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 PUBLIC LAW 98-210—DEC. 6, 1983 97 STAT. 1409 Public Law 98-210 98th Congress An Act To consolidate and authorize certain marine fishery programs and functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Department of Commerce. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act". FISHERIES INFORMATION COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS SEC. 2. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Depart- ment of Commerce to enable the National Marine Fisheries Service to carry out its Fisheries Information Collection and Analysis duties under law, $26,500,000 for fiscal year 1984. These moneys shall be used to fund those duties relating to fisheries information collection and analysis specified by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.), the Act of May 11, 1938 (16 U.S.C. 755), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), the Act entitled, "An Act to promote the conservation of wildlife, fish, and game, and for other purposes", approved March 10, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and any other law involving such duties. These duties include, but are not limited to, collection analysis and dissemination of scientific data necessary to manage: marine fishery resources, marine mammals, endangered species, and their habitats. (b) This authorization shall be in addition to any Fisheries Infor- mation Collection Analysis moneys authorized under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dec. 6, 1983 [S. 1099] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act. FISHERIES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS SEC. 3. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Depart- ment of Commerce to enable the National Marine Fisheries Service to carry out its fisheries conservation and management operations duties under law, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1984. These moneys shall be used to fund those duties relating to fisheries conservation and management operations specified by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956(16 U.S.C.742a et seq.), the Act of May 11, 1938(16 U.S.C. 755), the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), and the Act entitled, "An Act to promote the conservation of wildlife, fish, and game, and for other purposes", approved March 10, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and any other law involving such duties. These duties include, but are not limited to, development, implementation, and enforcement of conservation and management measures to achieve continued optimum use of living marine resources; including hatch- 11-194O-85—46JQL3

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