930 



"Article X 



"The states agree to make available annual funds 

 for the support of the commission in proportion to 

 the primary market value of the products of their 

 fisheries as recorded in the latest published reports 

 (five year average) , provided no state shall contrib- 

 ute less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per 

 annum and the annual contribution of each state 

 above the minimum shall be figured to the nearest 

 one hundred dollars. 



"The compacting states agree to make available 

 initially the armual amounts scheduled below, 

 which amounts are calculated in the manner set 

 forth herein, on the basis of the latest five year 

 catch records. Subsequent budgets shall be recom- 

 mended by a majority of the commission and the 

 total amount thereof allocated equitably among the 

 states in accordance with the above formula. 



"Schedule of Initial Annual State Contributions: 



California $11,000 



Oregon 2,000 



Washington 2,000 



Total 15,000 



"Article XI 



"This compact shall continue in force and remain 

 binding upon each state until renounced by it. 

 Renunciation of this compact must be preceded by 

 sending six months' notice in writing of Intention 

 to withdraw from the compact to the other parties 

 hereto." 



Sec. 2. The Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission 

 constituted by the compact shall make an annual 

 report to Congress not later than sixty days after 

 the beginning of each regular session thereof. 



Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal the 

 provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 Is hereby expressly 

 reserved. 



Approved July 24, 1947. 



, l\L. 87-766, Act of October 9, 1962. 76 Stat. 

 763 



AN ACT 



To consent to the amendment of the Paclflc Marine 

 Fisheries Compact and to the participation of certain 

 additional States In such compact In accordance with 

 the terms of such amendment. 



Be it enacted by the Seiiate and House of Rep- 

 resentatives of the United States of America in 

 Congress assembled. That the consent of Congress 

 is hereby given to (1) the amendment of the Pacific 

 Marine Fisheries Compact, initially approved by 

 the Act of July 24, 1947 (61 Stat. 419) , between the 

 States of California, Oregon, and Washington, by 

 the addition of a new article XII to such compact as 

 set forth in section 2 of this Act, and (2) to the 

 participation in such compact, in accordance with 

 the terms of such article, of the States of Alaska 

 and Hawaii and any other State having rivers or 

 streams tributary to the Pacific Ocean. 



Sec. 2. Article XII of the Pacific Marine Fisheries 

 Compact, as agreed to by the States of California, 

 Oregon, and Washington, reads as follows: 



"Article xn 



"The States of Alaska or Hawaii, or any state 

 having rivers or streams tributary to the Pacific 

 Ocean may become a contracting state by enact- 

 ment of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact. 

 Upon admission of any new state to the compact, 

 the purposes of the compact and the duties of the 

 commission shall extend to the development of 

 joint programs for the conservation, protection 

 and prevention of physical waste of fisheries in 

 which the contracting states are mutually con- 

 cerned and to all waters of the newly admitted state 

 necessajy to develop such programs. 



"This article shall become effective up>on its 

 enactment by the States of California, Oregon, 

 and Washington and upon ratification by Congress 

 by virtue of the authority vested in it under Article 

 1, section JO, of the Constitution of the United 

 States." 



Sec 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this 

 Act is expressly reserved. 



Approved October 9, 1962. 



P.L. 91-315, Act of July 10. 1970, S4 Stat. 415 



AN ACT 



To consent to the amendment of the Paclflc Marine 

 Fisheries Compact. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprc- 

 seiitativcs of the United States of A^ncrica in Con- 

 gress assembled, That the con.sent of the Congress 

 is hereby given to the amendments to articles I, n. 

 IV, and X of the Pacific Marine Fishenes Compact 

 as amended, 



Sf.c. 2. Article I of th.e Pacific Marine Fisheries 

 Compact, as amended, would read substantially as 

 f ollov.'s : 



"Article I 



"The puHJoses of this compact arc nnd shall be 

 to promote the better utilization of fisheries, 

 marine, shell and aniidroinous, which nre of mutual 

 concern, and to develop a joint proi'.ram of pro- 

 tection and prevention of physical waste of .such 

 fisheries in all of those areas of the Paclflc Ocean 

 and adjacent waters over which the compacting 

 States Jointly or separately now have or may here- 

 after acquire JurLsdlctlon. 



"Nothing herein contained shall be construed so 

 as to authorize the compacting States or any of 

 them to limit the production of fish or fish products 

 for the purpose of establishing or fixing the prices 

 thereof or creating and perpetuating a monopoly." 



Sec 3. Article II of the Pacific Marine Fisheries 

 Compact, as amended, would substantially read as 

 follows: 



"Article n 



"This agreement shall become operative immedi- 

 ately OS to those States executing it whenever two 

 or more of the compacting States have executed it 

 in the form that is in accordance with the laws of 

 the executing States and the Congress has given its 

 consent." 



Sec. 4. Article IV of the Paclflc Marine Fisheries 

 Compact, as amentled, woOM read substantially as 

 follows : 



