§ 460ss-1. — Establishment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460ss-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CIV--KLAMATH RIVER CONSERVATION AREA
Sec. 460ss-1. Establishment
(a) In general
The Secretary shall designate the anadromous fish habitats and
resources of the Klamath River basin as the Klamath River Basin
Conservation Area (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the
``Area'').
(b) Restoration program
(1) Establishment
The Secretary shall, in consultation with the task force
established under section 460ss-3 of this title, formulate,
establish, and implement a 20-year program to restore the anadromous
fish populations of the Area to optimum levels and to maintain such
levels. The program shall be based on the Klamath River Basin
Fisheries Resource Plan referred to in section 460ss(6) of this
title and shall be known as the Klamath River Basin Conservation
Area Restoration Program.
(2) Program activities
In carrying out the objectives of the program, the Secretary, in
cooperation with the task force established under section 460ss-3 of
this title, shall--
(A) monitor and coordinate research evaluating the Area
anadromous fish populations and administer and evaluate the
success of activities described in subparagraph (B); and
(B) take such actions as are necessary to--
(i) improve and restore Area habitats, and to promote
access to blocked Area habitats, to support increased run
sizes;
(ii) rehabilitate problem watersheds in the Area to
reduce negative impacts on fish and fish habitats;
(iii) improve existing Area hatcheries and rearing ponds
to assist in rebuilding the natural populations;
(iv) implement an intensive, short-term stocking program
to rebuild run sizes while maintaining the genetic integrity
and diversity of Area subbasin stocks; and
(v) improve upstream and downstream migration by removal
of obstacles to fish passage and the provision of facilities
for avoiding obstacles.
(3) Restoration work
To the extent practicable, any restoration work performed under
paragraph (2)(B) shall be performed by unemployed--
(A) commercial fishermen;
(B) Indians; and
(C) other persons whose livelihood depends upon Area fishery
resources.
(4) Memorandum of agreement
In order to facilitate the implementation of any activity
described in paragraph (2) over which the Secretary does not have
jurisdiction, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of
agreement with the Federal, State, and local agencies having
jurisdiction over such activities, and the Area Indian tribes. The
memorandum of agreement shall specify the program activities for
which the respective signatories to the agreement are responsible
and shall contain such provisions as are necessary to ensure the
coordinated implementation of the program.
(Pub. L. 99-552, Sec. 2, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3081.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 460ss-6 of this title.
