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 PUBLIC LAW 102-440—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2233 The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank Act. 16 USC 943 note. 16 USC 943. SEC. 116. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 16 USC 4915. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995 to carry out this title, to remain availaole until expended. SEC. 117. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAW. 16 USC 4916. Nothing in this title may be construed as precluding the regulation under State law of the sale, transfer, or possession of exotic birds if such regulation— (1) does not authorize any sale, transfer, or possession of exotic birds that is prohibited under this title; and (2) is consistent with the international obligations of the United States. TITLE II—GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE TISSUE BANK SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank Act". SEC. 202. TISSUE BANK. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordinate existing facilities for the storage, preparation, examination, and archiving of tissues from selected Great Lakes fish and wildlife, which snail be known as the ''Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank". (b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State agencies and the Council of Great Lakes Research Managers, issue guidance, after an opportunity for public review and comment, for Great Lakes fish and wildlife tissue collection, preparation, archiving, quality control procedures, and access that will ensure— (1) appropriate uniform methods and standards for those activities to provide confidence in Great Lakes fish and wildlife tissue samples used for research; (2) documentation of procedures used for collecting, preparing, and archiving those samples; and (3) appropriate scientific use of the tissues in the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank. SEC. 203. DATA BASE. 16 USC 943a. (a) MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary shall maintain a central data bcise which provides an effective means for tracking and assessing relevant reference data on Great Lakes fish and wildlife, including data on tissues collected for and maintained in the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank. (b) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall esteblish criteria, after an opportunity for public review and comment, for access to the date base whicn provides for appropriate use of the information by the public. SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS. 16 USC 943b. In this title— (1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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