§ 742e. — Transfer of functions to Secretary.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC742e]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 9--FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Sec. 742e. Transfer of functions to Secretary
(a) Functions of Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, etc.
There shall be transferred to the Secretary all functions of the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the head of any
other department or agency, as determined by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget to relate primarily to the development,
advancement, management, conservation, and protection of commercial
fisheries; but nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the
authority of the Department of State or the Secretary of State to
negotiate or enter into any international agreements, or conventions
with respect to the development, management, or protection of any
fisheries and wildlife resources or with respect to international
commissions operating under conventions to which the United States is a
party.
(b) Transfer of personnel, property, records, etc.
There shall be transferred to the Department of the Interior so much
of the personnel, property, facilities, records, and unexpended balances
of appropriations, allocations, and other funds (available or to be made
available) as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
determines to be necessary in connection with the exercise of any
functions transferred to the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) of
this section.
(c) Cooperation of other departments and agencies
The Secretary may request and secure the advice or assistance of any
department or agency of the Government in carrying out the provisions of
this Act, and any such department or agency which furnishes advice or
assistance to the Secretary may expend its own funds for such purposes,
with or without reimbursement from the Secretary as may be agreed upon
between the Secretary and the department or agency.
(Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, Sec. 6, 70 Stat. 1122; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2,
Sec. 102, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. 2085.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036,
70 Stat. 1119, as amended, known as the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956,
which is classified generally to sections 742a to 742d and 742e to 742j-
2 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 742a of this title and
Tables.
Transfer of Functions
All functions vested by law (including reorganization plan) in
Bureau of the Budget or Director of Bureau of the Budget were
transferred to the President of the United States by section 101 of 1970
Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. 2085, set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section 102 of 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2 redesignated Bureau of the Budget
as Office of Management and Budget.
Secretary of the Interior authorized to exercise authority in
relation to issuance of ship mortgage insurance on fishing vessels
comparable to authority of Secretary of Commerce under Merchant Marine
Act of 1936, as amended, see Pub. L. 86-577, July 5, 1960, 74 Stat. 314,
set out as a note under section 1275 of Title 46, Appendix, Shipping.
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the
Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627,
84 Stat. 2090, see note set out under section 742b of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1534 of this title.
