§ 1423c. Cooperative management agreement; authority to delegate enforcement authority

Statutory text

In general

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, may share authority under this subchapter for the management of the taking of polar bears for subsistence purposes with the Alaska Nanuuq Commission if such commission is eligible under subsection (b).

Delegation

To be eligible for the management authority described in subsection (a), the Alaska Nanuuq Commission shall—

enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary under section 1388 of this title for the conservation of polar bears;

meaningfully monitor compliance with this subchapter and the Agreement by Alaska Natives; and

administer its co-management program for polar bears in accordance with—

this subchapter; and

the Agreement.

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.

2007
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
Pub. L. 92–522 title V § 504 · 86 Stat. 1027
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1423c
(Pub. L. 92–522, title V, § 504, as added Pub. L. 109–479, title IX, § 902(a), Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3662.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 92–522, title V, § 504, as added Pub. L. 109–479, title IX, § 902(a), Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3662.)

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Credits

(Pub. L. 92–522, title V, § 504, as added Pub. L. 109–479, title IX, § 902(a), Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3662.)