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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1155. Authority of Secretary of Commerce
(a) Regulations with respect to taking of fur seals on Pribilof
Islands and on lands subject to United States jurisdiction
The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations with respect to
the taking of fur seals on the Pribilof Islands and on lands
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States as he deems
necessary and appropriate for the conservation, management, and
protection of the fur seal population, and to dispose of any fur
seals seized or forfeited pursuant to this chapter, and to carry
out the provisions of the Convention, and shall deliver to
authorized agents of the parties such fur seal skins as the parties
are entitled to under the Convention.
(b) Agreements with public and private entities
The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with any
public or private agency or person for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of the Convention and of this subchapter, including
but not limited to the taking of fur seals on the Pribilof Islands,
and the curing and marketing of the sealskins and other seal parts,
and may retain the proceeds therefrom.
(c) Taking of fur seals on Saint Paul and Saint George Islands;
preference; separate fund in Treasury
The Secretary shall give preference to the village corporations
of Saint Paul and Saint George Islands established pursuant to
section 1607 of title 43 for the taking of fur seals on the village
corporations' respective islands, and the curing and marketing of
the sealskins and other seal parts, and may retain the proceeds
therefrom. Any proceeds therefrom will be deposited in a separate
fund in the Treasury and will be available to the Secretary,
subject to appropriations, for the purpose of this section. All
seal harvests will be financed, to the extent possible, from
proceeds collected in preceding years or unsold assets retained
from harvests conducted in preceding years. In the event that such
assets and proceeds are insufficient, as determined by the
Secretary, to finance the seal harvest in accordance with the
requirements of the Convention, there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 1984, and for fiscal
year 1985 and beyond if the Convention is extended by protocol
signed by the parties and made effective as to the United States,
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the harvest and curing
on the Pribilof Islands. Such amounts as are determined by the
Secretary to exceed amounts required to carry out this section
shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury.
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