§ 933. Advisory Committee

Statutory text

Appointment and number of members; factors in selection

The United States Section shall appoint an advisory committee for each of the Great Lakes, upon which committee each State bordering on the lake may be represented by not more than four members. In making such appointments, the United States Section shall make its selection for each State from a list proposed by the Governor of that State; and shall give due consideration to the interests of—

State agencies having jurisdiction over fisheries;

the commercial fishing industry of the lake;

the sports fishing of the lake; and

the public at large.

Membership on other committees

A member of the advisory committee for one lake may also be a member of the advisory committee for one or more other lakes.

Compensation

The members of the advisory committee shall receive no compensation from the Government of the United States for their services as such members. Not more than ten members of all the committees, designated by the committees and approved by the United States Section, may be paid by the Government of the United States for transportation expenses and per diem incident to attendance at the annual meeting of the Commission or of the United States Section.

Meetings

The members of the advisory committee for each lake shall be invited to attend all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Section relating to that lake and at such meetings shall be granted opportunity to examine and be heard on all proposed recommendations, programs, and activities relating to that lake.

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.

1956
June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 4, 70 Stat. 242 · 70 Stat. 242
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 933
June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 4, 70 Stat. 242
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 4, 70 Stat. 242
2002
An Act providing for a study regarding the equitable use of the waters of the Rio Grande below Fort Quitman, Texas, in cooperation with the United States of Mexico
Pub. L. 107–228 div. A title II § 208 · 116 Stat. 1350
1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 933(c)
  Pub. L. 107–228, which directed the substitution of “ten” for “five” in subsec. (c) of section 4 of the Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956, was executed by making the substitutions in subsec. (c) of this section, which is section 4 of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956, to reflect the probable intent of Congress
2. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 933(c)
  Pub. L. 107–228, which directed the substitution of “the annual” for “each” in subsec. (c) of section 4 of the Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956, was executed by making the substitutions in subsec. (c) of this section, which is section 4 of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956, to reflect the probable intent of Congress
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–228, which directed the substitution of “ten” for “five” and “the annual” for “each” in subsec. (c) of section 4 of the Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956, was executed by making the substitutions in subsec. (c) of this section, which is section 4 of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 208. TRAVEL TO GREAT LAKES FISHERIES MEETINGS. Section 4(c) of the Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 933(c)) is amended— (1) by striking “five” and inserting “ten”; and (2) by striking “each” and inserting “the annual”.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–228, which directed the substitution of “ten” for “five” and “the annual” for “each” in subsec. (c) of section 4 of the Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956, was executed by making the substitutions in subsec. (c) of this section, which is section 4 of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory Committees

Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Credits

1956–2002 · 2 acts

1956June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 4, 70 Stat. 242
2002Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title II, § 208, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1364.

Show as published

(June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 4, 70 Stat. 242; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title II, § 208, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1364.)