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plants. Each operation and maintenance contract 

 shall provide, in addition to such terms and condi- 

 tions as the Secretary deems desirable, for the com- 

 pilation by the contractor of complete records, 

 including cost data, with respect to the operation, 

 maintenance, and engineering of the plants. The 

 records so compiled shall be made available to the 

 public and to the Congress by the Secretary at 

 periodic and reasonable intervals. Access by the 

 public to the plants shall be assured during all 

 phases of their operation subject to such reasonable 

 restrictions as to time and place as the Secretary 

 may require or approve. 



(c) Access to records by Comptroller General; limi- 

 tation. 



All contracts entered Into pursuant to subsection 

 (b) of this section shall Include a clause to the effect 

 that the Comptroller General of the United States 

 or any of his duly authorized representatives shall 

 until the expiration of three years after final pay- 

 ment have access to and the right to examine any 

 directly pertinent books, documents, papers, and 

 records of the contractor or any of his subcontractors 

 engaged In the performance of and Involving trans- 

 actions related to such contracts or subcontracts. 



(d) Disposition of plant and equipment. 



Each plant constructed or leased under sections 

 778d to 778e of this title, and its equipment, upon 

 the expiration of a period deemed adequate by the 

 Secretary for experiment and demonstration pur- 

 poses, shall, as promptly as practicable, be disposed 

 of in accordance with the applicable provisions of 

 the Federal Property and Administrative Services 

 Act of 1949, as amended. 



(e) Acquisition of property. 



The Secretary may acquire lands or interests 

 therein, patents, licenses, technical data. Inventions, 

 secret processes, supplies, and equipment by pur- 

 chase, license, lease, or donation to carry out the 

 provisions of this section. (Pub. L. 89-701. § 2, Nov. 

 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1089.) 



§ 778f. Same; authorization of appropriations; avail- 

 ability of funds until expended; authority of 

 Secretary under other provisions of law unaffected. 



There is authorized to be appropriated not to ex- 



ceed $1,000,000 for the construction or leasing of one 

 experiment and demonstration plant. There is also 

 authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $1,555,- 

 000 annually for a period of five fiscal years, begin- 

 ning with the fiscal year 1968. for the leasing or con- 

 struction of the experiment and demonstration plant 

 referred to in the preceding sentence, for the opera- 

 tion and maintenance of such experiment and dem- 

 onstration plant and for conducting the program 

 authorized by sections 778d to 778h of this title. 

 Sums appropriated under this section are authorized 

 to remain available until expended. Nothing in sec- 

 tions 778d to 778h of the title shall be construed to 

 amend, repeal, or otherwise modify the authority of 

 the Secretary of the Interior to carry out fish protein 

 concentrate research under any other provision of 

 law. (Pub. L. 89-701, § 3, Nov. 2, 1966, 80'stat. 1090; 

 Pub. L. 90-549, Oct. 4, 1968. 82 Stat. 936.) 

 Amendments 

 1968 — Pub. L. 90-549 added provisions authorizing ap- 

 propriations for the leasing of one experiment and 

 demonstration plant, and substituted provisions author- 

 izing appropriations for a period of five fiscal years, 

 beginning with the fiscal year 1968. for the leasing or 

 construction of one experiment and demonstration plant, 

 and for the operation and maintenance of such experi- 

 ment and demonstration plant, for provisions authorizing 

 such appropriations for the leasing of one additional 

 experiment and demonstration plant, and for the opera- 

 tion and maintenance of experiment and demonstration 

 plants leased or constructed under sections 778d— 778h 

 o; this title. 



§778k. Same; cooperation of Secretary with others in 

 execution of program. 



The Secretary shall cooperate with public and pri- 

 vate agencies, organizations, institutions, and indi- 

 viduals in carrying out the program authorized by 

 sections 778d to 778h of this title. (Pub. L. 89-701, 

 § 4, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1090.) 



§ 778h. Same; termination date. 



The authority of the Secretary under sections 

 778d to 778h of this title shall expire at the expira- 

 tion of five years from November 2, 1966. (Pub. L. 

 89-701, § 5, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1090.) 



13. Fish Restoration and Management Projects 

 16 U.S.C. 777-777k 



Sec. 



777. Cooperation between Federal government and State 

 fish and game departments; conditions on ex- 

 penditure of funds. 



777a. Definitions. 



777b. Appropriations. 



777c. Funds available for expenses of investigations and 

 administration; apportionment of funds among 

 States 



777d. Certification of funds deducted for expenses and 

 amounts apportioned to States; notification by 

 State of Intent to accept: use of funds where 

 State falls to accept. 



777e. Submission and approval of plans and projects. 



(a) Apportionment of funds. 



(b) Definition. 



(c) Costs. 



777f. Payments by United States. 



777g Maintenance of projects. 



777h. Employment of personnel. 



7771. Rules and regulations. 



777J. Repealed. 



7771c. Payments of funds to and cooperation with Puerto 



Bico. Guam. American Samoa, and the Virgin 



Islands. 



§777. Cooperation between Federal government and 

 ■ State fish and game departments; conditions on 

 expenditure of funds. 



The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and 

 directed to cooperate with the States through their 



