§ 777a. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC777a]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 10B--FISH RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
Sec. 777a. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter--
(1) the term ``fish restoration and management projects'' shall
be construed to mean projects designed for the restoration and
management of all species of fish which have material value in
connection with sport or recreation in the marine and/or fresh
waters of the United States and include--
(A) such research into problems of fish management and
culture as may be necessary to efficient administration
affecting fish resources;
(B) the acquisition of such facts as are necessary to guide
and direct the regulation of fishing by law, including the
extent of the fish population, the drain on the fish supply from
fishing and/or natural causes, the necessity of legal regulation
of fishing, and the effects of any measures of regulation that
are applied;
(C) the formulation and adoption of plans of restocking
waters with food and game fishes according to natural areas or
districts to which such plans are applicable, together with the
acquisition of such facts as are necessary to the formulation,
execution, and testing the efficacy of such plans;
(D) the selection, restoration, rehabilitation, and
improvement of areas of water or land adaptable as hatching,
feeding, resting, or breeding places for fish, including
acquisition by purchase, condemnation, lease, or gift of such
areas or estates or interests therein as are suitable or capable
of being made suitable therefor, and the construction thereon or
therein of such works as may be necessary to make them available
for such purposes, and such preliminary or incidental costs and
expenses as may be incurred in and about such works; the term
``State fish and game department'' shall be construed to mean
and include any department or division of department of another
name, or commission, or official or officials, of a State
empowered under its laws to exercise the functions ordinarily
exercised by a State fish and game department;
(2) the term ``outreach and communications program'' means a
program to improve communications with anglers, boaters, and the
general public regarding angling and boating opportunities, to
reduce barriers to participation in these activities, to advance
adoption of sound fishing and boating practices, to promote
conservation and the responsible use of the Nation's aquatic
resources, and to further safety in fishing and boating; and
(3) the term ``aquatic resource education program'' means a
program designed to enhance the public's understanding of aquatic
resources and sportfishing, and to promote the development of
responsible attitudes and ethics toward the aquatic environment.
(Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, Sec. 2, 64 Stat. 431; July 2, 1956, ch. 489,
Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 473; Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 12, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat.
413; Pub. L. 105-178, title VII, Sec. 7402(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
483.)
Amendments
1998--Pub. L. 105-178 inserted introductory provisions ``For
purposes of this chapter--'', designated existing provisions as par.
(1), substituted ``the term'' for ``For the purpose of this chapter the
term'', redesignated subsecs. (a) to (d) as subpars. (A) to (D),
respectively, of par. (1), substituted ``department;'' for
``department.'' at end of subpar. (D), realigned margins, and added
pars. (2) and (3).
1960--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 86-624 struck out provisions which
defined ``State'' as including the several States and the Territory of
Hawaii.
1956--Act July 2, 1956, included definition of ``State''.
Effective Date of 1956 Amendment
Amendment by act July 2, 1956, as applicable only with respect to
fiscal years beginning after July 2, 1956, see section 5 of act July 2,
1956, set out as a note under section 669a of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 777k of this title.
