Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 70 — North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention
§ 5004. Advisory Panel
Statutory text
Establishment of Panel
An Advisory Panel to the United States Section is established. The Advisory Panel shall be composed of the following:
The Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
The Director of the Washington Department of Fisheries.
One representative of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, designated by the Executive Director of that commission.
Eleven members (six of whom shall be residents of the State of Alaska and five of whom shall be residents of the State of Washington), appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, from among a slate of 12 persons nominated by the Governor of Alaska and a slate of 10 persons nominated by the Governor of Washington.
Qualifications
Persons appointed to the Advisory Panel shall be individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning anadromous stocks and ecologically related species. In submitting a slate of nominees pursuant to subsection (a)(4), the Governors of Alaska and Washington shall seek to represent the broad range of parties interested in anadromous stocks and ecologically related species, and at a minimum shall include on each slate at least one representative of commercial salmon fishing interests and of environmental interests concerned with protection of living marine resources.
Limitation on service
Any person appointed to the Advisory Panel pursuant to subsection (a)(4) shall serve for a term not to exceed 4 years, and may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
Functions
The Advisory Panel shall be invited to all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Section and at such meetings shall be granted the opportunity to examine and to be heard on all proposed programs of study and investigation, reports, and recommendations of the United States Section.
Compensation
The members of the Advisory Panel shall receive no compensation for their service as such members.
Travel expenses
In general
The Secretary may pay the necessary travel expenses of the members of the Advisory Panel in carrying out their service as such members in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5.
Reimbursement
The Secretary of Commerce may reimburse the Secretary for amounts expended by the Secretary under this subparagraph.1
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”.
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.
North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992
Pub. L. 102–567 title VIII § 805 · 106 Stat. 4270
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 5004
Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 805, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4311
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 805, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4311Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 805. ADVISORY PANEL. (a) Establishment of Panel.— An Advisory Panel to the United States Section is established. The Advisory Panel shall be composed of the following: (1) The Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. (2) The Director of the Washington Department of Fisheries. (3) One representative of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, designated by the Executive Director of that commission. (4) Eleven members (six of whom shall be residents of the State of Alaska and five of whom shall be residents of the State of Washington), appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, from among a slate of 12 persons nominated by the Governor of Alaska and a slate of 10 persons nominated by the Governor of Washington. (b) Qualifications.— Persons appointed to the Advisory Panel shall be individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning anadromous stocks and ecologically related species. In submitting a slate of nominees pursuant to subsection (a)(4), the Governors of Alaska and Washington shall seek to represent the broad range of parties interested in anadromous stocks and ecologically related species, and at a minimum shall include on each slate at least one representative of commercial salmon fishing interests and of environmental interests concerned with protection of living marine resources. (c) Limitation on Service.— Any person appointed to the Advisory Panel pursuant to subsection (a)(4) shall serve for a term not to exceed 4 years, and may not serve more than two consecutive terms. (d) Functions.— The Advisory Panel shall be invited to all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Section and at such meetings shall be granted the opportunity to examine and to be heard on all proposed programs of study and investigation, reports, and recommendations of the United States Section. (e) Compensation and Expenses.— The members of the Advisory Panel shall receive no compensation or travel expenses for their services as such members.Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act
Pub. L. 114–327 title I § 121(b)(2) · 130 Stat. 1974
Added · 16 U.S.C. § 5004(e); 16 U.S.C. § 5004(f)
Pub. L. 114–327 added subsecs. (e) and (f)
Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 5004(e); 16 U.S.C. § 5004(f)
Pub. L. 114–327 struck out former subsec. (e) which related to compensation and expenses
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 114–327 added subsecs. (e) and (f) and struck out former subsec. (e) which related to compensation and expenses.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Advisory panel.— Section 805 of the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5004) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: “(e) Compensation.— The members of the Advisory Panel shall receive no compensation for their service as such members. “(f) Travel Expenses.— “(1) In general.— The Secretary may pay the necessary travel expenses of the members of the Advisory Panel in carrying out their service as such members in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United States Code. “(2) Reimbursement.— The Secretary of Commerce may reimburse the Secretary for amounts expended by the Secretary under this subparagraph.” .
3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Title VIII of Pub. L. 102–567 and Pub. L. 102–587 enacted identical sections. Title VIII of Pub. L. 102–587 was repealed by Pub. L. 106–562.
Amendments
2016—Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 114–327 added subsecs. (e) and (f) and struck out former subsec. (e) which related to compensation and expenses.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Advisory Panels
Advisory panels established after , to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a panel established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such panel is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a panel established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law, see sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.