§ 1212. — Investigation and control of crown of thorns starfish.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1212]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 25A--CROWN OF THORNS STARFISH
Sec. 1212. Investigation and control of crown of thorns starfish
In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary of
Commerce and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution are authorized
to--
(1) conduct such studies, research, and investigations, as they
deem desirable to determine the causes of the population increase of
the ``Crown of Thorns'', their effects on corals and coral reefs,
and the stability and regeneration of reefs following predation;
(2) to monitor areas where the ``Crown of Thorns'' may be
increasing in numbers and to determine future needs for control;
(3) to develop improved methods of control and to carry out
programs of control in areas where these are deemed necessary; and
(4) to take such other actions as deemed desirable to gain an
understanding of the ecology and control of the seastar ``Crown of
Thorns''.
(Pub. L. 91-427, Sec. 2, 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
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the
Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, see note set out under section
1211 of this title.
