§ 757b. Authority of the Secretary with regards to Anadromous and Great Lakes fisheries; development and management

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “Secretary”.

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. 1965

   Pub. L. 89–304 § 2 · 79 Stat. 1125

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 757b

   Pub. L. 89–304, § 2, Oct. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 1125

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 89–304, § 2, Oct. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 1125

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. The Secretary, in accordance with any agreements entered Investigations, surveys, studies, etc. into pursuant to section 1(a) of this Act. is authorized (1) to conduct such investigations, engineering and biological surveys, and research as may be desirable to carry out the program; (2) to carry out stream clearance activities: (3) to construct, install, maintain, and operate devices and structures for the improvement of feeding and spawning conditions, for the protection of fishery resources, and for facilitating the free migration of the fish: (4) to construct, operate, and maintain fish hatcheries wherever necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act: (5) to conduct such studies and make such recommendations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding the development and management of any stream or other body of water for the conservation and enhancement of anadromous fishery resources and the fish in the Great Lakes that ascend streams to spawn: Provided, That the reports on such studies and the recommendations of the Reports to States, Congress and others. Secretary shall be transmitted to the States, the Congress, and the Federal water resources construction agencies for their information: Provided further, That this Act shall not be construed as authorizing the formulation or construction of water resources projects, except that water resources projects which are determined by the Secretary to be needed solely for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of such fish may be planned and constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation in its currently authorized geographic area of responsibility, or by the Corps of Engineers, or by the Department of Agriculture, or by the States, with funds made available by the Secretary under this Act and subject to the cost-sharing and appropriations provisions of this Act; (6) to acquire lands or interests therein by purchase, lease, donation, or exchange for acquired lands or public lands under its jurisdiction which he finds suitable for disposition: Provided, That the lands or interests therein so exchanged shall involve approximately equal values, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept cash from, or pay cash to, the grantor in such an exchange in order to equalize the values of the properties exchanged; (7) to accept donations of funds and to use such funds to acquire or manage lands or interests therein; and (8) to administer such lands or interests therein for the purposes of this Act. Title to lands or interests therein acquired pursuant, to this Act shall he in the United States.

2. 1974

   Pub. L. 93–362 § 1 · 88 Stat. 398

   Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 757b

   Pub. L. 93–362 inserted reference to the control of the sea lamprey

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Cl. (3). Pub. L. 93–362 inserted reference to the control of the sea lamprey.

3. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–464 · 92 Stat. 1278

   Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 757b

   Pub. L. 95–464 inserted “and Lake Champlain” after “Great Lakes”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Cl. (5). Pub. L. 95–464 inserted “and Lake Champlain” after “Great Lakes”.

4. 1979

   Pub. L. 96–118 § 2 · 93 Stat. 859

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 757b

   Pub. L. 96–118 substituted “cooperating States or other non-Federal interests” for “United States”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 96–118 substituted “cooperating States or other non-Federal interests” for “United States”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. Section 2 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 757b) is amended by striking out “United States” in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “cooperating States or other non-Federal interests”.

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