16-U.S.C.-1388
§1388 – Marine Mammal Cooperative Agreements In Alaska
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Title 16 > Chapter 31 > Subchapter II > Section 1388
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- Reference: Section 1388
- Legend: §1388 – Marine Mammal Cooperative Agreements In Alaska
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) In general
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with Alaska Native organizations to conserve marine mammals and provide co-management of subsistence use by Alaska Natives.
(b) Grants
Agreements entered into under this section may include grants to Alaska Native organizations for, among other purposes—
(1) collecting and analyzing data on marine mammal populations;
(2) monitoring the harvest of marine mammals for subsistence use;
(3) participating in marine mammal research conducted by the Federal Government, States, academic institutions, and private organizations; and
(4) developing marine mammal co-management structures with Federal and State agencies.
(c) Effect of jurisdiction
Nothing in this section is intended or shall be construed—
(1) as authorizing any expansion or change in the respective jurisdiction of Federal, State, or tribal governments over fish and wildlife resources; or
(2) as altering in any respect the existing political or legal status of Alaska Natives, or the governmental or jurisdictional status of Alaska Native communities or Alaska Native entities.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying out this section—
(1) $1,500,000 to the Secretary of Commerce for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999; and
(2) $1,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
The amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection are in addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 1384 of this title.
(Pub. L. 92–522, title I, §119, as added Pub. L. 103–238, §19, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 559.)
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Subchapter II – Conservation and Protection of Marine Mammals in the Legal Encyclopedia: Conservation
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16-U.S.C.-1362 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Marine Mammal
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