tives of the project proposal by means of Federal assistance furnished pursuant to the Act [this chapter], and submit a report on such a survey or field investigation or approve such application for assistance only after carefully considering whether works of improvement under his authorities would be a more appropriate method of achieving such objectives.

(c) The Secretary of the Army shall, prior to undertaking any survey or field investigation pursuant to the Flood Control Act of March 1, 1917 (39 Stat. 948), the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 534), the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1570), and acts amendatory or supplementary thereto, relating to works of improvement wholly within a watershed or subwatershed area of not more than 250,000 acres, request the views of the Secretary of Agriculture concerning the feasibility of achieving the major objectives of the project proposal by means of Federal assistance furnished pursuant to the Act [this chapter), and submit a report on such survey or field investigation only after carefully considering whether works of improvement under his authorities would be a more appropriate method of achieving such objectives.

(d) The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority shall, prior to undertaking any survey or field investigation under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.), relating to works of improvement for flood control or watershed protection to be installed wholly within a watershed or subwatershed area of not more than 250,000 acres, request the views of the Secretary of Agriculture concerning the feasibility of achieving the major objectives of the works of improvement for flood control or watershed protections by means of works of improvement constructed under the Act [this chapter], and proceed with such survey or investigation only after carefully considering whether works of improvement under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act would be a more appropriate method of achieving such objectives.

(e) Whenever the foregoing provisions of this section require an agency head to request the views of another agency head, such request shall be effected prior to the making of any commitment to local interests, and local interests shall be informed at the outset of negotiations that any plan resulting therefrom is subject to coordination as required by this section.

(f) When any agency having responsibilities for water resources development is considering the initiation of surveys or field investigations in a watershed or subwatershed area of not more than 250,000 acres and it appears that the purposes to be served by the project under investigation could more advantageously be met by means of a combination of works of improvement under the statutory authority available to that and other agencies, the appropriate agency head shall consider with the other agency heads concerned and the cooperating local interests the feasibility of preparing a jointly developed plan for coordinated action under available statutory authority.

SEC. 5. Fish and wildlife development. Upon receipt of the notice required by section 12 of the Act [section 1008 of this title] and section 3(a)(1) of this order, the Secretary of the Interior, as he desires, may make surveys and investigations and prepare a report with recommendations concerning the conservation and development of fish and wildlife resources and participate, under arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture, in the preparation of a plan for works of improvement which will be acceptable to the local organization and the Secretary of Agriculture.

SEC. 6. Relationship to comprehensive development. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit plans for installation of works of improvement under the Act [this chapter] to the Congress through the President only if the Secretary is satisfied that such works constitute needed and harmonious elements in the comprehensive development of the river subbasin or river basin involved.

(b) Federal agencies having responsibilities for water resource developments shall, in the design and justification of works of improvement, take cognizance of all upstream and downstream works in place and in operation, or soon to be brought into operation. The guiding principle shall be to adjust the nature, capacity, and operating characteristics of works of improvement in a manner that (1) reflects the respective contributions of upstream and downstream works to flood protection and to the conservation, development, use, and disposal of water, and (2) provides the best use and control of water resources at minimum cost. Whenever approximately equivalent benefits can be obtained from alternative works of improvement, or combinations of improvements, with approximately the same cost the alternative or combination lease costly to the Federal Government shall be given preferential consideration. In case benefits are produced jointly by more than one work of improvement, or in case complementary relationships exist between the projects and plans of the several agencies, the benefits claimed in justification of a system of improvements shall not include any duplication or compounding of benefits.

SEC. 7. Basic data. In the utilization of existing basic physical and economic data, and in the acquisition of additional basic data required for planning, design, construction, operation and evaluation of works of improvement authorized under the Act [this chapter), the Department of Agriculture shall be assisted by the principal basic-data collection agencies, including the Geological Survey in the Department of the Interior and the Weather Bureau [now the National Weather Service] in the Department of Commerce. The basicdata collection agencies shall assist and cooperate with the Department of Agriculture with respect to the following:

(a) Provision of pertinent information in the preliminary planning of works of improvement.

(b) Collaboration in planning programs of hydrologic-data collection in project areas, in the selection of station sites and installation of equipment for collecting hydrologic data, and in the collection of such data.

(c) Collaboration in the analysis and interpretation of hydrologic data collected specifically for projects initiated under the Act, and of relevant data which may contribute to an analysis of the effects of such projects.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.

Ex. ORD. No. 10654. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO
DIRECTOR OF BUREAU OF THE BUDGET

Ex. Ord. No. 10654, Jan. 20, 1956, 21 F.R. 511, provided:

The functions vested in the President by the third proviso of section 5 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (68 Stat. 667) [this section], relating to the transmittal to the Congress of copies of plans for certain works of improvement and the justifications therefor, are hereby delegated to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Functions vested by law (including reorganization plan) in Bureau of the Budget or Director of Bureau of the Budget, referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 10654, transferred to President by section 101 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. 2085, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Section 102 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970 redesignated Bureau of the Budget as Office of Management and Budget and Director of Bureau of the Budget as Director of Office of Management and Budget.

§ 1006. Cooperative programs

The Secretary is authorized in cooperation with other Federal and with States and local agencies to make investigations and surveys of the watershed of rivers and other waterways as a basis for the development of coordinated programs. In areas where the programs of the Secretary of Agriculture may affect public or other lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in the planning and development of works or programs for such lands.

(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 6, 68 Stat. 668.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, see note set out under section 1002 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 30 section 1265.

§ 1006a. Loans or advancements for financing local share of costs; repayment; interest; maximum amount

The Secretary is authorized to make loans or advancements (a) to local organizations to finance the local share of costs of carrying out works of improvement provided for in this chapter, and (b) to State and local agencies to finance the local share of costs of carrying out works of improvement (as defined in section 1002 of this title) in connection with the eleven watershed improvement programs authorized by section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended and supplemented: Provided, That the works of improvement in connection with said eleven watershed improvement programs shall be integral parts of watershed or subwatershed work plans agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the concerned State and local agencies. Such loans or advancements shall be made under contracts or agreements which will provide, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate, for the repayment thereof in not more than fifty years from the date when the principal benefits of the works of improvement first become available, with interest at the average rate, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, payable by the Treasury upon its marketable public obligations outstanding at the beginning of the fiscal year in which the loan or advancement is made, which are neither due nor callable for redemption for fifteen years from date of issue. With respect to any single plan for works of improvement, the amount of any such loan or advancement shall not exceed $10,000,000.

(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 8, as added Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1027, § 1(g), 70 Stat. 1090; amended May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86-468, § 1, 74 Stat. 131; Sept. 29, 1977, Pub. L. 95-113, title XV, § 1508, 91 Stat. 1022.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended and supplemented, referred to in text, is section 13 of act Dec. 22, 1944, ch. 665, 58 Stat. 887, which was not classified to the Code.

AMENDMENTS

1977-Pub. L. 95-113 substituted "$10,000,000" for "five million dollars" as the maximum amount of a loan or advancement for any single plan for works of improvement.

1960-Pub. L. 86-468 authorized the Secretary to make loans or advancements to state and local agencies to finance the local share of costs of carrying out works of improvement in connection with the 11 watershed improvement programs authorized by section 13 of the act of Dec. 22, 1944.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 95-113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95-113, set out as a note under section 1307 of Title 7, Agriculture.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, see note set out under section 1002 of this title.

EXTENSION OF BENEFITS TO PROJECTS AUTHORIZED BEFORE AUG. 7, 1956

Section as applicable to all works of improvement and plans for such works under the provisions of this chapter, see Extension of Benefits note set out under section 1001 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 1004, 1007, 3811, 3821 of this title; title 7 section 1988.

§ 1006b. Territorial application

The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 9, as added Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1027, § 1(g), 70 Stat. 1090.)

EXTENSION OF BENEFITS TO PROJECTS AUTHORIZED BEFORE AUG. 7, 1956

Section as applicable to all works of improvement and plans for such works under the provisions of this chapter, see Extension of Benefits note set out under section 1001 of this title.

ADMISSION OF ALASKA AND HAWAII TO STATEHOOD

Alaska was admitted into the Union on Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, and Hawaii was admitted into the Union on Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74. For Alaska Statehood Law, see Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as a note preceding former section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. For Hawaii Statehood Law, see Pub. L. 86-3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as a note preceding former section 491 of Title 48.

§ 1007. Authorization of appropriations

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, such sums to

remain available until expended. No appropriation hereafter available for assisting local organizations in preparing and carrying out plans for works of improvement under the provisions of section 1003 of this title or clause (a) of section 1006a of this title shall be available for any works of improvement pursuant to this chapter or otherwise in connection with the eleven watershed improvement programs authorized by section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended and supplemented, or for making loans or advancements to State and local agencies as authorized by clause (b) of section 1006a of this title.

(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 10, formerly § 8, 68 Stat. 668; renumbered § 10, Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1027, § 1(g), 70 Stat. 1090; amended May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86-468, § 3, 74 Stat. 132.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended and supplemented, referred to in text, is section 13 of act Dec. 22, 1944, ch. 665, 85 Stat. 887, which was not classified to the Code.

AMENDMENTS

1960-Pub. L. 86-468 prohibited appropriations available for assisting local organizations in preparing and carrying out plans for works of improvement under sections 1003 and 1006a(a) of this title from being used for works of improvement in connection with the 11 watershed improvement programs authorized by section 13 of the act of Dec. 22, 1944, or for making loans or advancements to state and local agencies as authorized by section 1006a(b) of this title.

§ 1008. Notification of Secretary of the Interior of approval of assistance; surveys and investigations; report and recommendations; consideration; cost of surveys, investigations and reports

When the Secretary approves the furnishing of assistance to a local organization in preparing a plan for works of improvement as provided for in section 1003 of this title:

(1) The Secretary shall so notify the Secretary of the Interior in order that the latter, as he desires, may make surveys and investigations and prepare a report with recommendations concerning the conservation and development of wildlife resources and participate, under arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture, in the preparation of a plan for works of improvement that is acceptable to the local organization and the Secretary of Agriculture.

(2) Full consideration shall be given to the recommendations contained in any such report of the Secretary of the Interior as he may submit to the Secretary of Agriculture prior to the time the local organization and the Secretary of Agriculture have agreed on a plan for works of improvement. The plan shall include such of the technically and economically feasible works of improvement for wildlife purposes recommended in the report by the Secretary of the Interior as are acceptable to, and agreed to by, the local organization and the Secretary of Agriculture, and such report of the Secretary of the Interior shall, if requested by the Secretary of the Interior, accompany the plan for works of improvement when it is submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval or

transmitted to the Congress through the President.

(3) The cost of making surveys and investigations and of preparing reports concerning the conservation and development of wildlife resources shall be borne by the Secretary of the Interior out of funds appropriated to his Department.

(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 12, as added Aug. 12, 1958, Pub. L. 85-624, § 3, 72 Stat. 567.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, see note set out under section 1002 of this title.

§ 1009. Joint investigations and surveys by Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Agriculture; reports to Congress

The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture, when authorized to do so by resolutions adopted by the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, are authorized and directed to make joint investigations and surveys in accordance with their existing authorities of watershed areas in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and to prepare joint reports on such investigations and surveys setting forth their recommendations for the installation of the works of improvement needed for flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, and for flood control and allied purposes. Such joint reports shall be submitted to the Congress through the President for adoption and authorization by the Congress of the recommended works of improvement: Provided, That the project authorization procedure established by this chapter shall not be affected.

(Pub. L. 87-639, § 1, Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 438; Pub. L. 103-437, § 6(w), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4587.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act which comprises this chapter.

AMENDMENTS

1994-Pub. L. 103-437 substituted "Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House" for "Committee on Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works of the House".

CHANGE OF NAME

Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Section 2 of Pub. L. 87-639 provided that: "There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act [this section], such sums to remain available until expended."

§ 1010. Data

The Secretary shall collect and maintain data on a national and State by State basis concerning

(1) expenditures for the individual flood control and conservation measures for which assistance is provided under this chapter; and (2) the expected flood control or environmental (including soil erosion) benefits that will result from the implementation of such

measures.

(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 13, as added Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101-624, title XIV, § 1463, 104 Stat. 3615.)

CHAPTER 19-NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES

§§ 1021 to 1023. Repealed. Pub. L. 102-567, title VIII, § 814, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4316, and Pub. L. 102-587, title VIII, § 8014, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5106

Section 1021, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 2, 68 Stat. 698; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(1), 92 Stat. 399, defined terms used in this chapter.

Section 1022, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 3, 68 Stat. 698; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-471, title I, § 108(a), 86 Stat. 786; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(2)(A), 92 Stat. 399, related to United States Commissioners to International North Pacific Fisheries Commission.

Section 1023, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 4, 68 Stat. 698; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-471, title I, § 108(b), 86 Stat. 787; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(3), 92 Stat. 400, related to advisory committee.

SHORT TITLE

Section 1 of act Aug. 12, 1954, which provided that such Act was to be cited as the "North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954", was repealed by Pub. L. 102-567, title VIII, § 814, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4316, and Pub. L. 102-587, title VIII, § 8014, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5016.

§ 1024. Repealed. Pub. L. 92-471, title I, § 108(c), Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 787

Section, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 5, 68 Stat. 698, provided that service of individuals appointed as United States Commissioners shall not be treated as service for purposes of certain sections of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§§ 1025 to 1027. Repealed. Pub. L. 102-567, title VIII, § 814, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4316, and Pub. L. 102-587, title VIII, § 8014, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5106

Section 1025, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 6, 68 Stat. 699; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(4), 92 Stat. 400, related to acceptance or rejection of recommendations of Commission by Secretary of State.

Section 1025a, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, §7, as added Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-471, title I, § 101, 86 Stat. 784; amended July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(5), 92 Stat. 400, related to administration and enforcement of Convention, this chapter, and regulations.

Section 1026, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 8, formerly § 7, 68 Stat. 699; renumbered § 8, Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-471, title I, § 101, 86 Stat. 784, related to cooperation with other agencies.

Section 1027, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 9, formerly § 8, 68 Stat. 699; renumbered § 9 and amended Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-471, title I, §§ 102, 103, 107, 86 Stat. 784, 786; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(6), 92 Stat. 400, related to enforcement of this chapter.

§ 1028. Transferred

CODIFICATION

Section, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 9, 68 Stat 699, was redesignated as subsec. (f) of section 9 of act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, by Pub. L. 92-471, title I, § 102(1), Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 784, and transferred to section 1027(f) of this title.

§§ 1029, 1030. Repealed. Pub. L. 102-567, title VIII, § 814, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4316, and Pub. L. 102-587, title VIII, § 8014, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5106

Section 1029, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 10, 68 Stat. 699; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-471, title I, § 104, 86 Stat. 784; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(7), 92 Stat. 402, related to unlawful activities.

Section 1030, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 11, 68 Stat. 700; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-471, title I, § 105, 86 Stat. 785; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(8), 92 Stat. 402; Oct. 30, 1978, Pub. L. 95-553, § 1(1), 92 Stat. 2072, related to penalties.

§ 1031. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(9), July 28, 1978, 92 Stat. 404

Section, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 12, 68 Stat. 700; July 24, 1957, Pub. L. 85-114, 71 Stat. 310; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-471, title I, § 106, 86 Stat. 785, set forth provisions relating to powers and authorities of enforcement officers.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Repeal effective July 28, 1978, see section 2 of Pub. L. 95-326, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 1021 of this title.

§§ 1032 to 1035. Repealed. Pub. L. 102-567, title VIII, § 814, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4316, and Pub. L. 102-587, title VIII, § 8014, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5106

Section 1032, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 12, formerly § 13, 68 Stat. 701; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-471, title I, §§ 107(c), 108(d), 86 Stat. 786, 787; renumbered § 12 and amended July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(9), (10), 92 Stat. 404, related to funding requirements.

Section 1033, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 13, as added July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(12), 92 Stat. 404, related to registration permits for Canadian or Japanese fishing vessels in fishery conservation zone.

Section 1034, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 14, as added July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(12), 92 Stat. 405; amended Oct. 30, 1978, Pub. L. 95-553, § 1(2), 92 Stat. 2072; Dec. 29, 1982, Pub. L. 97-389, title II, § 201, 96 Stat. 1949, related to protection of marine mammals.

Section 1035, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 15, as added July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95-326, § 1(12), 92 Stat. 406, related to provisional administrative authorization.

§ 1051. Authorization of Administrator of General Services

(a) Planning, construction, and maintenance of Center and Aquarium

The Administrator of General Services (hereinafter referred to as the "Administrator") is authorized to plan, construct, and maintain a National Fisheries Center and Aquarium in the District of Columbia or its vicinity for research in fisheries and for the display of fresh water and marine fishes and other aquatic resources for educational, recreational, cultural, and scientific purposes.

(b) Use, purchase, lease, etc. of Federal lands

The Administrator is further authorized to use Federal land and property for purposes of this chapter with the consent of the particular agency having administrative jurisdiction thereover, and, if said property is unavailable for purposes hereof, he may purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire such lands, waters, and interests therein, as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 87-758, § 1, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 752.)

§ 1052. Authorization of Secretary of the Interior (a) Operation of Center and Aquarium

The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") shall operate the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium. (b) Specimens and exhibits; catalogs and other printed matter and films, animations and photographic and other material; employment of experts, consultants, and organizations; use of auditorium and other areas; use of facilities by foreigners The Secretary is further authorized to

(1) construct, purchase or lease, and operate and maintain vessels for specimen collecting purposes and, without regard to section 5 of title 41, to contract for such collection of specimens and to purchase or exchange specimens and exhibit materials;

(2) prepare for free distribution or exhibit or to offer for sale at cost illustrated catalogs

of specimens, brochures, and other printed matter and films, animations and photographic and other material pertaining to the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium and its objectives and to aquariums generally, all or any of which may be reproduced by any printing or other process without regard to existing regulations, the proceeds of sales to be covered into the United States Treasury;

(3) employ, as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, but at rates not to exceed $50 per diem plus expenses, experts, consultants, or organizations thereof, as required to assist with the planning, design, construction, and operation of the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium;

(4) permit on such terms and conditions as he shall consider to be in the public interest the use of auditorium and other areas for meetings and exhibits of societies and groups whose purposes are related to fish and wildlife generally; and

(5) encourage the use of the educational and scientific facilities and equipment at the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium by individuals of any nation with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and which extends similar use of its educational and scientific facilities and equipment to citizens of the United States.

(Pub. L. 87-758, § 2, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 752.)

CODIFICATION

In subsec. (b)(3), “section 3109 of title 5" substituted for "section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a)" on authority of Pub. L. 89-554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§ 1053. Delegation of responsibility for operation

The Secretary shall assign the responsibility for the operation of the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium and related activities to that branch of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service having as its major activity the rearing and holding of living fishes, including the operation of aquariums.

(Pub. L. 87-758, § 3, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 753; Pub. L. 93-271, § 1(3), Apr. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 92.)

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Fish and Wildlife Service" substituted in text for "Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife" on authority of Pub. L. 93-271, § 1(3), which is classified to section 742b(c) of this title.

§ 1054. Advisory Board; establishment; meetings; functions; quorum; executive secretary

There is established a nonpartisan Advisory Board to be known as the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium Advisory Board. The Advisory Board shall meet from time to time on the call of the Chairman. The functions of the Board shall be to render advice and to submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior upon his request, or upon its own initiative, concerning the management and operation of