§ 5607. — Consultative committee.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC5607]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 76--NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION
Sec. 5607. Consultative committee
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of State and the Secretary, shall jointly establish a
consultative committee to advise the Secretaries on issues related to
the Convention.
(b) Membership
(1) The membership of the Committee shall include representatives
from the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, the
States represented on those Councils, the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission, the fishing industry, the seafood processing
industry, and others knowledgeable and experienced in the conservation
and management of fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
(2) Terms and Reappointment.--Each member of the consultative
committee shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for
reappointment.
(c) Duties of committee
Members of the consultative committee may attend--
(1) all public meetings of the General Council or the Fisheries
Commission;
(2) any other meetings to which they are invited by the General
Council or the Fisheries Commission; and
(3) all nonexecutive meetings of the United States
Commissioners.
(d) Relationship to other law
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply
to the consultative committee established under this section.
(Pub. L. 104-43, title II, Sec. 208, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 380.)
References in Text
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 5601, 5608, 5611 of this
title.
