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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 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 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 66 2/3 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 an interstate commission, the Federal share of 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).
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