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Idaho. Any sums appropriated for the purpose of
establishing such stations may be expended, and
such stations shall be established, operated and
maintained, in accordance with the provisions of
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for a fiveyear construction and maintenance program for
the United States Bureau of Fisheries’’, approved May 21, 1930, ch. 306, 46 Stat. 371, insofar
as the provisions of such Act are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and sections 756 and 757 of this title.
(May 11, 1938, ch. 193, § 1, 52 Stat. 345; 1939 Reorg.
Plan No. II, § 4(e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53
Stat. 1433; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970,
35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act May 21, 1930, ch. 306, 46 Stat. 371, referred to in
text, was not classified to the Code.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Secretary of Commerce substituted for Secretary of
the Interior in view of: creation of National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration in Department of
Commerce and Office of Administrator of such Administration; abolition of Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
in Department of the Interior and Office of Director of
such Bureau; transfers of functions, including functions
formerly vested by law in Secretary of the Interior or
Department of the Interior which were administered
through Bureau of Commercial Fisheries or were primarily related to such Bureau, exclusive of certain
enumerated functions with respect to Great Lakes fishery research, Missouri River Reservoir research, Gulf
Breeze Biological Laboratory, and Trans-Alaska pipeline investigations; and transfer of marine sport fish
program of Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife by
Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627,
84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with
power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2,
eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5.
Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R.
2108, 54 Stat. 1232, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
consolidated Bureau of Fisheries and Bureau of Biological Survey with their respective functions into one
agency in Department of the Interior to be known as
Fish and Wildlife Service, and provided that functions
of consolidated agency shall be administered under direction and supervision of Secretary of the Interior.
Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to
Title 5, transferred Bureau of Fisheries in Department
of Commerce and its functions to Department of the Interior, to be administered under direction and supervision of Secretary of the Interior.

§ 756. Investigations, surveys, and experiments;
construction and installation of conservation
devices, etc.
The Secretary of Commerce is further authorized and directed (1) to conduct such investigations, and such engineering and biological surveys and experiments, as may be necessary to
direct and facilitate conservation of the fishery
resources of the Columbia River and its tributaries; (2) to construct and install devices in the
Columbia River Basin for the improvement of
feeding and spawning conditions for fish, for the
protection of migratory fish from irrigation
projects, and for facilitating free migration of
fish over obstructions; and (3) to perform all

other activities necessary for the conservation
of fish in the Columbia River Basin in accordance with law.
(May 11, 1938, ch. 193, § 2, 52 Stat. 345; 1939 Reorg.
Plan No. II, § 4(e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53
Stat. 1433; Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 883, § 1, 60 Stat. 932;
1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R.
15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)
AMENDMENTS
1946—Act Aug. 8, 1946, struck out requirement to
maintain conservation devices, etc.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from
Secretary of the Interior and prior transfers, see note
set out under section 755 of this title.

§ 757. Utilization of State services; expenditure of
funds
In carrying out the authorizations and duties
imposed by section 756 of this title, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to utilize the
facilities and services of the agencies of the
States of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho responsible for the conservation of the fish and wildlife
resources in such States, under the terms of
agreements entered into between the United
States and these States, without regard to the
provisions of section 6101 of title 41, and funds
appropriated to carry out the purposes of sections 755 to 757 of this title may be expended for
the construction of facilities on and the improvement of lands not owned or controlled by
the United States: Provided, That the appropriate agency of the State wherein such construction or improvement is to be carried on
first shall have obtained without cost to the
United States the necessary title to, interest
therein, rights-of-way over, or licenses covering
the use of such lands.
(May 11, 1938, ch. 193, § 3, 52 Stat. 345; Aug. 8,
1946, ch. 883, § 2, 60 Stat. 932; 1970 Reorg. Plan No.
4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)
CODIFICATION
In text, ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes’’ on authority of Pub.
L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act
enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.
AMENDMENTS
1946—Act Aug. 8, 1946, amended section generally to
provide for utilization of State services, and for expenditure of funds for construction of facilities and improvements on lands not owned by the United States.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from
Secretary of the Interior, by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970,
see note set out under section 755 of this title.

§ 757a. Anadromous, Great Lakes, and Lake
Champlain fisheries
(a) Conservation, development, and enhancement; cooperative agreements; costs
For the purpose of conserving, developing, and
enhancing within the several States the anadromous fishery resources of the Nation that are
subject to depletion from water resources developments and other causes, or with respect to

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which the United States has made conservation
commitments by international agreements, and
for the purpose of conserving, developing, and
enhancing the fish in the Great Lakes and Lake
Champlain that ascend streams to spawn, the
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter
into cooperative agreements with one or more
States, acting jointly or severally, that are concerned with the development, conservation, and
enhancement of such fish, and, whenever he
deems it appropriate, with other non-Federal interests. Such agreements shall describe (1) the
actions to be taken by the Secretary and the cooperating parties, (2) the benefits that are expected to be derived by the States and other
non-Federal interests, (3) the estimated cost of
these actions, (4) the share of such costs to be
borne by the Federal Government and by the
States and other non-Federal interests: Provided, That, except as provided in subsection (c)
of this section, the Federal share, including the
operation and maintenance costs of any facilities constructed by the Secretary pursuant to
sections 757a to 757f of this title, which he annually determines to be a proper Federal cost,
shall not exceed 50 per centum of such costs exclusive of the value of any Federal land involved: Provided further, That the non-Federal
share may be in the form of real or personal
property, the value of which will be determined
by the Secretary, as well as money, (5) the term
of the agreement, (6) the terms and conditions
for disposing of any real or personal property acquired by the Secretary during or at the end of
the term of the agreement, and (7) such other
terms and conditions as he deems desirable.
(b) Operation, management, and administration
of property; research
(1) The Secretary may also enter into agreements with the States for the operation of any
facilities and management and administration
of any lands or interests therein acquired or facilities constructed pursuant to sections 757a to
757f of this title.
(2) In carrying out responsibilities under this
section, the Secretary shall conduct, promote,
and encourage research in preparation for the
implementation of the use of ecosystems and
interspecies approaches to the conservation and
management of anadromous and Great Lakes
fishery resources.
(c) Increase of Federal share
(1) Whenever two or more States having a
common interest in any basin jointly enter into
a cooperative agreement with the Secretary
under subsection (a) of this section to carry out
a research and development program to conserve, develop, and enhance anadromous fishery
resources of the Nation, or fish in the Great
Lakes and Lake Champlain that ascend streams
to spawn, the Federal share of the program costs
shall be increased to a maximum of 662⁄3 per centum. For the purpose of this subsection, the
term ‘‘basin’’ includes rivers and their tributaries, lakes, and other bodies of water or portions thereof.
(2) In the case of any State that has implemented an interstate fisheries management plan
for anadromous fishery resources, prepared by
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any grant made under this section to carry out
activities required by such plan shall be up to 90
percent. For purposes of this paragraph, the
term ‘‘interstate commission’’ means—
(A) the commission established by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact (as
consented to and approved by Public Law
80–77 1), approved May 4, 1942 (56 Stat. 267);
(B) the commission established by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact (as consented
to and approved by Public Law 80–232 1), approved July 24, 1947 (16 Stat. 419); and
(C) the commission established by the Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Compact (as consented to and approved by Public Law 81–66),
approved May 19, 1949 (63 Stat. 70).
(Pub. L. 89–304, § 1, Oct. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 1125;
Pub. L. 91–249, § 1, May 14, 1970, 84 Stat. 214; Pub.
L. 93–362, § 3(a), July 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 398; Pub. L.
95–464, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1278; Pub. L. 96–118,
§ 1, Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 859; Pub. L. 97–453,
§ 14(b)(1), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2492; Pub. L.
98–44, title I, § 104, July 12, 1983, 97 Stat. 216; Pub.
L. 107–372, title III, § 303(b), Dec. 19, 2002, 116
Stat. 3095.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Public Law 80–77, May 4, 1942, 56 Stat. 267, referred to
in subsec. (c)(2)(A), probably means act May 4, 1942, ch.
283 [Public Law 539, 77th Cong.], 56 Stat. 267, which is
not classified to the Code.
Public Law 80–232, July 24, 1947, 16 Stat. 419, referred
to in subsec. (c)(2)(B), probably means act July 24, 1947,
ch. 316 [Public Law 232, 80th Cong.], 61 Stat. 419, which
is not classified to the Code.
Public Law 81–66, May 19, 1949, 63 Stat. 70, referred to
in subsec. (c)(2)(C), is act May 19, 1949, ch. 128 [Public
Law 66, 81st Cong.], 63 Stat. 70, which is not classified
to the Code.
AMENDMENTS
2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–372 designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
1983—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 98–44 substituted ‘‘resources, prepared by an interstate commission’’ for ‘‘resources’’, substituted ‘‘up to 90 percent’’ for ‘‘90 percent’’, and inserted provision defining interstate commission for purposes of this paragraph.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–453 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
1979—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–118 struck out provisions
respecting cost to Federal government of operation and
maintenance of structures, devices, etc., constructed by
States under cooperative agreements.
1978—Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 95–464 inserted ‘‘and
Lake Champlain’’ after ‘‘Great Lakes’’.
1974—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–362 substituted ‘‘662⁄3 per
centum’’ for ‘‘60 per centum’’.
1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–249, § 1(a), made the Federal share of the cost of conservation, development and
enhancement of the anadromous fishery resources subject to the provisions of subsec. (c) of this section.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–249, § 1(b), added subsec. (c).
SHORT TITLE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 107–372, title III, § 301, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat.
3094, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending this section,
sections 757d, 971h, 4101, 4107, and 5610 of this title, and
provisions set out as a note under section 857–19 of
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters] may be
cited as the ‘Fisheries Conservation Act of 2002’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 102–130, § 1, Oct. 17, 1991, 105 Stat. 626, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [amending section 757g of this title and
1 See

References in Text note below.

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provisions set out as notes under section 1851 of this
title] may be cited as the ‘Striped Bass Act of 1991’.’’
SHORT TITLE
Section 8, formerly section 7, of Pub. L. 89–304, as
added by Pub. L. 91–249, § 3, May 14, 1970, 84 Stat. 214,
and renumbered by Pub. L. 96–118, § 4, Nov. 16, 1979, 93
Stat. 859, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this section and sections 757b to 757g of this title] may be cited
as the ‘Anadromous Fish Conservation Act’.’’
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from
Secretary of the Interior, by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970,
see note set out under section 755 of this title.

§ 757b. Authority of the Secretary with regards to
Anadromous and Great Lakes fisheries; development and management
The Secretary, in accordance with any agreements entered into pursuant to section 757a(a) of
this title, is authorized (1) to conduct such investigations, engineering and biological surveys,
and research as may be desirable to carry out
the program; (2) to carry out stream clearance
activities; (3) to construct, install, maintain,
and operate devices and structures for the improvement of feeding and spawning conditions,
for the protection of fishery resources, and for
facilitating the free migration of the fish, and
for the control of the sea lamprey; (4) to construct, operate, and maintain fish hatcheries
wherever necessary to accomplish the purposes
of sections 757a to 757f of this title; (5) to conduct such studies and make such recommendations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding the development and management of any stream or other body of water for
the conservation and enhancement of anadromous fishery resources and the fish in the
Great Lakes and Lake Champlain that ascend
streams to spawn: Provided, That the reports on
such studies and the recommendations of the
Secretary shall be transmitted to the States,
the Congress, and the Federal water resources
construction agencies for their information: Provided further, That sections 757a to 757f of this
title shall not be construed as authorizing the
formulation or construction of water resources
projects, except that water resources projects
which are determined by the Seretary 1 to be
needed solely for the conservation, protection,
and enhancement of such fish may be planned
and constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation
in its currently authorized geographic area of
responsibility or by the Corps of Engineers, or
by the Department of Agriculture, or by the
States, with funds made available by the Secretary under sections 757a to 757f of this title
and subject to the cost-sharing and appropriations provisions of sections 757a to 757f of this
title; (6) to acquire lands or interests therein by
purchase, lease, donation, or exchange for acquired lands or public lands under his jurisdiction which he finds suitable for disposition: Provided, That the lands or interests therein so exchanged shall involve approximately equal values, as determined by the Secretary: Provided
further, That the Secretary may accept cash
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in original. Probably should be ‘‘Secretary’’.

change in order to equalize the values of the
properties exchanged; (7) to accept donations of
funds and to use such funds to acquire or manage lands or interests therein; and (8) to administer such lands or interests therein for the purposes of sections 757a to 757f of this title. Title
to lands or interests therein acquired pursuant
to sections 757a to 757f of this title shall be in
the cooperating States or other non-Federal interests.
(Pub. L. 89–304, § 2, Oct. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 1125;
Pub. L. 93–362, § 1, July 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 398; Pub.
L. 95–464, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1278; Pub. L.
96–118, § 2, Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 859.)
AMENDMENTS
1979—Pub. L. 96–118 substituted ‘‘cooperating States
or other non-Federal interests’’ for ‘‘United States’’.
1978—Cl. (5). Pub. L. 95–464 inserted ‘‘and Lake Champlain’’ after ‘‘Great Lakes’’.
1974—Cl. (3). Pub. L. 93–362 inserted reference to the
control of the sea lamprey.

§ 757c. Approval for activities on land administered by other Federal departments or agencies
Activities authorized by sections 757a to 757f
of this title to be performed on lands administered by other Federal departments or agencies
shall be carried out only with the prior approval
of such departments or agencies.
(Pub. L. 89–304, § 3, Oct. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 1126.)
§ 757d. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the purposes of sections 757a to 757f of
this title not to exceed $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 89–304, § 4, Oct. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 1126;
Pub. L. 91–249, § 2, May 14, 1970, 84 Stat. 214; Pub.
L. 93–362, §§ 2, 3(b), July 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 398; Pub.
L. 96–118, § 3, Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 859; Pub. L.
97–453, § 14(b)(2), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2492; Pub.
L. 99–659, title IV, § 402, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
3737; Pub. L. 101–627, title IV, § 401, Nov. 28, 1990,
104 Stat. 4462; Pub. L. 104–297, title IV, § 403, Oct.
11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3619; Pub. L. 107–372, title III,
§ 303(a), Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3095; Pub. L.
109–479, title III, § 302(h), Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat.
3625.)
AMENDMENTS
2007—Pub. L. 109–479 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section authorized appropriations to
carry out sections 757a to 757f of this title for fiscal
years 2003 to 2006 and limited the obligation of funds in
any one State to not more than $625,000.
2002—Pub. L. 107–372 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section authorized appropriations to
carry out sections 757a to 757f of this title of not to exceed $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 and $4,250,000 for each
of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000, and limited the obligation of funds in any one State to not more than
$625,000.
1996—Pub. L. 104–297 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section authorized appropriations to
carry out sections 757a to 757g of this title of not to exceed $8,152,500 for fiscal year 1989 and $8,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 1990 to 1995, and limited the obligation of
funds in any one State to not more than $1,250,000.
1990—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–627, § 401(1), (2), redesignated par. (7) as (1) and struck out former par. (1)

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which authorized appropriations of $11,000,000 for fiscal
year 1980.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 101–627, § 401(1), (3), added par.
(2) and struck out former par. (2) which authorized appropriations of $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1981.
Subsec. (a)(3) to (6). Pub. L. 101–627, § 401(1), struck
out pars. (3) to (6) which authorized appropriations of
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1982, $7,500,000 for fiscal years
1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986, $7,702,500 for fiscal year 1987,
and $7,920,000 for fiscal year 1988, respectively.
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 101–627, § 401(2), redesignated
par. (7) as (1).
1986—Subsec. (a)(4) to (7). Pub. L. 99–659 inserted reference to fiscal year 1986 in par. (4) and added pars. (5)
to (7).
1983—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 97–453 added par. (4).
1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–118, § 3(a), substituted
provisions authorizing appropriations of not to exceed
$11,000,000, $13,000,000, and $15,000,000 for fiscal years 1980
through 1982, respectively, for provisions authorizing
appropriations of not to exceed $25,000,000, $6,000,000,
$7,500,000, $8,500,000, $20,000,000, $20,000,000, $20,000,000,
$20,000,000, $20,000,000, and $20,000,000 for fiscal years
ending June 30, 1970, through June 30, 1979, respectively.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–118, § 3(b), substituted
‘‘$1,250,000’’ for ‘‘$1,000,000’’.
1974—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–362 substituted
‘‘$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30,
1974, June 30, 1975, June 30, 1976, June 30, 1977, June 30,
1978, and June 30, 1979’’ for ‘‘$10,000,000 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1974’’.
1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–249 authorized appropriation of not to exceed $6,000,000, $7,500,000, $8,500,000 and
$10,000,000 for fiscal years ending June 30, 1971, June 30,
1972, June 30, 1973, and June 30, 1974, respectively, to be
available until expended.

§ 757e. Application to Columbia River basin
Sections 757a to 757f of this title shall not be
construed to affect, modify, or apply to the
same area as the provisions of sections 755 to 757
of this title. The State of Idaho shall be eligible
on an equal standing with other States for Federal funding for purposes authorized by sections
757a to 757f of this title.
(Pub. L. 89–304, § 5, Oct. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 1126;
Pub. L. 98–146, title I, Nov. 4, 1983, 97 Stat. 922.)
CODIFICATION
Although the intent of Congress to amend this section is clear from the directory language of Pub. L.
98–146 which states that the sentence relating to the
eligibility of the State of Idaho be added to ‘‘16 U.S.C.
757e’’, that directory language has been editorially interpreted as directing the addition of that sentence to
section 5 of Pub. L. 89–304, because Title 16 of the
United States Code [this title] has never been enacted
into positive law and its sections are therefore not susceptible of amendment as sections of ‘‘16 U.S.C.—’’ and
because section 5 of Pub. L. 89–304 is the statute which
was classified to, and serves as the source for 16 U.S.C.
757e [this section].
AMENDMENTS
1983—Pub. L. 98–146 inserted provision that the State
of Idaho shall be eligible on an equal standing with
other States for Federal funding for purposes authorized by sections 757a to 757f of this title.

§ 757f. Studies on pollution; recommendations to
Secretary of Health and Human Services
The Secretary of the Interior shall, on the
basis of studies carried out pursuant to sections
757a to 757f of this title and section 665 of this
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of Health and Human Services concerning the
elimination or reduction of polluting substances
detrimental to fish and wildlife in interstate or
navigable waters or the tributaries thereof.
Such recommendations and any enforcement
measures initiated pursuant thereto by the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be
designed to enhance the quality of such waters,
and shall take into consideration all other legitimate uses of such waters.
(Pub. L. 89–304, § 6, Oct. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 1126;
Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93
Stat. 695.)
CHANGE OF NAME
‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’ substituted in text for ‘‘Secretary of Health, Education,
and Welfare’’ pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88,
which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from
Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970,
eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, see note set
out under section 755 of this title.

§ 757g. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–146, § 3(a), Dec. 16,
1997, 111 Stat. 2677
Section, Pub. L. 89–304, § 7, as added Pub. L. 96–118, § 4,
Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 859; amended Pub. L. 97–453,
§ 14(b)(3), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2492; Pub. L. 98–613,
§ 10(a), Oct. 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 3190; Pub. L. 99–432, § 6, Oct.
1, 1986, 100 Stat. 990; Pub. L. 100–589, § 3, Nov. 3, 1988, 102
Stat. 2984; Pub. L. 102–130, § 3, Oct. 17, 1991, 105 Stat. 626,
related to striped bass population studies.

§ 758. Exploration, investigation, development,
and maintenance of fishing resources and industry of Pacific Ocean
It is the policy of the United States to provide
for the exploration, investigation, development,
and maintenance of the fishing resources and development of the high seas fishing industry of
the United States and its island possessions in
the tropical and subtropical Pacific Ocean and
intervening seas, for the benefit of the residents
of the Pacific island possessions and of the people of the United States.
(Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 451, § 1, 61 Stat. 726; Pub. L.
86–624, § 11(a), (b), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 412.)
AMENDMENTS
1960—Pub. L. 86–624 substituted ‘‘the United States
and its island possessions’’ for ‘‘the Territories and island possessions of the United States’’, and struck out
‘‘Territory of Hawaii and’’ before ‘‘Pacific island possessions’’.

§ 758a. Conduct of explorations and related work
in Pacific Ocean
The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and
directed to conduct such fishing explorations
and
such
necessary
related
work
as
oceanographical, biological, technological, statistical, and economic studies to insure maximum development and utilization of the high
seas fishery resources of the United States and
its island possessions in the tropical and subtropical Pacific Ocean and intervening areas as
may be consistent with developing and sustain-