§ 1383. Application to other treaties and conventions

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1972

   Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972

   Pub. L. 92–522 title I § 113 · 86 Stat. 1027

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1383

   Pub. L. 92–522, title I, § 113, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1042

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 92–522, title I, § 113, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1042

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 113. application to other treaties and conventions; repeal (a) The provisions of this title shall be deemed to be in addition to and not in contravention of the provisions of any existing international treaty, convention, or agreement, or any statute implementing the same, which may otherwise apply to the taking of marine mammals. Upon a finding by the Secretary that the provisions of any international treaty, convention, or agreement, or any statute implementing the same has been made applicable to persons subject to the provisions of this title in order to effect essential compliance with the regulatory provisions of this Act so as to reduce to the lowest practicable level the taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations, section 105 of this title may not apply to such persons. (b) The proviso to the Act entitled “An Act to repeal certain laws providing for the protection of sea lions in Alaska water”, approved 48 Stat. 976. June 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 659), is repealed.

2. 1994

   Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–238 § 7(b)(1) · 108 Stat. 532

   Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 1383(a)

   Pub. L. 103–238, § 7(b)(1), directed the amendment of this section by “designating the existing paragraph” as subsec. (a), notwithstanding the existing first par. of this section was already designated (a)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–238, § 7(b)(1), directed the amendment of this section by “designating the existing paragraph” as subsec. (a), notwithstanding the existing first par. of this section was already designated (a).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) designating the existing paragraph as subsection (a); and

3. 1994

   Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–238 § 7(b)(2) · 108 Stat. 532

   Added · 16 U.S.C. § 1383(b)(d)

   Pub. L. 103–238, § 7(b)(2), added subsecs. (b) to (d). See Codification note above

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 103–238, § 7(b)(2), added subsecs. (b) to (d). See Codification note above.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) adding at the end the following new subsections: “(b) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994, the Secretary of the Interior shall, in consultation with the contracting parties, initiate a review of the effectiveness of the Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, as provided for in Article IX of the Agreement, and establish a process by which future reviews shall be conducted. “(c) The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall review the effectiveness of United States implementation of the Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, particularly with respect to the habitat protection mandates contained in Article Reports. II. The Secretary shall report the results of this review to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than April 1, 1995. “(d) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Secretary of State and in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and the State of Alaska, shall consult with the appropriate officials of the Russian Federation on the development and implementation of enhanced cooperative research and management programs for Reports. the conservation of polar bears in Alaska and Russia. The Secretary shall report the results of this consultation and provide periodic progress reports on the research and management programs to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate.”.

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