84 STAT, 1102 out the purposes of this Act until the close of the succeeding fiscal year, and if unexpended or unobligated at the end of such year, such sum is hereby authorized to be made available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying on the research program of the Fish and Wildlife Service in respect to fish of material value for sport or recreation. The term fiscal year as used in this section shall be a period Fiscal year. of twelve consecutive months from July 1 through the succeeding June 30, except that the period for enumeration of persons holding licenses to fish shall be a State's fiscal or license year." SEC. 202. Sections 6, 7, and 8 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act of 1950 (16 Ú.Ś.C. 7776–777g) are amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. (a) Any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this Act shall, by its State fish and game department, submit programs or projects for fish restoration in either of the following two ways: "(1) The State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Interior a comprehensive fish and wildlife resource management plan which shall insure the perpetuation of these resources for the economic, scientific, and recreational enrichment of the people. Such plan shall be for a period of not less than five years and be based on projections of desires and needs of the people for a period of not less than fifteen years. It shall include provisions for updating at intervals of not more than three years and be provided in a format as may be required by the Secretary of the Interior. If the Secretary of the Interior finds that such plans conform to standards established by him and approves such plans, he may finance up to 75 per centum of the cost of implementing segments of those plans meeting the purposes of this Act from funds apportioned under this Act upon his approval of an annual agreement submitted to him. "(2) A State may elect to avail itself of the benefits of this Act by its State fish and game department submitting to the Secretary of the Interior full and detailed statements of any fish restoration and management project proposed for that State. If the Secretary of the Interior finds that such project meets with the standards set by him and approves said project, the State fish and game department shall furnish to him such surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates therefor as he may require. If the Secretary of the Interior approves the plans, specifications, and estimates for the project, he shall notify the State fish and game department and immediately set aside so much of said appropriation as represents the share of the United States payable under this Act on account of such project, which sum so set aside shall not exceed 75 per centum of the total estimated cost thereof. "The Secretary of the Interior shall approve only such comprehensive plans or projects as may be substantial in character and design and the expenditure of funds hereby authorized shall be applied only to such approved comprehensive fishery plan or projects and if otherwise applied they shall be replaced by the State before it may participate in any further apportionment under this Act. No payment of any money apportioned under this Act shall be made on any comprehensive fishery plan or project until an agreement to participate therein shall have been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. 64 Stat. 432. Programs, subad ssion and approval, "(b) If the State elects to avail itself of the benefits of this Act by preparing a comprehensive fish and wildlife plan under option (1) of subsection (a) of this section, then the term 'project' may be defined "Project." for the purpose of this Act as a fishery program, all other definitions notwithstanding. Funds, payment. Ante, p. 1102. Construction work and labor. Project maintenance. 64 Stat. 4343 70 Stat. 908. 16 USC 777a. 84 STAT. 1103 84 STAT. 1104 "(c) Administrative costs in the form of overhead or indirect costs for services provided by State central service activities outside of the State fish and game department charged against programs or projects supported by funds made available under this Act shall not exceed in any one fiscal year 3 per centum of the annual apportionment to the State. "SEC. 7. (a) When the Secretary of the Interior shall find that any project approved by him has been completed or, if involving research relating to fish, is being conducted, in compliance with said plans and specifications, he shall cause to be paid to the proper authority of said State the amount set aside for said project. The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, from time to time, make payments on said project as the same progresses; but these payments, including previous payments, if any, shall not be more than the United States' pro rata share of the project in conformity with said plans and specifications. If a State has elected to avail itself of the benefits of this Act by preparing a comprehensive fish and wildlife plan as provided for under option (1) of subsection (a) of section 6 of this Act, and this plan has been approved by the Secretary of the Interior, then the Secretary may, in his discretion, and under such rules and regulations, as he may prescribe, advance funds to the State for financing the United States' pro rata share agreed upon between the State fish and game department and the Secretary. "(b) Any construction work and labor in each State shall be performed in accordance with its laws and under the direct supervision of the State fish and game department, subject to the inspection and approval of the Secretary of the Interior and in accordance with the rules and regulations made pursuant to this Act. The Secretary of the Interior and the State fish and game department of each State may jointly determine at what times and in what amounts payments shall be made under this Act. Such payments shall be made against the said appropriation to such official or officials, or depository, as may be designated by the State fish and game department and authorized under the laws of the State to receive public funds of the State. "SEC. 8. To maintain fish-restoration and management projects established under the provisions of this Act shall be the duty of the States according to their respective laws. Beginning July 1, 1953, maintenance of projects heretofore completed under the provisions of this Act may be considered as projects under this Act. Title to any real or personal property acquired by any State, and to improvements placed on State-owned lands through the use of funds paid to the State under the provisions of this Act, shall be vested in such State." SEC. 203. Section 12 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777k) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 12. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico, the Governor of Guam, the Governor of American Samoa, and the Governor of the Virgin Islands, in the conduct of fish restoration and management projects, as defined in section 2 of this Act, upon such terms and conditions as he shall deem fair, just, and equitable, and is authorized to apportion to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, out of money available for apportionment under this Act, such sums as he shall determine, not exceeding for Puerto Rico 1 per centum, for Guam one-third of 1 per centum, for American Samoa one-third of 1 per centum, and for the Virgin Islands one-third of 1 per centum of the total amount apportioned in any one year, but the Secretary shall in no event require any of said cooperating agencies to pay an amount which will exceed 25 per centum of the cost of any project. Any unexpended or unobligated balance of any apportionment made pursuant to this section shall be made available for expenditure in Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, as the case may 84 STAT, 1104 be, in the succeeding year, on any approved projects, and if unexpended or unobligated at the end of such year is authorized to be made available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying on the research program of the Fish and Wildlife Service in respect to fish of material value for sport or recreation." SEC. 204. This title may be cited as the "Federal Aid in Fish Citation of Restoration Act Amendments of 1970". Approved October 23, 1970. title. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 91-1272 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). July 20, considered and passed House. Oot. 9, considered and passed Senate, amended. Public Law 91-514 An Act To strengthen the penalties for illegal fishing in the territorial waters and the contiguous fishery zone of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to prohibit fishing in the territorial waters of the United States and in certain other areas by vessels other than vessels of the United States and by persons in charge of such vessels", approved May 20, 1964 (16 Ŭ.Š.C. 1082), is amended (1) by striking out "$10,000" in subsection (a) thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "$100,000", and (2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following new sentence: "For the purposes of this Act, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that all fish found aboard a vessel seized in connection with such violation of this Act were taken or retained in violation of this Act." responsibility. SEC. 2. The first sentence of section 3(a) of such Act of May 20, Enforcement 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1083), is amended to read as follows: "Enforcement of the provisions of this Act is the joint responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and each such Secretary may, by agreement with any other Federal department or agency, utilize the equipment (including aircraft and vessels) of that department or agency to carry out such enforcement." SEC. 3. Such Act of May 20, 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1081-1085), is further Informers, amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "SEC. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury may pay to any person, other than an officer of the United States or a person authorized to function as a Federal law enforcement agent under this Act, compensation of not more than $5,000 if such person submits to any such officer or authorized person original information concerning any violation, perpetrated or contemplated, of this Act and such information leads to any penalty or forfeiture incurred for violation of this Act." Approved October 27, 1970. reward. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 91-1430 (Comm. on Merohant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 116 (1970): Sept. 21, considered and passed House. Oct. 14, considered and passed Senate. Public Law 91-654 An Act To limit, in the case of certain special service vessels, the application of the duties imposed on equipments and repair parts purchased for, and repairs made to, United States vessels in foreign countries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 466 of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 466. EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS OF VESSELS. expenses "(a) The equipments, or any part thereof, including boats, purchased for, or the repair parts or materials to be used, or the of repairs made in a foreign country upon a vessel documented under the laws of the United States to engage in the foreign or coasting trade, or a vessel intended to be employed in such trade, shall, on the first arrival of such vessel in any port of the United States, be liable to entry and the payment of an ad valorem duty of 50 per centum on the cost thereof in such foreign country; and if the owner or master of such vessel shall willfully and knowingly neglect or fail to report, make entry, and pay duties as herein required, such vessel, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, shall be seized and forfeited. For the purposes of this section, compensation paid to members of the regular crew of such vessel in connection with the installation of any such equipments or any part thereof, or the making of repairs, in a foreign country, shall not be included in the cost of such equipment or part thereof, or of such repairs. "(b) If the owner or master of such vessel furnishes good and sufficient evidence that "(1) such vessel, while in the regular course of her voyage, was compelled, by stress of weather or other casualty, to put into such foreign port and purchase such equipments, or make such repairs, to secure the safety and seaworthiness of the vessel to enable her to reach her port of destination; "(2) such equipments or parts thereof or repair parts or materials, were manufactured or produced in the United States, and the labor necessary to install such equipments or to make such repairs was performed by residents of the United States, or by members of the regular crew of such vessel; or "(3) such equipments, or parts thereof, or materials, or labor, were used as dunnage for cargo, or for the packing or shoring thereof, or in the erection of temporary bulkheads or other similar devices for the control of bulk cargo, or in the preparation (without permanent repair or alteration) of tanks for the carriage of liquid cargo; 84 STAT. 1944 U. s. service Conditions. then the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to remit or refund Duties |