16 U.S.C. § 931 — Definitions

Page 1552 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 917b 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by ‘‘a’’. tors may be having on the eastern gray whale popu- lation. ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION OF WESTERN POPULATION INFOR- MATION.—The Secretary should ensure that, to the greatest extent practicable, information from current and future studies of the western gray whale popu- lation is considered in the study under this section, so as to better understand the dynamics of each popu- lation and to test different hypotheses that may lead to an increased understanding of the mechanism driving their respective population dynamics. ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to other amounts authorized under this title [this note], there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section— ‘‘(1) $290,000 for fiscal year 2001; and ‘‘(2) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.’’ Substantially identical provisions were contained in Pub. L. 106–555, title II, § 203, Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2768. § 917b. Cooperation of other Federal agencies All Federal agencies shall cooperate, to the fullest extent possible, with the Secretary of Commerce in preparing the study and rec- ommendations required by section 917a of this title. (Pub. L. 94–532, § 4, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2492.) § 917c. Negotiations with Mexico and Canada The Secretary of Commerce, through the Sec- retary of State, shall immediately initiate nego- tiations for the purpose of developing appro- priate bilateral agreements with Mexico and Canada for the protection and conservation of whales. (Pub. L. 94–532, § 5, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2492.) § 917d. Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated a sum not to exceed $1,000,000 for fiscal years 1978 and 1979. (Pub. L. 94–532, § 6, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2492.) CHAPTER 15—PREDATORY SEA LAMPREYS IN THE GREAT LAKES §§ 921 to 923. Omitted Editorial Notes 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, di- rected 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 922, 923, act Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 879, §§ 2, 3, 60 Stat. 930, 931, which related to cooperation between Federal, State, and local agencies and the annual cost of the program, were omitted by act Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 478, § 3, 63 Stat. 616, which amended act Aug. 8, 1946. CHAPTER 15A—GREAT LAKES FISHERIES Sec. 931. Definitions. 932. Commissioners; appointment, number, and compensation; term of office; vacancy. 933. Advisory Committee. Sec. 934. Repealed. 935. Acquisition of real property; construction and operation of lamprey control works; entry into agreements for construction and oper- ation of works. 936. Secretary of the Interior; authority to trans- fer lamprey control projects and act on be- half of United States Section. 937. United States Section as agency of United States. 938. Notice of proposals. 939. Transmission of recommendations. 939a. Cooperation with other agencies. 939b. State laws and regulations. 939c. Authorization of appropriations. § 931. Definitions As used in this chapter, the term— (a) ‘‘Convention’’ means the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between the United States of America and Canada signed at Wash- ington, September 10, 1954; (b) ‘‘Commission’’ means the Great Lakes Fishery Commission provided for by article II of the convention; (c) ‘‘United States Section’’ means the United States Commissioners on the Commission; (d) ‘‘Great Lakes State’’ means any of the fol- lowing States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Min- nesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wis- consin; (e) ‘‘Great Lakes’’ means any of the following bodies of water: Lake Ontario (including the Saint Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to the forty-fifth parallel of latitude), Lake Erie, Lake Huron (including Lake Saint Clair), Lake Michi- gan, or Lake Superior. (June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 2, 70 Stat. 242.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Act June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 1, 70 Stat. 242, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956’.’’ SEPARABILITY Act June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 14, 70 Stat. 244, provided that: ‘‘If any provision of this Act [this chapter] or the application of such provision to any circumstances or persons shall be held invalid, the validity of the re- mainder of the Act and the applicability of such provi- sion to other circumstances or persons shall not be af- fected thereby’’. § 932. Commissioners; appointment, number, and compensation; term of office; vacancy (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 dif- ferent Great Lakes States and who are knowl- edgeable regarding the fisheries of the Great Lakes, except that 1 of them must also be an official of 1 Great Lakes State. (2) The President shall appoint an alternate Commissioner who shall perform the duties of a Commissioner—