416 



10. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 16 V.S.C. 742(a)-754 



Sec. 



741,742. Omitted. 



742a. Declaration of policy. 



742b. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 



(a) tttabllshment; Assistant Secretary for Pish 



and Wildlife and Commissioner of Fish and 

 Wildlife; Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 

 and Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. 



(b) Administration and supervision. 



(c) Functions and responsibilities of Secretary 



of the Interior. 



(d) Distribution of functions, powers and duties 



of former Fish and Wildlife Service. 



(e) Rules and regulatldns. 



(f) Administrative procedures. 



74ac. Loans for financing or refinancing of cost oT pur- 

 chasing, constructing, equipping, maintain- 

 ing, rep«Jring, or operating oommerdal 

 fishing vessels or gear, 

 (a) Authorization. 



(b) Comdltlons. 



(c) Flshertes loan fund; Interest payments on 



appropriations available as capital to the 

 fund less average undlspersed cash bal- 

 aaas. 



(d) Modification of loan contract. 



(e) Ohftrterlng vessels; loans to Alaskan earth- 



quake victims; termination date. 



742d. Investigations; preparation and dissemination of 

 information; reports. 



742d-l. Studies of effects in use of chemicals. 



742e. Transfer of functions, personnel, property, facUl- 



i ties, records, and funds; cooperation with other 



governmental agencies. 



742f. Policies, procedures, and recommendations. 



742g. Cooperation with State Department; representation 

 at International meetings; consultations. 



742h. Reports to Congress and the President. 



7421. Effect on rights of States and International com- 

 missions. 



742J. Appropriations. 



742J-1. Airborne hunting (New). 



(a) Prohibition; penalty. 



(b) Exception; report of State to Secretary. 



(c) "Aircraft" defined. 



742J-1 (d) Enforcement; regulations; arrest; search; 

 issuance and execution of warrants and 

 process; cooperative agreements. 



(e) Forfeiture. 



(f) Certain customs laws applied. 



742k. Management and disposition of vessels and other 

 property acquired and arising out of fishery loans 

 or related type of activities. 



743. Details from Coast Guard. 



744. Inveatigatlons; fish propagation; annual statement 



of expenditures: investigations of damages by 

 predacious fishes; executive assli«tance. 



745. Powers of Director. 



748. Vessels of Fish and Wildlife Service. 



747. Vessels of bureau; commutation of rations of of- 



ficers and crews. 



748. Expenditure of appropriations for propagation of 



food fishes. 



749. Advisory committee; designations: duties; expenses. 



750. Station on Mississippi River for rescue of fishes and 



propagation of mussels. 



751. Same; personnel 



762. Exchange of equipment by Service as part payment 



for other equipment. 



763. Cooperative work. 



753a. Cooperative research and training programs for fish 



and wildlife resources. 

 753b. Same: authorization of appropriations. 



754. Commutation of rations tor ofllcers and ciflws of 

 vessels of the Service. 



e§ 741, 742. Omitted. 



§ 742a. Declaration of policy. 



The Congress declares that the fish, shellfish, and 

 wildlife resources of the Nation make a material 

 contribution to our national economy and food sup- 

 ply, as well as a material contribution to the health, 

 recreation, and well-being of our citizens; that such 

 resources are a living, renewable form of national 

 wealth that is capable of being maintained and 

 greatly increased with proper management, but 

 equally capable of destruction if neglected or un- 

 wisely exploited; that such resources afford outdoor 

 recreation throughout the Nation and provide em- 

 ployment, directly or indirectly, to a substantial 

 number of citizens; that the fishing industries 

 strengthen the defense of the United States through 

 the provision of a trained seafaring citizenry and 

 action-ready fleets of seaworthy vessels; that the 

 training and sport afforded by fish and wildlife re- 

 sources strengthen the national defense by contrib- 

 uting to the general health and physical fitness of 

 millions of citizens; and that properly developed, 

 such fish and wildlife resources are capable of stead- 

 ily Increasing these valuable contributions to the life 

 of the Nation. 



The Congress further declares that the fishing In- 

 dustry, in its several branches, can prosper and thus 

 fulfill its proper function in national life only if cer- 

 tain fundamental needs are satisfied by means that 

 are consistent with the public interest and In accord 

 with constitutional functions of governments. 

 Among these needs are : 



(1) Freedom of enterprise — freedom to develop 

 new areas, methods, products, and markets in ac- 

 cordance with sound economic principles, as well 

 as freedom from unnecessary administrative or 

 legal restrictions that unreasonably confiict with 

 or ignore economic needs; 



(2) Protection of opportunity — maintenance 

 of an economic atmosphere in which domestic 

 production and processing can prosper; protec- 

 tion from subsidized competing products; pro- 

 tection of opportunity to fish on the high seas 

 in accordance with international law; 



(3) Assistance — assistance consistent with that 

 provided by the Government for industry gen- 

 erally, such as is involved in promoting good in- 

 dustrial relations, fair trade standards, harmo- 

 nious labor relations, better health standards and 

 sanitation; and including, but not limited to — 



(a) services to provide current information 

 on production and trade, market promotion and 

 development, and an extension service, 



(b) research services for economic and tech- 

 nologic development and resource conservation, 

 and 



^c) resource management to assure the 



maximum sustainable production for the 



fisheries. 



The Congress further declares that the provisions 



of sections 742a to 742d, and 742e t0'742j of this title 



are necessary In order to accomplish the objective of 



proper resource development, and that such sections 



