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 100 STAT. 3736

PUBLIC LAW 99-659—NOV. 14, 1986 (4) a statement specifying all funds which have been apportioned pursuant to section 305(a) and are available for obligation by a State or the Secretary but which have not been obligated.

16 USC 4107.

SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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(a) GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for apportionment to carry out the purposes of this title $5,000,000 for each of Hscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989. (b) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to the amounts au-

thorized in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1988 and 1989, which shall be available in such amounts as the Secretary may determine appropriate for the purposes of this title; except that— (1) in providing funds to States under this subsection, the Secretary shall give a preference to those States regarding which the Secretary determines there is a commercial fishery failure or serious disruption affecting future production due to a fishery resource disaster arising from natural or undetermined causes, and any sums made available under this subsection may be used either by the States or directly by the Secretary in cooperation with the States for any purpose that the Secretary determines is appropriate to restore the fishery affected by such a failure or to prevent a similar failure in the future; and (2) the funds authorized to be appropriated under this subsection shall not be available to the Secretary for use as grants for chartering fishing vessels. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended. (c) DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLANS.—In addition to the

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amounts authorized under subsections (a) and (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce $350,000 for each of fiscal years 1988 and 1989 to support the efforts of the following interstate commissions to develop interstate fishery management plans for interjurisdictional fishery resources: (1) The commission established by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, as consented to and approved by Public Law 77-539 (56 Stat. 267), approved May 4, 1942. (2) The commission established by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact, as consented to and approved by Public Law ^ 80-232 (61 Stat. 419), approved July 24, 1947. ^.j, »! (3) The commission established by the Gulf States Marine . Fisheries Compact, as consented to and approved by Public Law r.iut. g j g g ^gg g^^^ rjQ^^ approved May 19, 1949. SEC. 309. REPEAL.

The Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 779 et seq.) is repealed. 16 USC 4101

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SEC. 310. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This title takes effect October 1, 1987.

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