§ 1155. — Authority of Secretary of Commerce.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1155]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 24--CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEALS
SUBCHAPTER I--FUR SEAL MANAGEMENT
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 89-702, title I, Sec. 105, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1092; Pub. L.
98-129, Sec. 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 836.)
Amendments
1983--Pub. L. 98-129 amended section generally, substituting
provisions delineating the authority of the Secretary of Commerce, which
were previously contained in sections 1154 and 1185 of this title, for
provisions which had set out enforcement steps. See section 1156 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1172 of this title.
