§ 932. Commissioners; appointment, number, and compensation; term of office; vacancy

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by “a”.

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. 1956

   June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 3, 70 Stat. 242 · 70 Stat. 242

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 932

   June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 3, 70 Stat. 242

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 3, 70 Stat. 242

2. 1986

   Pub. L. 99–659 title IV § 405(a) · 100 Stat. 3706

   Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 932

   Pub. L. 99–659 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The United States shall be represented on the Commission by three Commissioners to be appointed by the President, to serve as such during his pleasure, and to receive no compensation for their services as such Commissioners. Of such Commissioners—

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–659 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The United States shall be represented on the Commission by three Commissioners to be appointed by the President, to serve as such during his pleasure, and to receive no compensation for their services as such Commissioners. Of such Commissioners—

   “(a) one shall be an official of the United States Government; and “(b) two shall be persons residing in Great Lakes States, duly qualified by reason of knowledge of the fisheries of the Great Lakes, of whom one shall be an official of a Great Lakes State: Provided, however, That the Commissioners appointed under this subsection shall not be residents of the same State.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Increase in Number of Commissioners.— Section 3 of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 932) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 3. (a) (1) The United States shall be represented on the Commission by 4 Commissioners who shall be appointed by the President and who may not receive compensation for service as Commissioners. Of the Commissioners— “(A) 1 shall be an official of the United States Government; and “(B) 3 shall be individuals who reside in different Great Lakes States and who are knowledgeable regarding the fisheries of the Great Lakes, except that 1 of them must also be an official of Great Lakes State. “(2) The President shall appoint an alternate Commissioner who shall perform the duties of a Commissioner— “(A) until a vacancy referred to in subsection (b)(3) is filled; and “(B) in the event of the absence of a Commissioner from any meeting of the United States Section or the Commission. “(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term of office of Commissioners appointed under subsection (a)(1)(B) is 6 years. “(2) Of the Commissioners first appointed under subsection (a)(1)(B) after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 1 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, 1 shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, and 1 shall be appointed for a term of 6 years. “(3) Whenever a vacancy occurs among Commissioners appointed under subsection (a)(1)(B), the President shall appoint an individual to fill that vacancy for the remainder of the applicable term.”.

3. 2000

   Pub. L. 106–562 title III § 301 · 114 Stat. 2794

   Added · 16 U.S.C. § 932(a)(3)

   Pub. L. 106–562 added par. (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106–562 added par. (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 301. GREAT LAKES FISHERY ACT OF 1956. Section 3(a) of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 932(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(3) Individuals serving as such Commissioners shall not be considered to be Federal employees while performing such service, except for purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.”.

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