APPENDIX II APPENDIX II 
Congress might want to consider consolidating, or at least 
summarizing in one single place, the reporting that is required 
(mandatory) of the Secretary of Commerce. In addition, section 
742h, and possibly other sections, could be clarified by separating 
reports required of the Secretary of Commerce from those required 
of the Secretary of the Interior. This is another instance where 
the statute's failure to reflect the transfer of functions under 
Reorganization Plan No. 4 creates ambiguities. 
Iii. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
Federal assistance for the benefit of U.S. fisheries is 
provided in various forms to both the States and the fishing 
industry itself. 
A. States 
The law provides for financial assistance to the States 
as follows: 
(1) 16 U.S.C. §777c--provides for apportionment of funds 
by the Secretary of the Interior (transferred to Secretary of 
Commerce) among States for fish restoration and management 
projects. 
(2) 16 U.S.C. §779 et seg.--provides for apportionment of 
funds by the Secretary of Commerce among the States to carry out 
projects designed for the research and development of the com- 
mercial fisheries resources of the nation. 
(3) 16 U.S.C. §1223--authorizes the Secretary of the 
Interior to share the cost of managing, developing, and admin- 
istering any area, lands, or interest therein within an estuary 
and adjacent lands which are owned or thereafter acquired by a 
State or by any political subdivision thereof. 
(4) le UTS es §1379(b)——authorizes: grants to States to 
assist them in developing and implementing State programs for 
the protection and management of marine mammals. 
(5) 16 U.S.C. §1454--authorizes grants to coastal states 
to assist in developing a management program for the land and 
water resources of its coastal zone. 
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