Pub. Law 1024 -2- 



All 70 Stat. 1120. 



to eiig;i;:e in (isliiiig for his own pleusuic, enjoyment, and betterment, 

 and with tlie intent of maintnining and increasing the public oppor- 

 tunities for recreational use of our fish and wildlife resources, and 

 stinnihilinf; tlie development of a strong, prosi)erous, and thriving 

 fishery and tish jjrocessnig industry. 



ItKOnOAXlZ.VnO.N WrrillN the DKIUItlMKNT OF THE INTEKIOR 



Assistant Seo- Sec. 3. (a) There is hereby established within the Department of the 

 retary for Interior tlie position of Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, and 



Fish and wil- (|,g ptj^ition of ("onimissioner of Fish anrl A^'ildlife. Such Assistant 

 life; CommiB- Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 

 • loner of Pish , . t ,i i' . i i ii i . i . ..i 



and Wildlife '" ''"'"sent of tlie .Senate, and shall be compensated at the same rate 

 as othei- Assistant Secretaries. The Commissioner shall be appointed 

 by the President by and witii the advice niid cojiserst of-tlte-Senate. 

 lie siiall receive compensation at the same rale as that provideil for 

 U. s. Fish and (Jrade (j.S-18. There is also established a ITniteil States Fish and 

 Wildlife serv- 'W^ilillife Service within the Department, consisting of two separate 

 ^P*' agencies, ea(>h of which shall have the status of a Federal bureau. 



There shall be a Director of each of said Buieaus appointed by the 

 Secretary at Grades GS-17 each. One of the agencies shall be known 

 as the "Hureau of (~'ommercial Fisheries" and the other agency shall 

 be known as the "Bureau of Sjjort Fisheries and AVildlife". The 

 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, except as prescribed by this 

 Act, shall succeed to and replace the presently existing Fish and Wild- 

 life Service of the Department. 



(b) The functions of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

 hereby established shall be administered under the supervision of the 

 said Conmiissioner of Fish and AVildlife, who shall be subject to the 

 supervision of tlie Assistant Secretarj- for Fish and AVildlife. 



(c) All functions and responsibilities placed in the Department of 

 the Interior or any oflicial tliereof by this Act shall be included among 

 the functions and responsibilities of the Secretai'y of the Interior, n3 

 the head of the Dei)artnient, and shall be carried out under his direc- 

 tion ])nrsuant to such procedures or delegations of authority as he 

 may deem advi-sable ana in the public interest. 



Distribution (d) In order to make a i)ro))er distribution between the two Bureaus 



of duties, etc. of the United States Fish and AVildlife Service established by this Act, 

 the previously exi.sting functions, powers, duties, authority, liabilities, 

 connnitments. peisonnel, records, and other pro])erties or matters jire- 

 viously handled by or administered tlirongh the former Fish and 

 AVildlife Service of the Department, shall be distributed as follows: 



(1) The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries shall be responsible for 

 those matters to which this Act applies relating piiinarily to commer- 

 cial lisheries, whales, seals, and sea-lions, and related matters; 



(2) The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and AA'ildlife shall be resi)onsi- 

 blc for those matters to which this Act applies relating primarily to 

 migiatory birds, game management, wildlife refuges, sport fisheries, 

 sea mannnals (except whales, seals and sea-lions), and related matters; 

 and the funils and allocations, ap|)iopriated or otherwise, relating to 

 the matters covere<l by paragra])lis (1) and (2) of this subsection snail 

 be distributee! between such Buieaus as the Secretary of the Interior 

 shall determine. 



(e) Except as changed by the terms of this Act or by subsequent 

 laws or regulations, all laws and regulations now in effect relating to 

 nuittci-s heretofoie administered by the Dei)artment of the Interior 

 through the former I''ish and AA'ildlife Service as heretofoi-e existing, 

 shall remain in eflect. 

 Adninistrative (f ) In recognition of the need for autliority to execute the purposes 

 prooadures. of this Act effectively, the Secretary of the Interior shall exercise such 



