–561, title II, §238(b), Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3300; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, §1735, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1642; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(a) [title II, §211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009-41.)
"(a) In General.—The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service (referred to in this section as the 'Director'), may charge reasonable fees for expenses to the Federal Government for triploid grass carp certification inspections requested by a person who owns or operates an aquaculture facility.
"(b) Availability.—All fees collected under subsection (a) shall be available to the Director until expended, without further appropriations.
"(c) Use.—The Director shall use all fees collected under subsection (a) to carry out the activities referred to in subsection (a)."
There is established within the Office of Science and Technology Policy an interagency aquaculture coordinating group that shall, subject to subsection (f), operate as a Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture of the Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering, and Technology (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Federal Council") established by Executive Order 12039, dated February 24, 1978. The coordinating group shall be composed of the following members or their designees:
(13) The heads of such other Federal agencies as are deemed appropriate by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Director"), after consultation with the coordinating group.
If at any time after September 26, 1980, the functions of the Federal Council are by executive action terminated or transferred to an agency other than the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the coordinating group shall carry out its purpose under the direction of the Director. In that event, the recommendations of the coordinating group referred to in subsection (b)(6) and the reports required under subsection (c) shall be made to the Director.
1985—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–198, §1736(1), inserted ", who shall be the permanent chairman of the coordinating group".
Subsecs. (c) to (f). Pub. L. 99–198, §1736(2)–(4), struck out subsec. (c) which provided that each of the Secretaries or their designees, on such rotating basis as determined by the Director, shall serve as the chairman of the coordinating group, with the term of office of the chairman set at two years, redesignated subsecs. (d) to (f) as (c) to (e), respectively, and in subsec. (e), as redesignated, substituted "subsection (c)" for "subsection (d)".
Any contract entered into, or any grant made, under subsection (a) shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned shall by regulation prescribe as being necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. No contract may be entered into, and no grant may be made under subsection (a), for any purpose that is in violation of any applicable State or local law.
The amount of any grant made under subsection (a) may not exceed an amount equal to one-half the estimated cost of the project for which the grant is made.
Based on the results of the Capital Requirements Study conducted under subsection (a), and within six months of the completion of the study, the Secretaries shall formulate a plan for acting on the study's findings. The plan shall include: (1) those Federal actions, if any, found to be necessary to meet financial needs unmet through normal credit channels and existing Federal programs; and (2) recommendations, if any, for legislative actions. Upon completion, the plan shall be submitted to Congress.
Based on the results of the Regulatory Constraints Study conducted under subsection (a), and within six months of the study's completion, the Secretaries shall formulate a plan for acting on the study's findings. The plan will contain specific steps the Federal Government can take to remove unnecessarily burdensome regulatory barriers to the initiation and operation of commercial aquaculture ventures. Upon its completion, the Secretaries shall submit the plan to Congress.
(Pub. L. 96–362, §10, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1205; Pub. L. 98–623, title IV, §402, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3407; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, §1737, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1643; Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, §1614(d), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3728; Pub. L. 105–185, title III, §301(i), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 563; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, §7139, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, §7414, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1256; Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title VII, §7414, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2017; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, §7406, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 898; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, §7510, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4824.)
2014—Pub. L. 113–79 substituted "2018" for "2012" wherever appearing.
2008—Pars. (1) to (3). Pub. L. 110–246, §7414, substituted "2012" for "2007".
2002—Pars. (1) to (3). Pub. L. 107–171 substituted "2007" for "2002".
1998—Pars. (1) to (3). Pub. L. 105–185 substituted "fiscal years 1991 through 2002" for "the fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993".