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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 15B — Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration

§ 941e. Establishment of offices

Statutory text

(a)

Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office

(1)

In general

The Director shall establish an office with necessary administrative and technical support services to carry out all United States Fish and Wildlife Service operational activities related to fishery resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in the lower Great Lakes.

(2)

Name and location

The office shall be known as the “Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office”, and shall be centrally located in the lower Great Lakes so as to facilitate fishery resource restoration and enhancement activities relating to the lower Great Lakes.

(3)

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office shall include operational activities of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service related to fishery resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in the Lower Great Lakes.

(b)

Upper Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices

(1)

In general

The Director shall establish one or more offices with necessary administrative and technical support services to carry out United States Fish and Wildlife Service operational activities related to fishery resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in the upper Great Lakes.

(2)

Name and location

Each of the offices shall be known as an “Upper Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office”, and shall be appropriately located so as to facilitate fishery resource activities in the upper Great Lakes.

(3)

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Upper Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices shall include operational activities of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service related to fishery resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in the Upper Great Lakes.

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. Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–537 title I § 1007 · 104 Stat. 2370

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 941e

    Pub. L. 101–537, title I, § 1007, Nov. 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 2374

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 101–537, title I, § 1007, Nov. 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 2374

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1007. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES. (a) Great Lakes Coordination Office.— The Director shall establish a centrally located facility for the coordination of all United States Fish and Wildlife Service activities in the Great Lakes Basin, to be known as the “Great Lakes Coordination Office”. The functional responsibilities of the Great Lakes Coordination Office shall include intra- and interagency coordination, information distribution, and public awareness outreach. The Great Lakes Coordination Office shall include all administrative and technical support necessary to carry out its responsibilities. (b) Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office.— The Director shall establish an office with necessary administrative and technical support services to carry out all United States Fish and Wildlife Service operational activities related to fishery resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in the lower Great Lakes. The office shall be known as the “Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office”, and shall be centrally located in the lower Great Lakes so as to facilitate fishery resource restoration and enhancement activities relating to the lower Great Lakes. (c) Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Offices.— The Director shall establish one or more offices with necessary administrative and technical support services to carry out United States Fish and Wildlife Service operational activities related to fishery resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in the upper Great Lakes. Each of the offices shall be known as an “Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office”, and shall be appropriately located so as to facilitate fishery resource activities in the upper Great Lakes.

  2. National Invasive Species Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–332 § 2(h)(1) · 110 Stat. 4073

    Changed · 16 U.S.C. § 941e

    Pub. L. 104–332 made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 2007, which enacted this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–332 made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 2007, which enacted this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in titles I, II, and IV, by striking the quotation marks 16 USC 4701, 941; 33 USC 2761. at the beginning of any title, subtitle, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, subclause, or undesignated provision;

  3. Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006

    Pub. L. 109–326 § 6(1) · 120 Stat. 1761

    1. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(a)

      Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(1), added subsec. (a)

    2. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(a)

      Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(1), struck out former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “The Director shall establish a centrally located facility for the coordination of all United States Fish and Wildlife Service activities in the Great Lakes Basin, to be known as the ‘Great Lakes Coordination Office’. The functional responsibilities of the Great Lakes Coordination Office shall include intra- and interagency coordination, information distribution, and public awareness outreach. The Great Lakes Coordination Office shall include all administrative and technical support necessary to carry out its responsibilities.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “The Director shall establish a centrally located facility for the coordination of all United States Fish and Wildlife Service activities in the Great Lakes Basin, to be known as the ‘Great Lakes Coordination Office’. The functional responsibilities of the Great Lakes Coordination Office shall include intra- and interagency coordination, information distribution, and public awareness outreach. The Great Lakes Coordination Office shall include all administrative and technical support necessary to carry out its responsibilities.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: “(a) Great Lakes Coordination Office.— “(1) In general.— The Director shall establish a centrally located facility for the coordination of all United States Fish and Wildlife Service activities in the Great Lakes Basin, to be known as the ‘Great Lakes Coordination Office’. “(2) Functional responsibilities.— The functional responsibilities of the Great Lakes Coordination Office shall include— “(A) intra- and interagency coordination; “(B) information distribution; and “(C) public outreach. “(3) Requirements.— The Great Lakes Coordination Office shall— “(A) ensure that information acquired under this Act is made available to the public; and “(B) report to the Director of Region 3, Great Lakes Big Rivers.” ;

  4. Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006

    Pub. L. 109–326 § 6(2) · 120 Stat. 1761

    1. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(b)

      Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(2), designated first and second sentences of subsec. (b) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively

    2. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(b)

      Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(2), inserted headings

    3. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(b)

      Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(2), added par. (3)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(2), designated first and second sentences of subsec. (b) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, inserted headings, and added par. (3).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking “The Director” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.— The Director” ;. (B) in the second sentence, by striking “The office” and inserting the following: “(2) Name and location.— The office” ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(3) Responsibilities.— The responsibilities of the Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office shall include operational activities of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service related to fishery resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in the Lower Great Lakes.” ; and

  5. Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006

    Pub. L. 109–326 § 6(3) · 120 Stat. 1761

    1. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(c)

      Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(3), designated first and second sentences of subsec. (c) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively

    2. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(c)

      Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(3), inserted headings

    3. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(c)

      Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(3), added par. (3)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(3), designated first and second sentences of subsec. (c) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, inserted headings, and added par. (3).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking “The Director” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.— The Director” ;. (B) in the second sentence, by striking “Each of the offices” and inserting the following: “(2) Name and location.— Each of the offices” ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(3) Responsibilities.— The responsibilities of the Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Offices shall include operational activities of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service related to fishery resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in the Upper Great Lakes.” .

  6. Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act

    Pub. L. 114–322 § 3901(d)(3) · 130 Stat. 1628

    1. Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(a)

      Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(3), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (a)

    2. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(a)

      Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(3), (4), struck out former subsec. (a) which related to establishment of the Great Lakes Coordination Office

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(3), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which related to establishment of the Great Lakes Coordination Office.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) by striking subsection (a); and

  7. Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act

    Pub. L. 114–322 § 3901(d)(4) · 130 Stat. 1628

    Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(b)

    Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (a)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (a).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively.

  8. Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act

    Pub. L. 114–322 § 3901(d)(1) · 130 Stat. 1628

    Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(b)

    Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(1), substituted “Fish and Wildlife Conservation” for “Fishery Resources” in heading and in pars. (2) and (3)

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(1), substituted “Fish and Wildlife Conservation” for “Fishery Resources” in heading and in pars. (2) and (3).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Fishery Resources” and inserting “Fish and Wildlife Conservation”; and (B) by striking “Fishery Resources” each place it appears and inserting “Fish and Wildlife Conservation”;

  9. Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act

    Pub. L. 114–322 § 3901(d)(4) · 130 Stat. 1628

    Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(c)

    Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively.

  10. Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act

    Pub. L. 114–322 § 3901(d)(2) · 130 Stat. 1628

    Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 941e(c)

    Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(2), substituted “Fish and Wildlife Conservation” for “Fishery Resources” in heading and in pars. (2) and (3)

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(2), substituted “Fish and Wildlife Conservation” for “Fishery Resources” in heading and in pars. (2) and (3).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Fishery Resources” and inserting “Fish and Wildlife Conservation”; and (B) by striking “Fishery Resources” each place it appears and inserting “Fish and Wildlife Conservation”;

16 of 16 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Title I of Pub. L. 101–537 and title II of Pub. L. 101–646 enacted substantially identical sections. Title II of Pub. L. 101–646 was repealed by Pub. L. 105–265.

Amendments1996–2016 · 3 rounds

2016

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(3), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which related to establishment of the Great Lakes Coordination Office.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (a).

Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(1), substituted “Fish and Wildlife Conservation” for “Fishery Resources” in heading and in pars. (2) and (3).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b).

Pub. L. 114–322, § 3901(d)(2), substituted “Fish and Wildlife Conservation” for “Fishery Resources” in heading and in pars. (2) and (3).

2006

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “The Director shall establish a centrally located facility for the coordination of all United States Fish and Wildlife Service activities in the Great Lakes Basin, to be known as the ‘Great Lakes Coordination Office’. The functional responsibilities of the Great Lakes Coordination Office shall include intra- and interagency coordination, information distribution, and public awareness outreach. The Great Lakes Coordination Office shall include all administrative and technical support necessary to carry out its responsibilities.”

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(2), designated first and second sentences of subsec. (b) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, inserted headings, and added par. (3).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–326, § 6(3), designated first and second sentences of subsec. (c) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, inserted headings, and added par. (3).

1996

Pub. L. 104–332 made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 2007, which enacted this section.

Credits

1990–2016 · 6 acts
  1. 1990Pub. L. 101–537, title I, § 1007, , 104 Stat. 2374
  2. 1990Pub. L. 101–646, title II, § 2007, , 104 Stat. 4777
  3. 1996Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), , 110 Stat. 4091
  4. 1998Pub. L. 105–265, § 3(b), , 112 Stat. 2358
  5. 2006Pub. L. 109–326, § 6, , 120 Stat. 1764
  6. 2016Pub. L. 114–322, title III, § 3901(d), , 130 Stat. 1850.
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(Pub. L. 101–537, title I, § 1007, , 104 Stat. 2374; Pub. L. 101–646, title II, § 2007, , 104 Stat. 4777; Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), , 110 Stat. 4091; Pub. L. 105–265, § 3(b), , 112 Stat. 2358; Pub. L. 109–326, § 6, , 120 Stat. 1764; Pub. L. 114–322, title III, § 3901(d), , 130 Stat. 1850.)

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