§ 778. Establishment of experiment stations; purpose of research

Statutory text

The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish 1 or more centers for the purpose of carrying on a program of research and experimentation—

to determine species of fishes most suitable for culture on a commercial basis in shallow reservoirs and flooded rice lands;

to determine methods for production of fingerling fishes for stocking in commercial reservoirs;

to develop methods for the control of parasites and diseases of brood fishes and of fingerlings prior to stocking;

to develop economical methods for raising the more desirable species of fishes to a marketable size;

to determine, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, the effects of fish-rice rotations, including crops other than rice commonly grown on rice farms, upon both the fish and other crops; and

to develop suitable methods for harvesting the fish crop and preparing it for marketing, including a study of sport fishing as a means of such harvest.

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.

1958
Pub. L. 85–342 § 1 · 72 Stat. 35
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 778
Pub. L. 85–342, § 1, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 85–342, § 1, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) to determine species of fishes most suitable for culture on a commercial basis in shallow reservoirs and Hooded rice lands;
1996
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104–127 title VIII § 889(a)(1) · 110 Stat. 888
1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 778
  Pub. L. 104–127, in introductory provisions, substituted “Secretary of Agriculture shall” for “Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to” and, in par. (5)
2. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 778
  Pub. L. 104–127, in introductory provisions, substituted “1 or more centers” for “an experiment station or stations” and, in par. (5)
3. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 778
  Pub. L. 104–127, in introductory provisions, substituted “Secretary of the Interior” for “Department of Agriculture”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 104–127, in introductory provisions, substituted “Secretary of Agriculture shall” for “Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to” and “1 or more centers” for “an experiment station or stations” and, in par. (5), substituted “Secretary of the Interior” for “Department of Agriculture”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Purpose.— The first section of Public Law 85–342 (16 U.S.C. 778) is amended— (A) by striking “Secretary of the Interior” and all that follows through “directed to” and inserting “Secretary of Agriculture shall”; (B) by striking “an experiment station or stations” and inserting “1 or more centers”; and (C) in paragraph (5), by striking “Department of Agriculture” and inserting “Secretary of the Interior”.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–127, in introductory provisions, substituted “Secretary of Agriculture shall” for “Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to” and “1 or more centers” for “an experiment station or stations” and, in par. (5), substituted “Secretary of the Interior” for “Department of Agriculture”.

Credits

1958–1996 · 2 acts

1958Pub. L. 85–342, § 1, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35
1996Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 889(a)(1), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1180.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 85–342, § 1, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 889(a)(1), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1180.)