its jurisdiction, and to that end may cooperate and contract with scientists and public and private scientific agencies engaged in similar work, and may purchase, construct, lease, borrow or otherwise acquire by any lawful method such property, structures, facilities, or equipment as it deems necessary.

"SEC. 4. LICENSES.-(a) The Commission shall issue such licenses as it may prescribe which shall thereupon be required for the taking of finfish, crabs, oysters, clams or other shellfish from the waters within the jurisdiction of the Commission, and for boats, vessels and equipment used for such taking. Recognizing that the right of fishing in the territory over which the Commission shall have jurisdiction is and shall be common to and equally enjoyed by the citizens of Virginia and Maryland, the Commission shall make no distinction between the citizens of Virginia or Maryland in any rule, regulation or the granting of any licenses, privileges, or rights under this compact.

"(b) Licenses for the taking of oysters and clams and the commercial taking of finfish and crabs within the jurisdiction of the Commission shall be granted only to citizens of Maryland or Virginia who have resided in either or both states for at least twelve months immediately preceding the application for the license. Within six months after the effective date of this compact, the Commission shall adopt a schedule of licenses, the privileges granted thereby, and the fees therefor, which may be modified from time to time in the discretion of the Commission.

"(c) The licenses hereby authorized may be issued at such places, by such persons, and in accordance with such procedures as the Commission may determine.

"SEC. 5. EXPENDITURES.-The Commission is authorized to expend funds for the purposes of general administration, repletion of the fish and shellfish in the Potomac River, and the conservation and research programs authorized under this com

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pact, subject to the limitations provided in this compact.

"SEC. 6. GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, ETC.-The Commission is authorized to receive and accept (or to refuse) from any and all public and private sources such grants, contributions, appropriations, donations, and gifts as may be given to it, which shall be paid into and become part of the General Fund of the Commission, except where the donor instructs that it shall be used for a specific project, study, purpose, or program, in which event it shall be placed in a special account, which shall be administered under the same procedure as that prescribed for the General Fund.

"SEC. 7. COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES.-The Commission may call upon the resources and assistance of the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory, the Maryland Department of Research and Education, and all other agencies, institutions, and departments of Maryland and Virginia which shall cooperate fully with the Commission upon such request.

"SEC. 8. REGULATIONS.-The Commission shall have the power to make, adopt and publish such rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable for the conduct of its meetings, such hearings as it may from time to time hold, and for the administration of its affairs.

"SEC. 9. INSPECTION TAX.-The Commission may impose an inspection tax, in an amount as fixed from time to time by the Commission, not exceeding 25¢ per bushel, upon all oysters caught within the limits of the Potomac River. The tax shall be paid by the buyer at the place in Maryland or Virginia where the oysters are unloaded from vessels and are to be shipped no further in bulk in vessel, to an agent of the Commission, or to such officer or employee of the Virginia Fisheries Commission or of the Maryland Department of Tidewater Fisheries, as may be designated by the Commission, and by him paid over to the Commission.

785. Enforcement of law prohibiting taking of sponges of specified sizes; employment of Coast Guard vessels and Customs Service employees.

§ 781. Taking or catching, in waters of Gulf or Straits of Florida, commercial sponges of less than prescribed size, and landing or possession of same. It is unlawful for any citizen of the United States, or person owing duty of obedience to the laws of the United States, or any boat or vessel of the United States, or person belonging to or on any such boat or vessel, to take or catch, by any means or method, in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico or the Straits of Florida outside of State territorial limits, any commercial sponges measuring when wet less than five inches in their maximum diameter, or for any person or vessel to land, deliver, cure, offer for sale,

or have in possession at any port or place in the United States, or on any boat or vessel of the United States, any such commercial sponges. (Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 253, § 1, 38 Stat. 692.)

§ 782. Same; possession prima facie evidence.

The presence of sponges of a diameter of less than five inches on any vessel or boat of the United States engaged in sponging in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico or the Straits of Florida outside of State territorial limits, or the possession of any sponges of less than the said diameter sold or delivered by such vessels, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this chapter. (Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 253, § 2, 38 Stat. 692.)

§ 783. Punishment for violations of law; liability of vessels.

Every person, partnership, or association guilty of a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be liable to a fine of not more than $500, and in addi

tion such fine shall be a lien against the vessel or boat on which the offense is committed, and said vessel or boat shall be seized and proceeded against by process of libel in any court having jurisdiction of the offense. (Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 253, § 3, 38 Stat. 692.)

§ 784. Jurisdiction of prosecutions.

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be prosecuted in the district court of the United States of the district wherein the offender is found or into which he is first brought. (Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 253, § 4, 38 Stat. 692.)

§ 785. Enforcement of law prohibiting taking of sponges of specified sizes; employment of Coast Guard vessels and Customs Service employees. The Secretary of the Interior shall enforce the provisions of this chapter, and he is authorized to empower such officers and employees of the Department of the Interior as he may designate, or such officers and employees of other departments as may be detailed for the purpose, to make arrests and seize vessels and sponges, and upon his request the Secretary of the Treasury may employ the vessels of the Coast Guard or the employees of the Customs Service to that end. (Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 253, § 5, 38 Stat. 692; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1431; Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §§ 1, 20, 63 Stat. 495, 561.)

AMENDMENTS

1949-Act Aug. 4, 1949, reestablished the Coast Guard and repealed act Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 20, § 1, 58 Stat. 800.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1949 AMENDMENT Amendment of section by act Aug. 4, 1949, effective the first day of the third month after the month of approval, August 1949, see note set out preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

The Coast Guard was transferred to the Department of Transportation and all functions, powers, and duties, relating to the Coast Guard, of the Secretary of the Treasury and of other offices and officers of the Department of the Treasury were transferred to the Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89-670, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 931, which created the Department of Transportation. See section 1655(b) of Title 49, Transportation.

All functions of all officers of the Department of the Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5. The Customs Service, referred to in this section, is a service under the Treasury Department, and the Coast Guard, also referred to in this section, was generally a service under such Department, but such Plan excepted, from the transfer, functions of the Coast Guard, and of the Commandant thereof, when the Coast Guard was operating as a part of the Navy under sections 1 and 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, consolidated the Bureau of Fisheries and the Bureau of Biological Survey with their respective functions into one agency in the Department of the Interior to be known as the Fish and Wildlife Service, and provided that the functions of the consolidated agency shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Interior.

1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, transferred the Bureau of Fisheries in the Department of Commerce and its functions to the Department of the Interior, to be administered under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Interior.

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851. 852.

Definitions.

Transportation forbidden where law has been violated.

852a. Packages and containers; markings on outside. 852b. Application of State laws on arrival in State; original package.

852c. Expenditures; publications; investigations; regulations and their violations.

852d. Arrests without warrant; issuance and execution of warrants and other processes; enforcement personnel; utilization of personnel, services, and facilities of other Federal agencies; searches and seizures; forfeitures.

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. (May 20, 1926, ch. 346, § 1, 44 Stat. 576; July 2, 1930, ch. 801, 46 Stat. 845; July 30, 1947, ch. 348, 61 Stat. 517; July 16, 1952, ch. 911, § 1, 66 Stat. 736; Dec. 5, 1969, Pub. L. 91-135, § 9(d), 83 Stat. 282.)

AMENDMENTS

1969-Pub. L. 91-135 defined the term "State". 1952-Act July 16, 1952, omitted definition of game fish. 1947-Act July 30, 1947, added definition of game fish. 1930-Act July 2, 1930, reenacted section without change.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1969 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91-135 effective 180 days after Dec. 5, 1969, see section 11 of Pub. L. 91-135, set out as a note under section 668cc-1 of this title.

§ 852. Transportation forbidden where law has been

violated.

It shall be unlawful for any person

(1) to deliver or receive for transportation, or

to transport, by any means whatsoever, in interstate or foreign commerce, any black bass and other fish, if such person knows or in the exercise of due care should know that (A) such delivery or transportation is contrary to the law of the State or any foreign country from which such black bass or other fish is found or transported, or is contrary to other applicable law, or (B) such black bass or other fish has been either caught, killed, taken, sold, purchased, possessed, or transported, at any time, contrary to the law of the State or foreign country, in which it was caught, killed, taken, sold, purchased, or possessed, or from which it was transported, or contrary to other applicable law;

(2) to purchase or receive any such black bass or other fish, if such person knows, or in the exercise of due care should know, that such bass or fish has been transported in violation of the provisions of this chapter;

(3) receiving any shipment of black bass or other fish transported in interstate or foreign commerce to make any false record or render a false account of the contents of such shipment, if such person knows, or in the exercise of due care should know, that such record or account is false. For the purposes of this section, the provisions of section 10 of Title 18, shall apply to the term "interstate or foreign commerce".

(May 20, 1926, ch. 346, § 2, 44 Stat. 576; July 2, 1930, ch. 801, 46 Stat. 845; July 30, 1947, ch. 348, 61 Stat. 517; July 16, 1952, ch. 911, § 2, 66 Stat. 736; Dec. 5, 1969, Pub. L. 91–135, § 9(a), 83 Stat. 281.)

AMENDMENTS

1969-Pub. L. 91-135 designated existing provisions as pars. (1), (2), and (3), redesignated cls. (1) and (2) as (A) and (B) in par. (1) and proscribed therein conduct contrary to the laws of any foreign country, revised the provisions of the section to clarify the nature of the various violations, also imposed penalties upon a person who in the exercise of due care should know that he is committing one of the enumerated violations, made par (3) applicable to transportation in foreign commerce, and made applicable the definition in section 10 of Title 18 to the term "interstate or foreign commerce".

1952-Act July 16, 1952, substituted "fish" for "game fish" wherever appearing.

1947-Act July 30, 1947, included other game fish in addition to black bass, omitted references to particular species of black bass, and inserted general provisions with reference to acts contrary to other applicable laws. 1930-Act July 2, 1930, amended section generally.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1969 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91-135 effective 180 days after Dec. 5, 1969, see section 11 of Pub. L. 91-135, set out as a note under section 668cc-1 of this title.

§ 852a. Packages and containers; markings on outside. Any package or container containing such fish transported or delivered for transportation in interstate commerce or foreign commerce, except any shipment covered by section 855 of this title, shall be clearly and conspicuously marked on the outside thereof with the name "Fish", an accurate statement of the number of each species of such fish contained therein, and the names and addresses of the shipper and consignee. (May 20, 1926, ch. 346, § 3, as added July 2, 1930, ch. 801, 46 Stat. 846, and amended July 30, 1947, ch. 348, 61 Stat. 517; July 16, 1952, ch.

911, § 2, 66 Stat. 736; Dec. 5, 1969, Pub. L. 91-135, § 9(b), 83 Stat. 282.)

AMENDMENTS

1969-Pub. L. 91-135 made the provisions applicable to transportation in foreign commerce.

1952-Act July 16, 1952, substituted "fish" for "game fish" wherever appearing.

1947-Act July 30, 1947, substituted "game fish" for "black bass" and inserted provision as to each species of fish.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1969 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91-135 effective 180 days after Dec. 5, 1969, see section 11 of Pub. L. 91-135, set out as a note under section 668cc-1 of this title.

§ 852b. Application of State laws on arrival in State; original package.

All such black bass or other fish transported into any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia for use, consumption, sale, or storage therein shall upon arrival in such State, Territory, or the District of Columbia be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such State, Territory, or the District of Columbia to the same extent and in the same manner as though such fish had been produced in such State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, and shall not be exempt therefrom by reason of being introduced therein in original packages or otherwise. (May 20, 1926, ch. 346, § 4, as added July 2, 1930, ch. 801, 46 Stat. 846, and amended July 30, 1947, ch. 348, 61 Stat. 517; July 16, 1952, ch. 911, § 2, 66 Stat. 736.)

AMENDMENTS

1952-Act July 16, 1952, substituted "fish" for "game fish" wherever appearing.

1947-Act July 30, 1947, included other game fish in addition to black bass.

§ 852c. Expenditures;

publications; investigations; regulations and their violations.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized (1) to make such expenditures, including expenditures for personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere, and for cooperation with local, State, and Federal authorities, including the issuance of publications, and necessary investigations, as may be necessary to execute the functions imposed upon him by this chapter and as may be provided for by Congress from time to time; and (2) to make such regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Any person violating any such regulation shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this chapter. (May 20, 1926, ch. 346, § 5, as added July 2, 1930, ch. 801, 46 Stat. 846, and amended 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; July 30, 1947, ch. 348, 61 Stat. 517.)

AMENDMENTS

1947-Act July 30, 1947, reenacted section without change.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

1939 Reorg. Plan No. II transferred the Bureau of Fisheries in the Department of Commerce and its functions to the Department of the Interior to be administered under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Interior.

§852d. Arrests without warrant; issuance and execution of warrants and other processes; enforcement personnel; utilization of personnel, services, and facilities of other Federal agencies; searches and seizures; forfeitures.

(a) Any employee of the Department of the Interior authorized by the Secretary of the Interior to enforce the provisions of this chapter (1) shall have power, without warrant, to arrest any person committing in the presence of such employee a violation of this chapter or any regulation made in pursuance of this chapter, and to take such person immediately for examination or trial before an officer or court of competent jurisdiction; (2) shall have power to execute any warrants or other process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this chapter or regulations made in pursuance thereof; and (3) shall have authority with a search warrant issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction, to make search in accordance with the terms of such warrant. Any judge of a court established under the laws of the United States, or any United States commissioner may, within his respective jurisdiction, upon proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue warrants in all such cases. The provisions of this section and any regulations issued thereunder shall be enforced by personnel of the Secretary of the Interior, and he may utilize by agreement, with or without reimbursement, personnel, services, and facilities of other Federal agencies.

(b) All fish delivered for transportation or which have been transported, purchased, received, or which are being transported, in violation of this chapter, or any regulations made pursuant thereto, shall, when found by such employee or by any marshal or deputy marshal, be summarily seized by him and placed in the custody of such persons as the Secretary of the Interior shall by regulations prescribe, and shall, as a part of the penalty and in addition to any fine or imprisonment imposed under section 853 of this title, be forfeited by such court to the United States upon conviction of the offender under this chapter, or upon judgment of the court that the same were transported, delivered, purchased, or received in violation of this chapter or regulations made pursuant thereto. (May 20, 1926, ch. 346, § 6, as added July 2, 1930, ch. 801, 46 Stat. 846, and amended 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; July 30, 1947, ch. 348, 61 Stat. 517; Dec. 5, 1969, Pub. L. 91-135, § 9(c), 83 Stat. 282.)

AMENDMENTS

1969 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-135 provided for enforcement of this section and regulations thereunder by personnel of the Secretary of the Interior who may utilize, with or without reimbursement, personnel, services, and facilities of other Federal agencies.

1947-Act July 30, 1947, substituted "warrants" for “warrant" in subsec. (a), and made changes in punctuation in both subsections.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1969 AMENDMENT Amendment of subsec. (a) by Pub. L. 91-135 effective 180 days after Dec. 5, 1969, see section 11 of Pub. L. 91– 135, set out as a note under section 668cc-1 of this title.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Transfer of administrative functions, see hote under section 852c of this title.

CHANGE OF NAME

References to United States commissioners to be deemed references to United States magistrates, see Pub. L. 90-578, title IV, § 402, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118, which provided that, within each district, references in previously enacted statutes and previously promulgated rules and regulations to United States commissioners are to be deemed within such district, references to United States magistrates duly appointed under section 631 of Title 28 as soon as the first United States magistrate assumes office within that district or on Oct. 17, 1971, whichever is earlier. See Applicable Law note under section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

§ 853. Penalty.

In addition to any forfeiture provided in this chapter, any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not exceeding $200, or imprisonment for a term of not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. (May 20, 1926, ch. 346, § 7, as added July 2, 1930, ch. 801, 46 Stat. 847, and amended July 30, 1947, ch. 348, 61 Stat. 517.)

AMENDMENTS

1947-Act July 30, 1947, reenacted section without change.

§ 854. Effect on power of States.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the several States and Territories from making or enforcing laws or regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, or from making or enforcing laws or regulations which shall give further protection to black bass and other fish. (May 20, 1926, ch. 346, § 8, as added July 2, 1930, ch. 801, 46 Stat. 847, and amended July 30, 1947, ch. 348, 61 Stat. 517; July 16, 1952, ch. 911, § 2, 66 Stat. 736.)

AMENDMENTS

1952-Act July 16, 1952, substituted "fish" for "game fish" wherever appearing.

1947-Act July 30, 1947, omitted reference to particular species of black bass, and included other game fish in addition to black bass.

§ 855. Effect on shipments for breeding or stocking. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the shipment in interstate commerce of any fish or eggs for breeding or stocking purposes if they were caught, taken, sold, purchased, possessed, or transported in accordance with the law of the State, the District of Columbia, or Territory in which they were caught, taken, sold, purchased, possessed, or transported. (May 20, 1926, ch. 346, § 9, as added July 2, 1930, ch. 801, 46 Stat. 847, and amended July 30, 1947, ch. 348, 61 Stat. 517; Aug. 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86-207, 73 Stat. 430.)

AMENDMENTS

1959-Pub. L. 86-207 substituted "any fish or eggs" for "live fish and eggs" and added the conditional clause. 1947-Act July 30, 1947, reenacted section without change.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 852a of this title. §856. Steelhead trout of Columbia River not included. The provisions of this chapter as relating to fish

§§ 921 to 923. Omitted.

shall not apply to steelhead trout (salmo gairderii) legally taken in the Columbia River between the States of Washington and Oregon. (May 20, 1926, ch. 346, § 10, as added July 30, 1947, ch. 348, 61 Stat. 517, and amended July 16, 1952, ch. 911, § 2, 66 Stat. 736.)

AMENDMENTS

1952-Act July 16, 1952, substituted "fish" for "game fish" wherever appearing.

CODIFICATION

Section 921, Acts Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 879, § 1, 60 Stat. 930; Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 478, § 3, 63 Stat. 616; July 30, 1951, ch. 256, 65 Stat. 131; July 1, 1952, ch. 537, 66 Stat. 314, directed the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to investigate the abundance and distribution of sea lampreys, required a report to the Congress not later than Dec. 31, 1950, and authorized appropriations through the fiscal

year ending June 30, 1953.

Sections 2 and 3 of Joint Res. Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 879, 60 Stat. 930, 931, formerly set out as sections 922 and 923 ɔf this title were omitted by act Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 478, § 3, 63 Stat. 616, which amended said Joint Res. Aug. 8, 1949, to read as set out in section 921 of this title. Provisions of former sections 922 and 923 relating to cooperation between Federal, State, and local agencies, and annual cost of program are now covered by section 921 of this title.

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1205. General authority of Secretary for conducting studies, research, and investigations unaffected.

§ 1201. Declaration of purposes; Secretary's cooperation with and assistance to States.

For the purposes of conserving and protecting the fish and shellfish resources in the coastal waters of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and promoting and safeguarding water-based recreation for present and future generations in these waters, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the States in controlling and eliminating jellyfish, commonly referred to as "sea nettles", and other such pests and in conducting research for the purposes of controlling floating seaweed in such waters. (Pub. L. 89-720, § 1, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1149.)

§ 1202. Authority of Secretary; studies, research, and investigations; control measures; execution of program; other actions; costs.

In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary, in cooperation with the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is authorized (1) to conduct, directly or by contract, such studies, research, and investigations, as he deems desirable, to determine the abundance and distribution of jellyfish and other such pests and their effects on fish and shellfish and water-based recreation, (2) to conduct studies of control measures of such pests and of floating seaweed, (3) to carry out, based on studies made pursuant to this chapter, a program of controlling or eliminating such pests and such

seaweed, and (4) to take such other actions as the Secretary deems desirable: Provided, That the costs of such actions shall be borne equally by the Federal Government and by the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, acting jointly or severally. (Pub. L. 89-720, § 2, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1149.)

§ 1203. Authorization of appropriations.

There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and $1,000,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1969, and ending June 30, 1973. (Pub. L. 89-720, § 3, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1149; Pub. L. 91-451, Oct. 14, 1970, 84 Stat. 922.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Pub. L. 91-451 substituted "for the period beginning July 1, 1969, and ending June 30, 1973" for "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970".

§ 1204. Compacts.

The Congress consents to any compact or agreement between any two or more States for the purpose of carrying out a program of research, study, investigation, and control of jellyfish and other such pests in the coastal waters of the United States. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section or the consent granted herein is expressly reserved. (Pub. L. 89-720, § 4, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1149.)

§ 1205. General authority of Secretary for conducting studies, research, and investigations unaffected. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter, amend, repeal, modify, or diminish the present general authority of the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies, research, and investigations related to the mission of the Department of the Interior. (Pub. L. 89-720, § 5, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1149.)