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TESTIMO^fY OF Red Lake Chairman Gerauj F. Brun, February 18, 1993 



Before the House Native American Affairs SUBCOMMirrEE 



Regarding Tribal Fish and Wildlife Conservation Legislation 



FEDERAL FISH ASSISTANCE AMENDMENT 



16 U.S.C. § 777 et seq. 



Popular Names: the "Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act", 



the "Fish Restoration Management Projects Act", 



and the "Dingell- Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act" 



16 U.S.C § 777k is amended to read as follows: 



1 § 777k. Payment of funds to and cooperation with Puerto Rico, District of 



2 CoLUMBU, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Maruna 



3 Islands, and Virgin Islands, MO-AMiaaiCAN CNDW|tmip, governments. 



4 The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of 



5 Agriculture of Puerto Rico, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Governor of Guam, 



6 the Governor of American Samoa, the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern 



7 Mariana Islands, efid-the Governor of the Virgin Islands, and the governments of Indian 



8 tribes, as defined in 25 U.S.C. 450bfe'). in the conduct of fish restoration and management 



9 projects, as defined in section 777a of this title, upon such terms and conditions as he shall 



10 deem fair, just and equitable, and is authorized to apportion to Puerto Rico, the District of 



1 1 Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 



12 and— the Virgin Islands, and said tribal governments, out of the money available for 



1 3 apportionment under this chapter, such sums as he shall determine, not exceeding for Puerto 



14 Rico 1 per centum, for the District of Columbia one-third of 1 per centum, for Guam one- 



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