§ 2808. — Regulatory constraints on aquaculture.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC2808]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 48--NATIONAL AQUACULTURE POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 2808. Regulatory constraints on aquaculture
(a) Regulatory constraints study
The Secretaries, through the coordinating group, shall conduct,
within twelve months after September 26, 1980, a study of the State and
Federal regulatory restrictions to aquaculture development in the United
States. The study shall--
(1) include a literature review and a descriptive list
identifying the parameters of the issue;
(2) identify and list relevant current and pending Federal
regulations restricting the development of commercial aquaculture
operations;
(3) identify and list relevant current State regulations
restricting the development of commercial aquaculture operations in
five States selected randomly in five separate geographic regions of
the United States;
(4) conduct case studies of ten commercial aquaculture
operations in the United States representing a wide range of marine
and fresh water species to determine the practical effects of
regulatory restrictions on aquaculture; and
(5) develop a flow-chart time line using the information
obtained by means of paragraphs (1) through (4) to identify those
regulations and restrictions that could have the most detrimental
effect in establishing commercial aquaculture operations in the
United States.
Upon completion of the study, the Secretaries shall submit its results
to Congress.
(b) Regulatory constraints plan
Based on the results of the Regulatory Constraints Study conducted
under subsection (a) of this section, and within six months of the
study's completion, the Secretaries shall formulate a plan for acting on
the study's findings. The plan will contain specific steps the Federal
Government can take to remove unnecessarily burdensome regulatory
barriers to the initiation and operation of commercial aquaculture
ventures. Upon its completion, the Secretaries shall submit the plan to
Congress.
(Pub. L. 96-362, Sec. 9, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1205.)
