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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 9A — Preservation of Fishery Resources

§ 760b. Equipment for studies; cooperation of Federal departments and agencies

Statutory text

The Secretary is directed to make application through appropriate channels to other Federal departments or agencies for such boats and other equipment in custody of such departments or agencies as may be suitable for studies authorized hereunder, and such Federal departments and agencies are authorized to transfer such boats and other equipment to the Department of Commerce without reimbursement of funds.

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. 81–782 § 2 · 64 Stat. 474

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 760b

    Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 782, § 2, 64 Stat. 474

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 782, § 2, 64 Stat. 474

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. The Secretary is hereby directed to make application through Application for equipment. appropriate channels to other Federal departments or agencies for such boats and other equipment in custody of such departments or agencies as may be suitable for studies authorized hereunder, and such Federal departments and agencies are hereby authorized to transfer such boats and other equipment to the Department of the Interior without reimbursement of funds.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

“Department of Commerce” substituted in text for “Department of the Interior” in view of transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, see note set out under section 755 of this title.

Credits

1950–1970 · 2 acts
  1. 1950Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 782, § 2, 64 Stat. 474
  2. 19701970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.
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(Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 782, § 2, 64 Stat. 474; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)

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