§ 3378. — Miscellaneous provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3378]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 53--CONTROL OF ILLEGALLY TAKEN FISH AND WILDLIFE
Sec. 3378. Miscellaneous provisions
(a) Effect on powers of States
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the several
States or Indian tribes from making or enforcing laws or regulations not
inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Repeals
The following provisions of law are repealed:
(1) The Act of May 20, 1926 (commonly known as the Black Bass
Act; 16 U.S.C. 851-856).
(2) Section 667e of this title and sections 43 and 44 of title
18 (commonly known as provisions of the Lacey Act).
(3) Sections 3054 and 3112 of title 18.
(c) Disclaimers
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as--
(1) repealing, superseding, or modifying any provision of
Federal law other than those specified in subsection (b) of this
section;
(2) repealing, superseding, or modifying any right, privilege,
or immunity granted, reserved, or established pursuant to treaty,
statute, or executive order pertaining to any Indian tribe, band, or
community; or
(3) enlarging or diminishing the authority of any State or
Indian tribe to regulate the activities of persons within Indian
reservations.
(d) Travel and transportation expenses
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pay from agency
appropriations the travel expense of newly appointed special agents of
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the transportation
expense of household goods and personal effects from place of residence
at time of selection to first duty station to the extent authorized by
section 5724 of title 5 for all such special agents appointed after
January 1, 1977.
(e) Interior appropriations budget proposal
The Secretary shall identify the funds utilized to enforce this
chapter and any regulations thereto as a specific appropriations item in
the Department of the Interior appropriations budget proposal to the
Congress.
(Pub. L. 97-79, Sec. 9(a)-(c), (g), (h), Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1079,
1080.)
References in Text
The Black Bass Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act May 20,
1926, ch. 346, 44 Stat. 576, as amended, which was classified generally
to chapter 13 (Sec. 851 et seq.) of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Subsecs. (d) and (e) of this section were in the original subsecs.
(g) and (h), respectively, of section 9 of Pub. L. 97-79 and were
redesignated for purposes of codification.
