Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 9B — National Fish Hatchery System Enhancement
§ 760aa. Findings and purposes
Statutory text
Findings
Congress finds the following:
The National Fish Hatchery System (in this chapter referred to as the “System”)—
consists of more than 60 hatcheries, seven fish technology centers, 9 fish health centers, and other fisheries program offices;
plays an integral role in the recovery of more than 50 threatened species and endangered species and the restoration of over 100 native species;
provides healthy fish populations that support recreational fishing opportunities, many of which are related to Federal water control structures; and
works with over 250 partners to help mitigate the impacts of aquatic habitat loss and invasive species.
The System faces many challenges, including aging facilities, some of which date back to the late 1800s, and maintenance of intensive infrastructures such as wells, pumps, valves, pipes, filters, heaters, chillers, and treatment systems that must keep clean water moving 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
By encouraging volunteer programs and donations and fostering non-Federal partnerships with hatchery facilities, Federal funding for the hatcheries can be supplemented.
By encouraging hatchery educational programs, public awareness of the resources of the System and public participation in the conservation of aquatic resources can be promoted.
Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are the following:
To encourage the use of volunteers to assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the management of hatcheries within the System.
To facilitate partnerships between the System and non-Federal entities to promote public awareness of the resources of the System and public participation in the conservation of those resources.
To encourage donations and other contributions by individuals and organizations to the System.
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.
National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006
Pub. L. 109–360 § 2 · 120 Stat. 2058
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 760aa
(Pub. L. 109–360, § 2, Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2058.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 109–360, § 2, Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2058.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.— Congress finds the following: (1) The National Fish Hatchery System (in this Act referred to as the “System”)— (A) consists of more than 60 hatcheries, seven fish technology centers, 9 fish health centers, and other fisheries program offices; (B) plays an integral role in the recovery of more than 50 threatened species and endangered species and the restoration of over 100 native species; (C) provides healthy fish populations that support recreational fishing opportunities, many of which are related to Federal water control structures; and (D) works with over 250 partners to help mitigate the impacts of aquatic habitat loss and invasive species. (2) The System faces many challenges, including aging facilities, some of which date back to the late 1800s, and maintenance of intensive infrastructures such as wells, pumps, valves, pipes, filters, heaters, chillers, and treatment systems that must keep clean water moving 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. (3) By encouraging volunteer programs and donations and fostering non-Federal partnerships with hatchery facilities, Federal funding for the hatcheries can be supplemented. (4) By encouraging hatchery educational programs, public awareness of the resources of the System and public participation in the conservation of aquatic resources can be promoted. (b) Purposes.— The purposes of this Act are the following: (1) To encourage the use of volunteers to assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the management of hatcheries within the System. (2) To facilitate partnerships between the System and non-Federal entities to promote public awareness of the resources of the System and public participation in the conservation of those resources. (3) To encourage donations and other contributions by individuals and organizations to the System.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 109–360, § 1, , 120 Stat. 2058, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006’.”