SEC. 7. [16 U.S.C. 936] The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, upon the request of the United States Section (a) to transfer to the United States Section any lamprey control project or works under his jurisdiction now existing or now under construction; and (b) to act for or on behalf of the United States Section in the exercise of the powers granted by this Act. SEC. 8. [16 U.S.C. 937] The United States Section shall, for the purposes of these 1 provisions of title 28, U.S.C., Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, relating to claims against the United States and tort claims procedure, be deemed to be an agency of the United States. SEC. 9. [16 U.S.C. 938] At least thirty days before approving a proposal to utilize a lamprey control measure or install a device in any stream, the United States Section shall cause notice of such proposal to be sent to the official agency having jurisdiction over fisheries in each of the States through which the stream flows. SEC. 10. [16 U.S.C. 939] The Secretary of State shall upon the receipt from the Commission of any recommendation of a conservation measure made in accordance with article IV of the Convention transmit a copy of the recommendation with his comments thereon to the Governor of each Great Lakes State for consideration and such action as may be found to be appropriate. The Secretary of State shall also inform such other public agencies as he may deem appropriate. SEC. 11. [16 U.S.C. 939a] Any agency of the United States Government is authorized to cooperate with the United States Section in the conduct of research programs and related activities and, on a reimbursable or other basis, to enter into agreements with the United States Section for the purpose of assisting it in carrying out the program for the control of lamprey populations. SEC. 12. [16 U.S.C. 939b] Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing any of the Great Lakes States from making or enforcing laws or regulations within their respective jurisdictions so far as such laws or regulations do not conflict with the Convention or this Act. SEC. 13. [16 U.S.C. 939c] There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes and provisions of the Convention and this Act. SEC. 14. [16 U.S.C. 931 note] If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any circumstances or persons shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the applicability of such provision to other circumstances or persons shall not be affected thereby. 1 So in law. Probably should be "those". ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION ACT OF 1984 [Title III of Public Law 98-623, Approved Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3398] [Amended through Public Law 98-623, Nov. 8, 1984] AN ACT To approve governing international fishery agreements with Iceland and the EEC; to establish national standards for artificial reefs; to implement the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * TITLE III-ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION SEC. 301. [16 U.S.C. 2431 note] SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984". SEC. 302. [16 U.S.C. 2431] FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that (1) the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources establishes international mechanisms and creates legal obligations necessary for the protection and conservation of Antarctic marine living resources; (2) the Convention incorporates an innovative ecosystem approach to the management of Antarctic marine living resources, including standards designed to ensure the health of the individual populations and species and to maintain the health of the Antarctic marine ecosystem as a whole; (3) the Convention serves important United States environmental and resource management interests; (4) the Convention represents an important contribution to United States long term legal and political objectives of maintenance of Antarctica as an area of peaceful international cooperation; (5) United States basic and directed research programs concerning the marine living resources of the Antarctic are essential to achieve the United States goal of effective implementation of the objectives of the Convention; and (6) the United States has important security, economic, and environmental interests in developing and maintaining a fleet of icebreaking vessels capable of operating effectively in the heavy ice regions of Antarctica. (b) PURPOSE. The purpose of this title is to provide the legislative authority necessary to implement, with respect to the United |