Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/1260

 93 STAT. 1228

PUBLIC LAW 96-159—DEC. 28, 1979

"(i) the Secretary finds, based on the best scientific and commercial data available, that such exemption would result in the extinction of a species that was not the subject of consultation under subsection (a)(2) or was not identified in any biological assessment conducted under subsection (c), and "(ii) the Committee determines within 60 days after the date of the Secretary's finding that the exemption should not be permanent. If the Secretary makes a finding described in clause (i), the Committee shall meet with respect to the matter within 30 days after the date of the finding."; and (12) by amending the first sentence of subsection (q) to read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to assist review boards and the Committee in carrying out their functions under subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) of this section not to exceed $600,000 for each of fiscal years 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982.". SEC. 5. Section 8 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1537) is amended— (1) by inserting "and plants" immediately after "fish or wildlife" in subsection (b)(D; (2) by inserting "or plants" immediately after "fish or wildlife" each place it appears in subsection (b)(3); (3) by inserting "or plants" immediately after "fish or wildlife" in subsection (c)(D; and (4) by striking out subsection (e). SEC. 6. (a) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is further amended— (1) by adding immediately after section 8 the following new section: "CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION 16 USC 1537a.

"SEC. 8A. (a) MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND SCIENTIFIC AUTHOR-

ITY.—The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Secretary') is designated as the Management Authority and the Scientific Authority for purposes of the Convention and the respective functions of each such Authority shall be carried out through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. "(b) MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary shall do all things necessary and appropriate to carry out the functions of the Management Authority under the Convention. "(c) SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary shall do all things necessary and appropriate to carry out the functions of the Scientific Authority under the Convention. "(d)

Membership.

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ADVISORY

COMMISSION.—(1)

There is hereby established the International Convention Advisory Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Commission'). "(2) The Commission shall be composed of the following members: "(A) One member appointed by each of the following Federcd officers from his respective agency: "(i) The Secretary. "(ii) The Secretary of Agriculture, "(iii) The Secretary of Commerce. "(iv) The Director of the National Science Foundation. "(v) The Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality.

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