§ 943. — Tissue bank.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC943]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 15C--GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE TISSUE BANK
Sec. 943. Tissue bank
(a) In general
The Secretary shall coordinate existing facilities for the storage,
preparation, examination, and archiving of tissues from selected Great
Lakes fish and wildlife, which shall be known as the ``Great Lakes Fish
and Wildlife Tissue Bank''.
(b) Guidance
The Secretary shall, in consultation with appropriate Federal and
State agencies and the Council of Great Lakes Research Managers, issue
guidance, after an opportunity for public review and comment, for Great
Lakes fish and wildlife tissue collection, preparation, archiving,
quality control procedures, and access that will ensure--
(1) appropriate uniform methods and standards for those
activities to provide confidence in Great Lakes fish and wildlife
tissue samples used for research;
(2) documentation of procedures used for collecting, preparing,
and archiving those samples; and
(3) appropriate scientific use of the tissues in the Great Lakes
Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank.
(Pub. L. 102-440, title II, Sec. 202, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2233.)
Short Title
Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 102-440 provided that: ``This
title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as `The Great Lakes Fish and
Wildlife Tissue Bank Act'.''
