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the court pending judgment In the case. (Pub. L. 94- 

 70, § 8, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 391.) 



§971g. Cooperation in carrying out Convention; as- 

 sistance to Commission; non-restraint of Com- 

 mission functions; State jurisdiction; continuing 

 review of State laws and regulations. 



(a) The United States Commissioners, through 

 the Secretary of State and with the concurrence of 

 the agency, institution, or organization concerned, 

 may arrange for the cooperation of agencies of the 

 United States Government, and of State and private 

 Institutions and organizations in carrying out the 

 provisions of article IV of the Convention. 



(b) All agencies of the Federal Government are 

 authorized, UF>on the request of the Commission, to 

 cooperate in the conduct of scientific and other pro- 

 grams, and to furnish facilities and personnel for 

 the purpose of assisting the Commission in carrying 

 out its duties under the Convention. 



(c) None of the prohibitions deriving from this 

 chapter, or contained in the laws or regulations of 

 any State, shall prevent the Commission from con- 

 ducting or authorizing the conduct of fishing opera- 

 tions and biological experiments at any time for pur- 

 poses of scientific investigation, or shall prevent the 

 Commission from discharging any other duties pre- 

 scribed by the Convention. 



(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of 

 this subsection, nothing in this chapter shall be 

 construed so as to diminish or to increase the jur- 

 isdiction of any State in the territorial sea of the 

 United States. 



(2) In the event a State does not request a for- 

 mal hearing and after notice by the Secretary, the 

 regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter 

 to implement recommendations of the Commission 

 shall apply within the boundaries of any State bor- 

 dering on any Convention area if the Secretary de- 

 termines that any such State — 



(A) has not, within a reasonable period of 

 time after the promulgation of regulations pur- 

 suant to this chapter, enacted laws or promul- 

 gated regulations which implement any such rec- 



ommendation of the Commission within the 

 boundaries of such State; or 



(B) has enacted laws or promulgated regula- 

 tions which (i) are less restrictive than the regu- 

 lations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, or 

 (ii) are not effectively enforced. 

 If a State requests the opportunity for an agency 

 hearing on the record, the Secretary shall not apply 

 regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter 

 within that State's boundaries unless the hearing 

 record supp)orts a determination under paragraph 

 (A) or (B). Such regulations shall apply until the 

 Secretary determines that the State is effectively 

 enforcing within its boundaries measures which are 

 not less restrictive than such regulations. 



(e) To insure that the purposes of subsection 

 (d) of this section are carried out, the Secretary 

 shall undertake a continuing review of the laws 

 and regulations of all States to which subsection 

 (d) of this section applies or may apply and the 

 extent to which such laws and regulations are en- 

 forced. (Pub. L. 94-70, § 9, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 392.) 



§ 971h. Authorization of appropriations. 



There are authorized to be appropriated out of 

 any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appro- 

 priated, for fiscal year 1976, the period beginning 

 July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, and 

 fiscal year 1977 such sums as may be necessary for 

 carrying out the purposes and provisions of this 

 chapter, including — 



(1) necessary travel expenses of the United 

 States Commissioners, Alternate United States 

 Commissioners, and authorized advisors in accord- 

 ance with the Federal Travel Regulations and 

 sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 

 of Title 5 : and 



(2) the United States share of the joint ex- 

 penses of the Commission as provided in article 

 X of the convention. 



(Pub. L. 94-70, § 10, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 393.) 



3. Central, Western, and South Pacific Oceans Fisheries Resources 



Development Act 



16 U.S.C. 758a note 



(See Preservation of Fishery Resources under this title) 



4. Coastal Zone Management 



16 U.S.C. 1451-1464 



(See Coastal Zone Management under title VIII Oceanography) 



5. Control of Jellyfish 



16 U.S.C. 1201-1205 



(See Control of Jellyfish under title XI Water Pollution) 



