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16 USC CHAPTER 10C - FISH RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION

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CHAPTER 10C - FISH RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM

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778. Establishment of experiment stations; purpose of research.

778a. Acquisition of lands; construction of buildings; employment

of personnel; cooperation with other agencies; publication of

results.

778b. Cooperation with Secretary of the Interior.

778c. Authorization of appropriations.

778d to 778h. Omitted.

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16 USC Sec. 778 01/06/03

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Sec. 778. Establishment of experiment stations; purpose of research

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The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish 1 or more centers

for the purpose of carrying on a program of research and

experimentation -

(1) to determine species of fishes most suitable for culture on

a commercial basis in shallow reservoirs and flooded rice lands;

(2) to determine methods for production of fingerling fishes

for stocking in commercial reservoirs;

(3) to develop methods for the control of parasites and

diseases of brood fishes and of fingerlings prior to stocking;

(4) to develop economical methods for raising the more

desirable species of fishes to a marketable size;

(5) to determine, in cooperation with the Secretary of the

Interior, the effects of fish-rice rotations, including crops

other than rice commonly grown on rice farms, upon both the fish

and other crops; and

(6) to develop suitable methods for harvesting the fish crop

and preparing it for marketing, including a study of sport

fishing as a means of such harvest.

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(Pub. L. 85-342, Sec. 1, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35; Pub. L.

104-127, title VIII, Sec. 889(a)(1), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1180.)

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AMENDMENTS

1996 - Pub. L. 104-127, in introductory provisions, substituted

''Secretary of Agriculture shall'' for ''Secretary of the Interior

is authorized and directed to'' and ''1 or more centers'' for ''an

experiment station or stations'' and, in par. (5), substituted

''Secretary of the Interior'' for ''Department of Agriculture''.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 778a of this title.

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Sec. 778a. Acquisition of lands; construction of buildings;

employment of personnel; cooperation with other agencies;

publication of results

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For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter,

the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized (1) to acquire by

purchase, condemnation, or otherwise such suitable lands, to

construct such buildings, to acquire such equipment and apparatus,

and to employ such officers and employees as he deems necessary;

(2) to cooperate with State and other institutions and agencies

upon such terms and conditions as he determines to be appropriate;

and (3) to make public the results of such research and experiments

conducted pursuant to section 778 of this title.

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(Pub. L. 85-342, Sec. 2, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35; Pub. L.

104-127, title VIII, Sec. 889(a)(2), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1180.)

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1996 - Pub. L. 104-127 substituted ''the Secretary of Agriculture

is authorized'' for ''the Secretary of the Interior is

authorized''.

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Sec. 778b. Cooperation with Secretary of the Interior

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate in

carrying out the provisions of this chapter by furnishing such

information and assistance as may be requested by the Secretary of

Agriculture.

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(Pub. L. 85-342, Sec. 3, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35; Pub. L.

104-127, title VIII, Sec. 889(a)(3), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1180.)

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AMENDMENTS

1996 - Pub. L. 104-127 substituted ''the Secretary of the

Interior'' for ''The Department of Agriculture'' and ''requested by

the Secretary of Agriculture'' for ''requested by the Secretary of

the Interior''.

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Sec. 778c. Authorization of appropriations

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There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may

be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

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(Pub. L. 85-342, Sec. 4, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35.)

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Sec. 778d to 778h. Omitted

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CODIFICATION

Sections, Pub. L. 89-701, Sec. 1-5, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1089,

1090, related to fish protein concentrate and authorized the

Secretary of the Interior to promote studies, conduct research and

experiments, and construct and lease experiment and demonstration

plants. The authority of the Secretary under these sections

expired at the expiration of five years from Nov. 2, 1966 by the

express terms of section 778h of this title.

Section 778f was amended by Pub. L. 90-549, Oct. 4, 1968, 82

Stat. 936.

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