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PUBLIC LAW 557-JUNE 4, 1956

members. In making such appointments, the United States Section shall make its selection for each State from a list proposed by the Governor of that State; and shall give due consideration to the interests of— (1) State agencies having jurisdiction over fisheries; (2) the commercial fishing industry of the lake; (3) the sports fishing of the lake; and (4) the public at large. (b) A member of the advisory committee for one lake may also be a member of the advisory committee for one or more other lakes. (c) The members of the advisory committees shall receive no compensation from the Government of the United States for their services as such members. Not more than five members of all the committees, designated by the committees and approved by the United States Section, may be paid by the Government of the United States for transportation expenses and per diem incident to attendance at each meeting of the Commission or of the United States Section. (d) The members of the advisory committee for each lake shall be invited to attend all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Section relating to that lake and at such meetings shall be granted opportunity to examine and be heard on all proposed recommendations, programs, and activities relating to that lake. SEC. 5. Service of any individual appointed as a United States Commissioner pursuant to section 3(b), or as a member of an advisory committee pursuant to section 4(a), shall not be considered as service or employment bringing such individual within the provisions of sections 281, 283, 284, and 434 of title 18 of the United States Code, and section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99) except insofar as such provisions of law may prohibit any such individual from acting or receiving compensation in respect to matters directly relating to the Convention or this Act. SEC. 6. I n order to carry out the obligations of the United States under the Convention, the United States Section is authorized— (a) to acquire any real property, or any interest therein, by purchase, exchange, gift, dedication, condemnation, or otherwise; (b) to construct, operate, and maintain any project or works designed to facilitate compliance with the provisions of the Convention relating to the sea lamprey control program; and (c) to enter into contract or agreement with any State or other public agency or private agency or individual for the construction, operation, or maintenance of any such project or works. SEC. 7. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, upon the request of the United States Section— (a) to transfer to the United States Section any lamprey control project or works under his jurisdiction now existing or now under construction; and (b) to act for or on behalf of the United States Section in the exercise of the powers granted by this Act. SEC. 8. The United States Section shall, for the purposes of these provisions of title 28, U.S.C. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, relating to claims against the United States and tort claims procedure, be deemed to be an agency of the United States. SEC. 9. A t least thirty days before approving a proposal to utilize a lamprey control measure or install a device in any stream, the United States Section shall cause notice of such proposal to be sent to the official agency having jurisdiction over fisheries in each of the States through which the stream flows.

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