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 94 STAT. 3278

"Qualified individual.'

Approval.

PUBLIC LAW 96-561—DEC. 22, 1980

representative for the National Marine Fisheries Service shall be the Northwest regional director of the Service or his designee. (2) The Commission shall have 6 nonvoting members, 5 of which shall be qualified individuals appointed by the Secretary. The sixth nonvoting member shall be the regional director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or his designee. (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified individual" means an individual who is knowledgeable with regard to the management, conservation, or harvesting of the salmon and steelhead resources of the conservation areas. (c) REPORT BY COMMISSION.—Within 15 months after the date of the establishment of the Commission, it shall prepare, and submit to the Secretary and Congress, a comprehensive report containing conclusions, comments, and recommendations for the development of a management structure (including effective procedures, mechanisms, and institutional arrangements) for the effective coordination of research, enhancement, management, and enforcement policies for the salmon and steelhead resources of the Columbia River and Washington conservation areas, and for the resolution of disputes between management entities that are concerned with stocks of common interest. The principal objectives of, and the standards for, the management structure shall include, but not be limited to— (1) the development of common principles to govern and coordinate effectively management and enhancement activities; (2) the prevention of overfishing; (3) the use of the best scientific information available; (4) the consideration of, and allowance for, variations among, and contingencies in, fisheries and catches; (5) the promotion of harvest strategies and regulations which will encourage continued and increased investment by the salmon and steelhead producing jurisdictions; (6) the optimization of the use of resources for enforcement; (7) the consideration of harvest activities as they relate to existing and future international commitments; (8) the minimization of costs and the avoidance of unnecessary duplication; and (9) the harvest of fish by treaty tribes, in accordance with treaty rights, unless agreed otherwise by the affected treaty tribes. (d) UNANIMOUS VOTE REQUIRED.—No report or revision thereto may be submitted by the Commission to the Secretary for approval under this section unless the report or revision is approved by all of the voting members of the Commission. (e) SECRETARIAL ACTION ON REPORT.—Within 4 months after the date of the submission of the comprehensive report, or any revision thereto, under subsection (c), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall review the report and, if he finds that the management structure recommended in the report would, if implemented, meet the objectives and standards specified in this section and be consistent with this title, approve the report. If the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, finds that such structure is not in conformity with the standards and objectives set forth in this section, the provisions of this title, or other applicable law, he shall return the report to the Commission together with a written statement of the reasons for not approving the report. If the Commission submits a revised report to the Secretary within 2 months after the date of return, the Secretary shall approve the

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