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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 9A — Preservation of Fishery Resources

§ 758. Exploration, investigation, development, and maintenance of fishing resources and industry of Pacific Ocean

Statutory text

It is the policy of the United States to provide for the exploration, investigation, development, and maintenance of the fishing resources and development of the high seas fishing industry of the United States and its island possessions in the tropical and subtropical Pacific Ocean and intervening seas, for the benefit of the residents of the Pacific island possessions and of the people of the United States.

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. Pub. L. 80–451 § 1 · 61 Stat. 726

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 758

    Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 451, § 1, 61 Stat. 726

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 451, § 1, 61 Stat. 726

  2. Hawaii Omnibus Act

    Pub. L. 86–624 § 11(a) · 74 Stat. 411

    1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 758

      Pub. L. 86–624 substituted “the United States and its island possessions” for “the Territories and island possessions of the United States”

    2. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 758

      Pub. L. 86–624 struck out “Territory of Hawaii and” before “Pacific island possessions”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 86–624 substituted “the United States and its island possessions” for “the Territories and island possessions of the United States”, and struck out “Territory of Hawaii and” before “Pacific island possessions”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) by striking out the words “the Territories and island possessions of the United States” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “the United States and its island possessions” in sections 1 and 2;

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1960—Pub. L. 86–624 substituted “the United States and its island possessions” for “the Territories and island possessions of the United States”, and struck out “Territory of Hawaii and” before “Pacific island possessions”.

Credits

1947–1960 · 2 acts
  1. 1947Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 451, § 1, 61 Stat. 726
  2. 1960Pub. L. 86–624, § 11(a), (b), , 74 Stat. 412.
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(Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 451, § 1, 61 Stat. 726; Pub. L. 86–624, § 11(a), (b), , 74 Stat. 412.)

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