16 U.S.C. § 3332

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 3332 - State program for reduction of overall fishing capacity

The State shall submit to the Secretary a program within three months of December 22, 1980, designed to-

(1) provide incentives for early retirement of licenses, or early sale of vessels;
(2) set aside specific allocations of funds for each gear type to achieve the specific fleet reductions provided for in the program;
(3) obtain an effective and expeditious reduction in the overall fishing capacity of and the number of vessels and licenses in the non-Indian commercial and charter salmon fishing fleets in the Washington conservation area; and
(4) provide State funding for 25 per centum of the total cost of the program.

16 U.S.C. § 3332

Pub. L. 96-561, title I, §131, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3284.
salmon
The term "salmon" means any anadromous species of the family Salmonidae and Genus Oncorhynchus, commonly known as Pacific salmon.