§ 1211. — Congressional statement of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1211]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 25A--CROWN OF THORNS STARFISH
Sec. 1211. Congressional statement of purpose
For the purpose of conserving and protecting coral reef resources of
the tropical islands of interest and concern to the United States in the
Pacific and safeguarding critical island areas from possible erosion and
to safeguard future recreational and esthetic uses of Pacific coral
reefs, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution are authorized to cooperate with and provide assistance to
the governments of the State of Hawaii, the territories and possessions
of the United States, including Guam and American Samoa, the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands, and other island possessions of the
United States, in the study and control of the seastar ``Crown of
Thorns'' (Acanthaster planci).
(Pub. L. 91-427, Sec. 1, Sept. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 884; 1970 Reorg. Plan
No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)
Transfer of Functions
``Secretary of Commerce'' substituted in text for ``Secretary of the
Interior'' in view of: creation of National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration in Department of Commerce and Office of Administrator of
such Administration; abolition of Bureau of Commercial Fisheries in
Department of the Interior and Office of Director of such Bureau;
transfers of functions, including functions formerly vested by law in
Secretary of the Interior or Department of the Interior which were
administered through Bureau of Commercial Fisheries or were primarily
related to such Bureau, exclusive of certain enumerated functions with
respect to Great Lakes fishery research, Missouri River Reservoir
research, Gulf Breeze Biological Laboratory, and Trans-Alaska pipeline
investigations; and transfer of marine sport fish program of Bureau of
Sport Fisheries and Wildlife by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3,
1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note
set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular
Possessions.
