§ 3633. — Authority and responsibility.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3633]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 56A--PACIFIC SALMON FISHING
Sec. 3633. Authority and responsibility
(a) Secretary of State
The Secretary of State is authorized to--
(1) receive and transmit, on behalf of the United States,
reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, and other
communications of and to the Commission and Panels;
(2) in consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of the
Interior, approve, disapprove, object to, or withdraw objections to
fishery regimes, including enhancement programs and Fraser River
Panel regulations proposed in accordance with the Treaty, on the
condition that the United States shall be obligated to carry out
such regimes or regulations only to the extent that funds are made
available for such purposes in appropriation Acts; and
(3) act upon, or refer to other appropriate authority, any
communication referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection other
than a proposed fishery regime or Fraser River Panel regulation.
(b) States and treaty Indian tribes
Recommendations of the Commission on fishery regimes or Fraser River
Panel regulations approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to
subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be forwarded immediately to the
States of Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and to the treaty Indian
tribes, as appropriate. In the exercise of their general fishery
management authority, the States and treaty Indian tribes may adopt
corresponding laws, regulations, or orders within their respective
jurisdictions.
(c) Secretary of Commerce
In cooperation with the appropriate Regional Fishery Management
Councils, States and treaty Indian tribes, the Secretary shall prepare,
as appropriate, all statements, reports, and information required by the
Treaty and submit such documents to the Secretary of State, who shall
transmit them to the Commission.
(Pub. L. 99-5, Sec. 4, Mar. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 10.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3638 of this title.
