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Secretary of the Interior, there are not adequate 

 laws for the protection of the flshes, nor In any State 

 In which the United States Director of the Pish and 

 Wildlife Service and his duly authorized agents are 

 not accorded full and free right to conduct flsh-cul- 

 tural operations, and all Ashing and other operation: 

 necessary therefor. In such manner and at such 

 times as is considered necessary and proper by the 

 said director or his agents. (July 1, 1918, ch. 113, 

 § 1, 40 Stat. 693; 1939 Reorg. Plan Mo. n, § 4 <e) , eC. 

 July 1, 1939, 4 P. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; 1940 Reorg. 

 Plan No. ni, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 P. R. 2108, 54 

 Stat. 1232.) 



§ 749. Advisory committee; designations; duties; 

 expenses. 



CODIFtCATION 



Section, Act June 16, 1921, ch. 23, 8 4. 42 Stat. 63, pro- 

 vided for an advisory committee to visit the Fish and 

 Wildlife Service, and Is omitted since It was derived from 

 an appropriation act and Is now obsolete. 



§ 750. Station on Mississippi River for rescue of fishes 

 and propagation of mussels. 



There shall be established on the Mississippi River. 

 at a point to be selected by the Secretary of the In- 

 terior, a station for the rescue of fishes and the 

 propagation of mussels in connection with flsh- 

 rescue operations throughout the Mississippi Valley, 

 to be under the direction of the Pish and Wildlife 

 Service of the Department of the Interior. (Apr. 28, 

 1922. ch. 153, § 1, 42 Stat. 501; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. 

 II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 P. R. 2731. 53 Stat. 

 1433; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. HI, § 3, eff. June 30. 1940. 

 5 P. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232.) 



§751. Same; personnel. 



In connection with the establishment of such fish- 

 rescue station there is authorized the following per- 

 sonnel, namely: One district supervisor, to have gen- 

 eral charge of flsh-rescue and fish-cultural opera- 

 tions in the Mississippi Valley; a superintendent, 

 two field foremen, four flsh-culturists at large, one 

 engineer at large, one clerk, two coxswains at large, 

 and two apprentice flsh-culturlsts. (Apr. 28, 1922. 

 ch. 153, § 2, 42 Stat. 501.) 



§ 752. Exchange of equipment by Service as part pay- 

 ment for other equipment. 



The Pish and Wildlife Service may exchange mo- 

 tor-propelled and horse-drawn vehicles, tractors, 

 road equipment, boats, aircraft, typewriters, com- 

 puting or duplicating machines, or parts, accessories, 

 tires, or equipment thereof. In part payment for ve- 

 hicles, tractors, road equipment, boats, aircraft, type- 

 writers, computing or duplicating machines, or parts, 

 accessories, tires, or equipment thereof. (June 38. 

 1941, ch. 259. § 1, 55 Stat. 357; July 2, 1942, ch. 473. 

 J 1, 56 Stat. 557.) 



S 753. Cooperative work. 



Cooperative work conducted by the Pish and Wild- 

 life Service shall be subject to the provisions of sec- 

 tions 563 and 564 of Title 5. (June 28, 1941, ch. 259. 

 i 1, 55 Stat. 357; July 2. 1942. ch. 473. § 1, 56 Stat. 

 557.) 



§ 753a. Cooperative research and training program^ 

 for fish and wildlife resources. 



For the purpose of developing adequate, coordi- 

 nated, cooperative research and training programs 

 for fish and wildlife resources, the Secretary of the 

 Interior is authorized to continue to enter into co- 

 operative agreements with colleges and universities, 

 with game and fish departments of the several 

 States, and with nonprofit organizations relating to 

 cooperative research units: Provided, That Federal 

 participation in the conduct of such cooperative unit 

 programs shall be limited to the assignment of De- 

 partment of the Interior technical personnel by the 

 Secretary to serve at the respective units, to supply 

 for the use of the particular units' operations such 

 equipment as may be available to the Secretary for 

 such purposes, and the payment of incidental ex- 

 penses of Federal personnel and employees of co- 

 operating agencies assigned to the units. (Pub. L. 

 86-686, § 1, Sept. 2. 1960, 74 Stat. 733.) 



§753b. Same; authorization of appropriations. 



There is authorized to be appropriated such sums 

 as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 

 section 753a of this title. (Pub. L. 86-686, § 2. 

 Sept. 2. 1960, 74 Stat. 733.) 



§ 754. Commutation of rations for officers and crews 

 of vessels of the Service. 



Commutation of rations (not to exceed $1 per man 

 per day) may be paid to ofiBcers and crews of vessels 

 of the Pish and Wildlife Service under regulations 

 prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and 

 money accruing from commutation of rations on 

 board vessels may be paid on proper vouchers to the 

 persons having charge of the mess of such vessels; 

 and section 75a of Title 5, shall not be construed to 

 require deductions from the salaries of oflBcers and 

 crews of vessels of the Pish and Wildlife Service for 

 quarters and rations furnished on vessels of said 

 Service. (June 28. 1941. ch 259, § 1, 55 Stat. 357; 

 July 2, 1942. ch. 473, § 1. 56 Stat. 557.) 



Transfer or Functions 



The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries In the Department 

 of the Interior and the Office of Director of the Bureau 

 were abolished by Reorg Plan No. 4 of 1970. eff. Oct. 30, 



1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. , set out In the Appendix 



to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, 

 which created the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- 

 ministration In the Department of Commerce and trans- 

 ferred to the Secretary of Commerce all functions for- 

 merly vested by law In the Bureau together with all func- 

 tions formerly vested In the Secretary of the Interior or 

 the Department of the Interior administered through the 

 Bureau, exclusive of certain enumerated functions with 

 respect to Great Lakes fishery research, Missouri River 

 Reservoir Resea;ch. the Gulf Breeze Biological Laboratory, 

 and Trans- Alaska pipeline Investigation. Such Reorg. Plan 

 also transferred the marine sport fish program of the 

 Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. 



All functions of all other officers of the Department 

 of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and 

 employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, 

 transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power 

 vested In him to authorize their performance or the 

 performance of any of his functions by any of such 

 officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg Plan 

 No. 3, §5 1. 2, eft. May 24. 1950, 15 F. E. 3174, 64 Stat. 

 1262, set out In the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or- 

 ganization and Employees. 



