§ 777a. Definitions

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. 1950

   Pub. L. 81–658 § 2 · 64 Stat. 430

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 777a

   Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, § 2, 64 Stat. 431

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, § 2, 64 Stat. 431

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. For the purpose of this Act the term “fish restoration and Definition. management projects” shall be construed to mean projects designed for the restoration and management of all species of fish which have material value in connection with sport or recreation in the marine and/or fresh waters of the United States and include— (a) such research into problems of fish management and culture as may be necessary to efficient administration affecting fish resources; (b) the acquisition of such facts as are necessary to guide and direct the regulation of fishing by law, including the extent of the fish population, the drain on the fish supply from fishing and/or natural causes, the necessity of legal regulation of fishing, and the effects of any measures of regulation that are applied; (c) the formulation and adoption of plans of restocking waters with food and game fishes according to natural areas or districts to which such plans are applicable, together with the acquisition of such facts as are necessary to the formulation, execution, and testing the efficacy of such plans; (d) the selection, restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of areas of water or land adaptable as hatching, feeding, resting, or breeding places for fish, including acquisition by purchase, condemnation, lease, or gift of such areas or estates or interests therein as are suitable or capable of being made suitable therefor, and the construction thereon or therein of such works as may be necessary to make them available for such purposes, and such preliminary or incidental costs and expenses as may be incurred in and about such works; the term “State fish and game department “State fish and game department.” ” shall be construed to mean and include any department or division of department of another name, or commission, or official or officials, of a State empowered under its laws to exercise the functions ordinarily exercised by a State fish and game department.

2. 1960

   Hawaii Omnibus Act

   Pub. L. 86–624 § 12 · 74 Stat. 411

   Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 777a(d)

   Pub. L. 86–624 struck out provisions which defined “State” as including the several States and the Territory of Hawaii

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 86–624 struck out provisions which defined “State” as including the several States and the Territory of Hawaii.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 12. fish restoration Section 2(d) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (64 Stat. 431), 16 USC 777a. as amended, is further amended by striking out the words “; and the term ‘State’ shall be construed to mean and include the several States and the Territory of Hawaii”.

3. 1998

   Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–178 title VII § 7402(a) · 112 Stat. 107

   1. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 777a

      Pub. L. 105–178 inserted introductory provisions “For purposes of this chapter—”

   2. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 777a

      Pub. L. 105–178 designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   3. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 777a

      Pub. L. 105–178 substituted “the term” for “For the purpose of this chapter the term”

   4. Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 777a

      Pub. L. 105–178 redesignated subsecs. (a) to (d) as subpars. (A) to (D), respectively, of par. (1)

   5. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 777a

      Pub. L. 105–178 substituted “department;” for “department.” at end of subpar. (D), realigned margins

   6. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 777a

      Pub. L. 105–178 added pars. (2) and (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 105–178 inserted introductory provisions “For purposes of this chapter—”, designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted “the term” for “For the purpose of this chapter the term”, redesignated subsecs. (a) to (d) as subpars. (A) to (D), respectively, of par. (1), substituted “department;” for “department.” at end of subpar. (D), realigned margins, and added pars. (2) and (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Definitions.— Section 2 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777a) is amended— (1) by indenting the left margin of so much of the text as precedes “(a)” by 2 ems; (2) by inserting “For purposes of this Act—” after the section heading; (3) by striking “For the purpose of this Act the” in the first paragraph and inserting “(1) the”; (4) by indenting the left margin of so much of the text as follows “include—” by 4 ems; (5) by striking “(a)”, “(b)”, “(c)”, and “(d)” and inserting “(A)”, “(B)”, “(C)”, and “(D)”, respectively; (6) by striking “department.” and inserting “department;”; and (7) by adding at the end the following: “(2) the term ‘outreach and communications program’ means a program to improve communications with anglers, boaters, and the general public regarding angling and boating opportunities, to reduce barriers to participation in these activities, to advance adoption of sound fishing and boating practices, to promote conservation and the responsible use of the Nation’s aquatic resources, and to further safety in fishing and boating; and “(3) the term ‘aquatic resource education program’ means a program designed to enhance the public’s understanding of aquatic resources and sportfishing, and to promote the development of responsible attitudes and ethics toward the aquatic environment.”.

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