540 



quired for the purposes of completing any project 

 approved by the Secretary, vests in the State. 



(b) Pay rates. 



All laborers and mechanics employed by contrac- 

 tors or subcontractors on all construction projects 

 assisted under this chapter shall be paid wages at 

 rates not less than those prevailing on similar con- 

 struction in the locality, as determined by the Secre- 

 tary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon 

 Act. as amended, and shall receive overtime pay in 

 accordance with and subject to the provisions of the 

 Contract Work Hours Standards Act. The Secretary 

 of Labor shall have with respect to the labor stand- 

 ards specified in this section the authority and func- 

 tions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 

 of 1950 and section 276c of Title 40. 



(c) Property disposal. 



If a State disposes of any real or personal property 

 acquired under this chapter, the State shall pay into 

 the Treasury of the United States the amount of any 

 proceeds resulting from the property disposal to the 

 extent of and in the same ratio that funds provided 

 by this chapter were used in the acquisition of the 

 property. In no case shall the amount paid into the 

 Treasury of the United States under this section 

 exceed the amount of funds provided by this chapter 

 for the acquisition of the property involved. (Pub. 

 L. 88-309, § 7, May 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 199.) 



§ 779f. Rules and regulations. 



The Secretary is authorized to make such rules and 

 regulations as he determines necessary to carry out 

 the purposes of this chapter. (Pub. L. 88-309. § 8, 

 May 20. 1964. 78 Stat. 199.) 



39. Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 



16 U.S.C. 951-961 



Sec. 



951. Deflnlttons. 



952. Commissioners; number, appointment, and quall- 



flcatlon. 



953. Advisory Committee; composition; appointment; 



compensation; duties. 



954. Commissioners and committeemen exempted from 



certain employment laws. 

 956. Secretary of State to act for United States; regula- 

 tions; rulemaking procedure; prohibitions. 



956. Inspection of returns, records, or other reports. 



957. Violations; fines and forfeitures; application of re- 



lated laws. 



958. Cooperation with other agencies. 



959. Enforcement of chapter. 



(a) Issuance of process. 



(b) Federal law enforcement agents. 



(c) Execution of process. 



(d) Arrests. 



(e) Seizures and disposition of fish. 



(f) Security. i 



960. Ctommlsslons' functions not restrained by this 



chapter or state laws. 



961. Appropriations authorized. 



§951. Definitions. 



As used in this chapter, the term — 



(a) "convention" includes (1) the Convention for 

 the Establishment of an International Commission 

 for the Scientific Investigation of Tuna, signed at 

 Mexico City. January 25. 1949. by the United States 

 of America and the United Mexican States. (2) the 

 Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-Ameri- 

 can Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at Washing- 

 ton May 31. 1949, by the United States of America 

 and the Republic of Costa Rica, or both such con- 

 ventions, as the context requires; 



(b) "con\mission" includes (1) the International 

 Commission for the Scientific Investigation of Tuna, 

 (2) the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 

 provided for by the conventions referred to in sub- 

 section (a) of this section, or both such commis- 

 sions, as the context requires; 



(c) "United States Commissioners" means the 

 members of the commissions referred to in sub- 

 section (b) of this section representing the United 



States of America and appointed pursuant to the 

 terms of the pertinent convention and section 952 of 

 this title; 



(d) "person" means every individual, partnership, 

 corporation, and association subject to the jurisdic- 

 tion of the United States; and 



(e) "United States" shall include all areas under 

 the sovereignty of the United States, the Trust Ter- 

 ritory of the Pacific Islands, and the Canal Zone. 

 (Sept. 7, 1950. ch. 907, § 2, 64 Stat. 777; Oct. 15. 1962, 

 Pub. L. 87-814, § 1. 76 Stat. 923.) 



AMENDMENTS 



1962 — Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 87-814 substituted defini- 

 tion of "United States" for definition of "enforcement 

 agency." 



§952. Commissioners; number, appointment, and 

 qualification. 



The United States shall be represented on the 

 two commissions by a total of not more than four 

 United States Commissioners, who shall be ap- 

 pointed by the President, serve as such during his 

 pleasure, and receive no compensation for their , 

 services as such Commissioners. Of such Commis- 

 sioners — 



(a) not more than one shall be a person residing 

 elsewhere than in a State whose vessels maintain 

 a substantial fishery in the areas of the conventions; 



(b) at least one of the Commissioners who are 

 such legal residents shall be a person chosen from 

 the public at large, and who is not a salaried em- 

 ployee of a State or of the Federal Government; and 



(c) at least one shall be an oflBcer of the United 

 States Pish and Wildlife Service. (Sept. 7, 1950. 

 ch. 907. § 3. 64 Stat. 777.) 



§953. Advisory Committee; composition; appoint- 

 ment; compensation; duties. 



The United States Commissioners shall (a) ap- 

 point an advisory committee which shall be com- 



