§ 2801. Congressional findings, purpose, and policy

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. 1980

   National Aquaculture Act of 1980

   Pub. L. 96–362 § 2 · 94 Stat. 1198

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 2801

   Pub. L. 96–362, § 2, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1198

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 96–362, § 2, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1198

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. findings, purpose, and policy (a) Findings.— Congress finds the following: (1) The harvest of certain species of fish and shellfish exceeds levels of optimum sustainable yield, thereby making it more difficult to meet the increasing demand for aquatic food. (2) To satisfy the domestic market for aquatic food, the United States imports more than 50 per centum of its fish and shellfish, but this dependence on imports adversely affects the national balance of payments and contributes to the uncertainty of supplies. (3) Although aquaculture currently contributes approximately 10 per centum of world seafood production, less than 3 per centum of current United States seafood production results from aquaculture. Domestic aquacultural production, therefore, has the potential for significant growth. (4) Aquacultural production of aquatic plants can provide sources of food, industrial materials, pharmaceuticals, and energy, and can assist in the control and abatement of pollution. (5) The rehabilitation and enhancement of fish and shellfish resources are desirable applications of aquacultural technology. (6) The principal responsibility for the development of aquaculture in the United States must rest with the private sector. (7) Despite its potential, the development of aquaculture in the United States has been inhibited by many economic, legal, and production factors, such as inadequate credit, diffused legal jurisdiction, the lack of management information, and the lack of reliable supplies of seed stock. (8) Many areas of the United States are suitable for aquaculture, but are subject to land-use or water-use management policies that do not adequately consider the potential for aquaculture and may inhibit the development of aquaculture. (b) Purpose.— It is the purpose of this Act to promote aquaculture in the United States by— (1) declaring a national aquaculture policy: (2) establishing and implementing a national aquaculture development plan; and (3) encouraging aquaculture activities and programs in both the public and private sectors of the economy; that will result in increased aquacultural production, the coordination of domestic aquaculture efforts, the conservation and enhance-ment of aquatic resources, the creation of new industries and job opportunities, and other national benefits. (c) Policy.— Congress declares that aquaculture has the potential for augmenting existing commercial and recreational fisheries and for producing other renewable resources, thereby assisting the United States in meeting its future food needs and contributing to the solution of world resource problems. It is, therefore, in the national interest, and it is the national policy, to encourage the development of aquaculture in the United States.

2. 1985

   National Agricultural Policy Commission Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–198 § 1732(1) · 99 Stat. 1354

   1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 2801(a)(3)

      Pub. L. 99–198, § 1732(1), substituted “13 percent” for “10 per centum”

   2. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 2801(a)(3)

      Pub. L. 99–198, § 1732(1), substituted “6 percent” for “3 per centum”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1732(1), substituted “13 percent” for “10 per centum” and “6 percent” for “3 per centum”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by amending subsection (a)(3)— (A) by striking out “10 per centum” and inserting in lieu thereof “13 percent”, and (B) by striking out “3 per centum” and inserting in lieu thereof “6 percent”;

3. 1985

   National Agricultural Policy Commission Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–198 § 1732(2) · 99 Stat. 1354

   Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 2801(a)(7)

   Pub. L. 99–198, § 1732(2), inserted “scientific,” before “economic,” and “the lack of supportive Government policies,” after “management information,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1732(2), inserted “scientific,” before “economic,” and “the lack of supportive Government policies,” after “management information,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by amending subsection (a)(7) by inserting “scientific,” before “economic,”, and by inserting “the lack of supportive Government policies,” immediately after “management information,”;

4. 1985

   National Agricultural Policy Commission Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–198 § 1732(3) · 99 Stat. 1354

   1. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 2801(b)(3); 16 U.S.C. § 2801(b)(4)

      Pub. L. 99–198, § 1732(3), added par. (3)

   2. Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 2801(b)(3); 16 U.S.C. § 2801(b)(4)

      Pub. L. 99–198, § 1732(3), redesignated former par. (3) as (4)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1732(3), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) by amending subsection (b)— (A) by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (2), (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4), and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: “(3) establishing the Department of Agriculture as the lead Federal agency with respect to the coordination and dissemination of national aquaculture information by designating the Secretary of Agriculture as the permanent chairman of the coordinating group and by establishing a National Aquaculture Information Center within the Department of Agriculture; and”; and

5. 1985

   National Agricultural Policy Commission Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–198 § 1732(4) · 99 Stat. 1354

   Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 2801(c)

   Pub. L. 99–198, § 1732(4), inserted “or reducing the United States trade deficit in fisheries products,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1732(4), inserted “or reducing the United States trade deficit in fisheries products,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) by amending subsection (c) by inserting “for reducing the United States trade deficit in fisheries products,” immediately after “potential” in the first sentence.

7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision