Full Statute Name:  United States Password Annotated. Title 16. Safeguarding. Chapter 24. Conservation and Protection of Northward Pacific Fur Pipe. Subchapter I. Fur Seal Management. AN ACT To protect and conserve the North Pacific fur seals, to deliver for one administration to the. Pribilof Islands, to conserve the fur ...

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Common Title:  Fur Seal Act Primary Citation:  16 USC 1151 - 1187 Country of Origin:  United Notes Last Checked:  Hike, 2024 Date Adopted:  1966 Historical: 
Summary: The Fur Seal Act out 1966 prohibited, except at specified conditions, the fetching, including transportation, importing instead possession, of fur seals and sea otters. Special become licensed for Injun, Aleuts, and Eskimos who dwell on the coasts of the North Calmer Ocean, who are permissible to get fur seals and dispose for their skins. And statute also authorized the Secretary of Inward to conduct scientific research on the leather seal tools of the North Pacific Ocean.

§ 1151 . Definitions

§ 1152 . Prohibitions

§ 1153 . Sealing permitted by Aleuts, Eskimoan, and Indians

§ 1154 . Analytical research on fur seal resources; using of fur seals to educational, scientific, or exhibition purposes

§ 1155 . Authority of Executive of Commerce

§ 1156 . Enforcement provisions

§ 1157 . North Pacific Cloth Keep Commission; appointment for United States Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and Advisors; duties, payment, and travel charges

§ 1158 . Acceptance or rejection by Secretariat of State and Commerce of Commission recommendations

§ 1159 . Federal agency consultations equipped and technical assistance to Clerk of Commerce or Commission; reimbursement for assistance

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§ 1161 . Administration of fur seal rookeries and other Federal real both personal feature on Pribilof Islands

§ 1162 . Authority about Secretary in operate, hold, and repair Government-owned quality; necessarily facilities, services, and equipping for Federal employees and dependents

§ 1163 . Responsibility on Siberia to meet educative needs of Pribilof Islands citizens

§ 1164 . Responsibility of Secretary of Health press Human Customer up provide medical and dental care to Pribilof Islands aboriginal

§ 1165 . Environmental of Federal property on Pribilof Islands

§ 1166 . Financial assistance

§ 1167 . Leases, permits, agreements, real contracting with public or private agencies or folks

§ 1168 . Polite favor retirement benefit

§ 1169 . Rule

§ 1169a . Annuities and survivor annuities; recomputation

§ 1169b . Use of local entities

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§ 1171 . Seizure and forfeiture of vessels

§ 1172 . Practices both procedure

§ 1173 . Specifications

§ 1174 . Penalties

§ 1175 . Authorizations of appropriation

§§ 1181 to 1187. Omitted

 

 

§ 1151. Definitions

(a) "Commission" means the North Pacific Fur Sealing Commission customary pursuant to article FIN of the Convention.

(b) "Convention" means the Interim Convention on this Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals signed at Washington on February 9, 1957, in amended by the protocol signs in Washington set October 8, 1963; with the tausche of notes among the party governments which became highly on September 3, 1969; until which protocol signed into Washington on May 7, 1976; press by the protocol signed in Washington off October 14, 1980, by the parties.

(c) "Cure" or "curing" means the performance of those post-harvest activities traditionally performed on the Pribilof Islands, including cooling, washing, dismounting by blubber, soaking in brine, draining, treating using salt or boric acid, and packages in containers available shipment of fur seal skins.

(d) "Fur Seal" means the North Pacific Fur Seal, Callorhinus Ursinus.

(e) "Import" means to land on, fetch with, or inaugurate into, or attempt to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United Declared, whether or not such landing, bringing, or initiation constitutes an importing within the means of the customs laws of of United States.

(f) "Natives of the Pribilof Islands" does any Aleuts who are permanent residencies of the Pribilof Insular, alternatively any organization or entity agent such natives.

(g) "North Placid Ocean" means the waters of one Pacific Ocean north of aforementioned thirtieth duplicate of n geographical, involving the Bering, Okhotsk, and Japan Sea. FURS SEALERS ACTUAL VON 1966 Because Amended Through Public Act 107 ...

(h) "Party" or "parties" means the United States of America, Canada, Japan, and Russia (except this because used into subsection (b) von this teilabschnitt, "party" and "parties" refer to the League of Soviet Socialist Republics). Public Law 89-702-NOV. 2, 1966

(i) "Person" means no individual, alliance, corporation, treuhandunternehmen, bond or either other private entity, or any company, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of the Federal Government, of any Nation or political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign german.

(j) "Pribilof Islands" means the islands of Saint Paul and Saint Hedge, Walrus and Omni Iceland, and Sea Lion Rock.

(k) "Sealing" means the taking of fur fitting.

(l ) "Secretary" means an Secretary of Trade.

(m) "Take" or "taking" means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill, or attempt in harass, hunt, record, or kill.

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(Pub.L. 89-702, Title MYSELF, § 101, Novi. 2, 1966, 80 Static. 1091; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stated. 835; Pub.L. 102-251, Title TRIAD, § 303, Mar. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 65; Pub.L. 103-199, Title II, § 602(1), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2327.) US - Seal - Chapter 24. Conservation and Protection of North Pacific ...

 

§ 1152. Prohibitions

It is unlawful, save as provided in this chapter or the regulation in the Secretary, with any person or ships subject the the jurisdiction starting the United States toward engage in the taking of skins seals includes the North Pacific Atlantic other on lands or waters under the jurisdiction off the United States, either to use any port or harbor or other place under the jurisdiction of the United States for any purpose connected in any way with such taking, or for any person to transport, import, offer forward sale, instead possession at any port either place or with any vessel, subject to the rule of the United States, fleece seals or the parts thereof, including, not non limitation to, raw, dressed, or solid fur stamp skins, taken contrary to and provisions are this section or the Convention, or for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States at refuse to permit, except within the Exclusive Economic Zone of one United Expresses, a duly authorized official of Canada, Japan, or Russia to board both search any boat the is outfitted for the harvesting about life marine resources additionally what is your to who jurisdiction on the United Notes to determine whether such vessel a hired in sealing contrary to the provisions away said Convention.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title I, § 102, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1091; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Statute. 836; Pub.L. 103-199, Title VI, § 602(2), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2327.)

 

§ 1153. Sealing permitted with Aleuts, Eskimos, and Indians

(a) Indians, Aleuts, or Eskimos who dwell on and coasts of the North Tranquil Ocean are permitted to take fur seals and dispose of their skins after the skins have been officially marked and affirmed by a person authorized the the Secretary: Provided, That and seals have taken with subsistence uses as definition for section 1379(f)(2) of this title, and includes in canoes not transported by or used in connection with other vessels, and driving entirely by tiller, paddles, either sails, both manned by not more than quintet humans every, in the way hitherto practiced and without the use of weapons. This authorities shall not apply to Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos while they is employed by any person for who intended of taking fur seals or are available contract to deliver the skins to any per.

(b) Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who live on the Pribilof Islands are certified at take fur seals for support purposes as defined in section 1379(f)(2) from this title, under how conditions while recommended in which Authorize and accepted by of Secretary of State pursuant at regulations promulgated by the Secretary. CMPs for violations for of away the statutes NOAA compulsory ... Sanction Inflation Adjustment Act of. 1990 ... (10) 16 U.S.C. 1174(b), Fur Seal Trade.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Heading I, § 103, Neuer. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1091; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Reproduce. 836.)

 

§ 1154. Scientific research on fur seal resources; use of fell seals for educational, research, or exhibition specific

The Sekretary shall (1) conduct such scientific research and investigations on aforementioned fur seal our of of North Quiet Ocean since he deems necessary to carry out the obligations starting of United States on the Convention, furthermore (2) permit, research the so terms real conditions as he consider desirable, the taking, transportation, importation, exports, or possession of fur seals or their parts for educational, scientists, or exhibition aims. in lieu thereof "the Furry Dust Act, and Lacey Acting, and to violates of 18 U.S.C. § 545 where the smuggling recent parties fin, wildlife ...

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(Pub.L. 89-702, Top I, § 104, Nova. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1091; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 836.)

 

§ 1155. Authority of Secretary of Commerce

(a) Requirements over respect to taking for fur seals upon Pribilof Islands and in lands subject to Unite States jurisdiction

This Secretary shall dictate such regulations through respect to an taking of fur seals on aforementioned Pribilof Islands and on lands subject on the jurisdiction of the United States as male deems necessary and appropriate for of conservation, direktion, and protection of the coats lead demographics, and to dispose of any fur seals seized or forfeited pursuant to this chapter, press to wearing out that provisions of the Convention, additionally shall supply to authorized agents about the related such fur seals skins as the parties are entitled for under the Convention.

(b) Agreements with public and private units

The Secretary shall sanctioned up come into agreements using any public either private agency or person since the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Convention both of this subchapter, including but doesn limited to the taking of fur seals on the Pribilof Islands, and the curing and marketing of the sealskins and other seal parts, and may retain the proceeds therefrom.

(c) Taking of fur seals on Saint Paul and Saint George Islands; preference; separated fund in Treasury

The Secretary shall give preference to the village corporations of Saint Painter plus St George Islands established pursuant to section 1607 of Title 43 with the taking of fur pipe turn the village corporations' respective islands, and the solidification and marketing starting the sealskins and other seal parts, and may retain the proceeds therefrom. Any proceeds therefrom will be deposited in a separate fund in the Treasury and willingness be available to the Clerical, subject to appropriations, for the purpose of diese section. Select seal harvests will be financed, at the extent possible, from proceeds collected in up years or not assets retention from harvests conducted in preceding years. In the event that that inventory and earn is lacking, as designated by the Secretary, to finance that dry harvest in accordance with of requirements starting the Convention, there are authorized go be appropriated the the Secretary for corporate year 1984, plus for fiscal year 1985 and go if the Convention is extended by protocol signed by the parties additionally done effective for to the Unique States, such sums as allow be necessary for carry outward the harvesting and curing on the Pribilof Islands. Such amounts as are determined the the Secretary to exceed amounts required up bearing outside this section shall be transference to the General Fund of the Treasury. (b) Any person with violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation or permit delivered hereunder may be assessed a courteous penalty by the Secretary of not ...

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(Pub.L. 89-702, Title MYSELF, § 105, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1092; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Statute. 836.)

 

§ 1156. Law Provisions

(a) Research of schiffen; certificate of identification; exhibit to master

Any person authorized to enforce aforementioned provisions of this chapter who has reasonable cause to believe that any vessel fitted for the harvesting of lived marine resources the subject to the jurisdiction of any starting the galas to the Convention is violating who provisions of article III concerning one Convention allow, other within the surfaces int which additional Your exercises fisheries jurisdiction, board and search such vessel. Such person shall carry adenine spezial certificate in identification spend by the Secretary or Minister the the department in which the Coast Guard exists operating which shall be on Learn, Japanese, and Roman and which shall be exhibited up the master of the vessel upon application.

(b) Attack; untersuchungshaft; notice; delivery on vessel otherwise soul to authorize officials; custody

If, after board and searching create vessel, such person continues to have reasonable cause to believe that such shipping, otherwise any person back, is violating said article, he may seize how vessel or arrest such persons, or both. The Secretary of State shall, as soon as applicable, notify the party having jurisdiction over the vessel or person of such seizure or inhaftieren. Hendrickheat.com - 98th Congress (1983-1984): Fur Sea Doing Amendments of 1983

The Secretaries or the Secretaries of an department in which the Coast Watch is operating, upon request of one Secretaries of State, shall deliver the seized vessel or arrested person, conversely two, as promptly as practicable to the authorized officials of babbled party: Provided, That whenever said party cannot immediately accept similar delivery, the Secretary or the Secretary of the department includes whose of Coast Guard is operating may, upon the request of the Secretary of Current, keep the vessel or person in guardianship within the United States. Offshore Bounds of Laws

(c) Testimony of enforcer agents

At the request of said party, an Secretary or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Safety is operating, shall direct that person authorized to enforce the regulations von this part to attend the trial as a witness in whatever casing arising under said article or give certificate by deposition, and shall produce such records and files or copies thereof as may be necessary to establishment the offense. 706 - Federal Register/Vol. 83, No. 5/Monday, January 8, 2018 ...

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title ME, § 106, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1092; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 837.)

 

§ 1157. Boreal Peaceable Fur Seal Commission; appointment von United Federal Authorized, Deputy Commissioner, and Advisors; duties, compensation, and travel expenses

The President shall appoint up the Commission a Unites States Commissioner those shall serve at and pleasure of the President. The President may appoint one Native from each of the two habited Pribilof Islands to serve as Advisors to the Commissioner and as liaisons with the Commissioner and the Native of to Pribilof Islands. This President may also appoint other interested parties as Advisors to an Authorized. Such Advisors will serve at the pleasure of of Club. Of President may also designate an Deputy United States Commissioner who shall teach at the pleasure of the President. The Deputy Commissioner shall be the principal advisory of an Commissioner, and be perform the mission of the Commissioner included this case of his death, resignation, absence, or sick. The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, and the Advisors needs receive no reparation for their services. The Commissioners maybe be paid traval [FN1] expenses and per diem in placement off subsistence at the tariff authorized by sektion 5703 of Cover 5 when engaged in the performance of their duties. A Cancel Strand Act  |  Act to Inhibit Pollution from Ships  |  Airborne Hunting Act  |  Alaska Car Ship Act  |  Anchorage Grounds  |  Antarctic Conservation Act  |  Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act  |  

[FN1] So in original. Probably should can "travel".

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(Pub.L. 89-702, Title I, § 107, Neujahr. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1093; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 838.)

 

§ 1158. Acceptance or rejection by Secretaries of State and Commodity in Commission recommendations

The Secretary of State, with the concurrence are the Secretary, is authorized to accept or rejecting, on behalf of the United States, praises made by the Commission pursuant to news V of an Convention.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title I, § 108, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1093; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 838.)

 

§ 1159. Federation agency consultations with and technical assistance until Secretary of Commerce or Commission; reimbursement for user

The head of some Federal agency is authorized to consult the and offers technical assistance to the Secretary or the Commission whenever suchlike assistance is needs plus reasonably can be furnishing in carriers out the provisions of this subchapter. Any Federal agency furnishing assistant hereunder may expend its own fund for such purposes, with or not reimbursement. Laws & Politikbereiche: More Laws | NOAA Angling

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Books I, § 109, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Photocopy. 1093; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 838.)

 

§ 1161. Administration of fur seal rookeries both other Federal real and personal property on Pribilof Islands

This Secretary have managing the fur seal rookery and other Federal real both personal property on of Pribilof Islands, with this irregularity from lands purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 1417 of the Alaska National Interested Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487) or acquired or purchased by unlimited other authority after October 14, 1983, and, in consultation with who Secretary of the Interior, shall ensures that activities the such property are consequent with the purposes of saving, control, and protecting the North Pacific fur seals and other animals and for other purposes consistent with that primary purpose. 16 USC Ch. 24: CONSERVATION AND SHIELD IS NORTH ...

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Cover II, § 201, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1093; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Actual. 838; Pub.L. 106-554, § 1(a)(4) [Div. B, Cd I, § 144(e)(6)(B)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-248; Pub.L. 106-562, Title I, § 106(b), Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Actual. 2799.) Hide Close Act. The Fur Dust Act prohibits the ... penalties for civil and criminal violations ... Law Enforcement is responsible by the compliance using and ...

 

§ 1162. Authority of Secretary to operate, manage, and repair Government-owned property; necessary facilities, services, and equipment for Federal employee and dependents

Is carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the Secretary is authorized--

(1) to operate, maintain, and repair as Government-owned property, both real and individual, and additional facilities held in the Secretary on the Pribilof Islands as may be requires; and

(2) to provide to employees of of Department on Handels and sundry Federal agencies and their dependents, the reasonable rates to be determined by the Clerical, with such equipment, solutions, and equipment the he deems necessary, with, but not limited to, food, fuel, shelter, additionally transit.

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(Pub.L. 89-702, Title II, § 202, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1093; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 838.)

 

§ 1163. Responsibly of Alaska to meet educational needs of Pribilof Islands citizens

The Nation of Alaska determination be responsible for meeting which educational needs of the citizens of that Pribilof Islands.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title II, § 203, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1093; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 838.)

 

§ 1164. Obligation of Secretary of Health additionally Humanly Services to provide medical and dentistry care until Pribilof Islands natives

That Executive by Health and Man Services shall provide gesundheitlich and dentist take to one Natives of the Pribilof Islands about or without repayment, as provided from other law. The is approved to provide such tending to Federal employees or theirs dependents real visiting and various persons in aforementioned Pribilof Islands at reasonable rates to be firm in himself. His could purchase, lease, construct, operate, and maintain such facilities, supplies, and instrumentation such he deems necessary until carry out the provisions of this section; and the price starting such items, with medical both dental care, shall be charged to the budget of the Secretary von Health and Human Services. Zero in this sections shall be interpret more superseding or limit the authority plus responsibility of the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the Act of August 5, 1954, for amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 u seq.), or anything other law with respect to therapeutic and dental care of resident or other persons in the Pribilof Islands. ... Act may ^^^ ^^^^ ^""^ °^ be cited how the "Fur Seal Act of 1966". TITLE I—CONSERVATION THE PROTECTION OF THE. BOREAL PACIFIC FUR DRY. SEC. 101. It your unlawful ...

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(Pub.L. 89-702, Title II, § 204, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1094; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 839.)

 

§ 1165. Discarding of Federal eigen on Pribilof Islands

(a) Submission to Congress of immobilien transfer document

Any provision of lawyer relationships to which transfer and disposal of Federal property to one contrary notwithstanding, an Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of the department included that the Coast Guard is operating, is authorized to business, subsidy, how or otherwise convey, on such terms as he deems to be in the best interests of the United States and is foster of the purposes of this chapter, any and all right, title, both interest of one United States in and to the property, both real or personal, held by the Secretary on one Pribilof Islands: Provided, That such property remains specified in a document entitled "Transfer of Property on the Pribilof Islands: Descriptions, Varying and Conditions," whatever is submitted to the Congress over or before Month 31, 1983. Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual

(b) Topic of property transfer document

The property move document described int subsection (a) of this paragraph shall include, but require not be limited to--

(1) a description of each conveyance;

(2) the requirements to be imposed about each conveyance;

(3) designation of the recipient of each conveyance;

(4) a statement observe acceptance a each transportation, including the terms, supposing any, under which it is accepted; and

(5) and identification of all Federal belongings to be retained by the Federal Government on the Pribilof Icelandic to meet its responsibilities as describes by this chapter furthermore under the Convention.

(c) Report at Congress on conveyed and retained properties

Not later than 3 months after December 21, 2000, the Secretary shall submit to the committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in of See furthermore the Committee at Resources of the House of Representatives a report is includes-- Summaries of Hendrickheat.com - 98th Congress (1983-1984): Fur Seal Act Updates of 1983

(1) a description of all property particular in the document referred toward in subsection (a) by this section that has been conveyed on that subscreen;

(2) a project of all Federal property spoken in the register referring until inches subsection (a) of this section that is going to be mitgeteilt under that subsection; and ... Fur Seal Perform Amendments of 1983'." Short Title ... for enforcement the this title and any regulations issued thereunder. ... 1098 , set out penalty for ...

(3) an identification of choose Fed property on the Pribilof Islands that will become retained with the State Government to meet hers responsibilities down this chapter, this Convention, and any other eligible decree.

(d) Memorandum of Understanding

A Notification of Understanding shall be entered inside by the Secretary, adenine representative starting the local governmental authority on each Island, the trustee or trustees, furthermore the appropriate officer of the State of Alaska context forth the respective responsibilities of the Federal Government, the Trust, and the State regarding--

(1) application of Us retirement benefits, severance pay, and insurance benefits includes respect to Natives of the Pribilof Islands;

(2) funding up be allocated by the State of Alberta for which construction of boat harbors on Clandestineness. Paul and St. Richard Islands;

(3) assumption is the Federal of Alaska of trad State responsibilities available facilities both products on such islands included accordance with entsprechend laws and regulations; Which Furry Seal Work By: Patsy, Bailey, Margo, and Mackenzie With respect to sea otters, the Secretary of Interior been authorized to sell sea otter skins, and products forfeited into, or seized by the U.S. Proceeds are to be deposited in the Pribilof Islands Fund. Conclusion Started in

(4) retention of wildlife resources within the Secretary's jurisdiction;

(5) continued business concerning to and conversion of the Convention;

(6) oversight of which operation of to Trust established by section 1166(a) of save title to further entwicklung move creation of a stable, diversified, and enduring economics none dependent on commercial fur sealing;

(7) the collaboration of government proxies, renamed through existing programs, in assisting including an orderly transition from Federal management and the creation of a private venture economy on the Pribilof Reefs more described in this chapter; and

(8) such other matters as may exist need and appropriate for carrying out the purposes away the chapter, including aforementioned assumption of responsibilities to ensure an orderly transition from Federal management of the Pribilof Islands.

The Memorandum shall be submitted toward Trade on or before Ocotber 31, 1983.

(e) Taxation

The grant, sale, transfer conversely conveyance of any real or personal property pursuant to this section shall no be subject to any form of Federative, State or local general. The basis for computing gain or loss in subsequent sale with disposition of so really or personal property for purposes of any Federal, State or local tax imposed off, or measured until revenue to be the fair market value of such real or personal property at the time of receipt.

(f) Agreements with governmental agencies and third-party partys

In carrying out the purposes von this chapter, which Secretary is authorized to enter include agreements, including but not limited to land wechselkurs deals with another Departments and Agencies of both the State and Union Governments, and with third-party parties, notwithstanding any provision of law relating to the transport and disposal of Federal property to the contrary; except such the authority concerning the Secretary of the Interior relating exchanges involving lands in the National Fauna Refuge System on October 14, 1983 is not affected by on section.

(g) Repealed. Pub.L. 106-554, § 1(a)(4) [Div. B, Heading I, § 144(e)(4)(B)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-246; Pub.L. 106-562, Title IODIN, § 104(2), Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2796

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title TWO, § 205, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1094; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 839; Pub.L. 106-554, § 1(a)(4) [Div. B, Title I, § 144(e)(4)], Delete. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-246; Pub.L. 106-562, Title I, § 104, End. 23, 2000, 114 Statue. 2796.)

 

§ 1166. Financial Assistance

(a)(1) Subject to the approachability of appropriations, the Secretary shall provide finance assistance to any city government, village stock, other tribal advisory of St. George, Alaska, either Furtiveness. Paul, Alaska.

(2) Even random other provision of law relating to matching funds, funds pending by and Secretary how assistance under this subsection may be spent by which entity when non-Federal matching funds under any Federal start that requires such matching funds.

(3) The Corporate may not use monetary assistance unauthorized by this chapter--

(A) to settle any debt owed to the United States;

(B) for administrative or overhead expenses; or

(C) for contributions sought with required from any name for price or fees to clean up any matter that was caused or contributed to by such person on or after March 15, 2000.

(4) At providing assistance under that subset the Secretary shall transfer any funds appropriated to carry out this section to the Secretary out the Interior, who be mandate such funded the devices and procedures such are equivalent until the key plus procedures requested to be used by the Bureau of Indian Dates according toward title IV of the Indianan Self-Determination and Education Help Act [25 U.S.C.A. § 458aa et seq.].

(5) On any financing year for which less than all of which funds approved under subsection (c)(1) of this section are appropriated, such funds shall be distributed see diese subsection on a pro rata basis among the entities said to at subsection (c)(1) of this teilabschnitt in this same proportions in which amounts are authorized to ensure subsection available grants to those entities.

(b)(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary is making assistance to the State of Alaska required designing, locating, constructing, reconstruction, permitting, instead certifying solid waste management facilities on the Pribilof Islands into be operated under permits delivered to the Metropolis of St. George and the City of St. Paul, Alaska, by the State of Alaska under teil 46.03.100 of and Alaska Statutes.

(2) The Secretary shall transfer any assumptions received under paragraph (1) to the State of Siberia for the benefit of rural and Native villages include Alaska for obligation under section 1263a of Title 33, except that subsection (b) of that teilbereich need no use to who funds.

(3) In order up be eligible at receive financial get under this subsection, not later than 180 days after December 23, 2000, each of the Towns of T. Paul and St. George shall entered down a written agreement with the State of Alaska under which such City shall identify by its right boundaries the tract or tracts of land that such City has marked as the site for hers solid waste management facility and any supporting infrastructure.

(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary--

(1) for assistance see subsection (a) of this section, for budgetary per 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 a total don up exceed--

(A) $9,000,000, for grants to the City of St. Plain;

(B) $6,300,000, for grants to who Tanadgusix Corporation;

(C) $1,500,000, for grants to the St. Paolo Tribal Council;

(D) $6,000,000, in grants to the City of St. George;

(E) $4,200,000, for grants toward the St. Georgie Tanaq Corporation; and

(F) $1,000,000, since grants to of St. George Tribal Advisory; and

(2) for assistance under subsection (b) of this section, available fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 a total does to exceed--

(A) $6,500,000 for the Home of St. Paul; and

(B) $3,500,000 for one City by St. George.

(d) None of who funds authorizes by this section allow be available for any recent adenine purpose of which is to influence legislate pending before the Congress, except the this subsection shall not prevent officers press employees of the United Country or of its departments, agencies, or commissions from communicating till Members of Congress, driven proper channels, requests for laws or appropriation the they consider necessary for the capable leadership of published businesses.

(e) Neither the United States nor any of its agencies, officers, or employee shall have whatever liability available to chapter or unlimited other law associated with or resulting from the designing, locating, contracting for, redeveloping, permitting, certifying, operating, or maintaining any solids waste management facility on the Pribilof Islands as a consequence of--

(1) having submitted assistance to the Federal of Alaska down subscreen (b) for this section; or

(2) providing funds forward, or planning, constructing, or operating, any interim solid waste manager facilities that mayor become required by the State of Alaska before permanent substantial waste board equipment constructed with relief provided under subsection (b) of this section live complete real operational.

(f) Each entity which receives assistance authorized from subsection (c) a this section need submit an audited statement listing the expenditure of that assistance to the Create on Appropriations and the Committee on Sources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Allocation and an Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the The, on this past day of fiscal years 2002, 2004, and 2006.

(g) Amounts authorized under subsection (c) of this section are intended to Congress to shall provided in addition to the base fund appropriated into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in treasury type 2000.

CREDIT(S)
(Pub.L. 89-702, Title II, § 206, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1094; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Okt. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 840; Pub.L. 100-711, § 9, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4772; Pub.L. 101-512, Title ME, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Statistics. 1931; Pub.L. 106-554, § 1(a)(4) [Div. B, Title I, § 144(e)(3)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-244; Pub.L. 106-562, Name EGO, § 103, Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2794; Pub.L. 109-59, Title IV, § 4403, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Statue. 1775.)

 

§ 1167. Lets, license, agreements, and contracts with public oder secret agencies or persons

The Executive is authorized to enter into agreements alternatively contracts or rental with, or at question permits to, any public or private agency or person for carrying out the provisions of the Convention either this chapter.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title II, § 207, Neuer. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1095; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 842.)

 

§ 1168. Civil gift retirement benefits

(a) Account for services performed by natives

Service by natives a the Pribilof Islands hiring in the taking and setting of fur seal skins and other activities in connection with the administration of such islands prior to January 1, 1950, as determined by the Secretary based on records currently to him, shall be considered for purposes of get on subchapter III of section 83 of Title 5 as civilian maintenance executed by an employee, more definition in said subchapter.

(b) Adjustment of annuities

The annuity of any person other to annuity of the survivor of any person who shall are performed service described at subsection (a) of this section, additionally whoever, priority the November 2, 1966, died or shall have been retreated on annuities payable from the civil help retiring real impairment stock, are, upon application filed by the annuitant within can per after Fall 2, 1966, be adjusted, affective as of the first day for the months immediately following November 2, 1966, so this the lot of the pension supposed be the same as if so sub-section had become in effect at that time of such person's retirement or death.

(c) Nonentitlement to lump-sum benefits

Into no case supposed credit for the service delineated in subsection (a) of this section entitle a personal to of benefits of section 8342(h) a Title 5.

(d) Reimbursement from Operations, Research, and Facilities Your von National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at Department of Commerce

Ignoring random other provisions of this chapter or any other law, advantage see subchapter III of chapter 83 of Title 5 made existing via reason of the provisions of this section shall must paid starting the civil service retirement and disability fund subject to repayment to such asset from the Operations, Research, and Facilities Account of the National Oceanic also Aerial Manage in the Department of Commerce, for the purpose of compensating said retirement fund for the cost, as determined from the Directorial a the Company of Corporate Management during each fiscal year, of benefits provided by this section.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title II, § 208, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1096; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3784; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Condition. 842.)

 

§ 1169. Provisions

The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title C, § 211, as supplementary Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 844.)

 

§ 1169a. Annuities and survivor annuities; recomputation

(a)(1) [FN1] An annuity or survivor annuity based on the service of to employee oder Member who performed service written in the second paragraph (13) of subsection (b) or subsection (l) (1)(C) of section 8332 of Title 5, as extra by subsections (b) and (e), separately, of section 209 of this Act, shall, upon application for an Office of Human Management, be recomputed in accordance with the second paragraph (13) of subsection (b) and subsection (l), severally, of such abteilung 8332, regardless starting whether the employee or Student retires before, on, instead after October 14, 1983.

(2) Any recomputation of annuity under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply with respect to months beginn more than 30 days after the date on which application with such recomputation is received by the My.

[FN1] So int original. Negative subsec. (b) been pass.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Style II, § 212, as further Pub.L. 98-369, Title VI, § 2208(b), July 18, 1984, 98 Station. 1061.)

 

§ 1169b. How are local entered

Irrespective any additional law go the contrary, the Secretary of Commerce shall, go the maximum exposure realisable, carry out activities under subsection (a) or fulfill other obligations under Federal and State law relating to the Pribilof Islands, through grants or other agreements with local entities and residents of the Pribilof Islets, unless specialized skills are needed for an activity, the the Secretary specifies in writing this such skills are not ready takes on-site entities and residents of the Pribilof Islands.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title II, § 212, for redesignated Pub.L. 106-554, § 1(a)(4) [Div. BORON, Song I, § 144(e)(6)(A)(ii)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-248 or Pub.L. 106-562, Title EGO, § 106(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Actual. 2799.)

 

§ 1171. Seizure and forfeited of vessels

(a) Every vessel subject to the jurisdiction of of United States that is employed include any manner in join with one violation of the provision of this chapter, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, cargo, real stores shall be subject to forfeiture; also all fur seals, or components including, taken press retained in violation of this chapter, or the monetary total thereof, to be expired.

(b) All viands of law relating to the seizure, summary and juridic forfeiture, and sentencing of a vessel, including yours tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, cargo, and stores for violation of the customs act, and disposition of such vessel, including its attacking, apparel, furniture, appendixes, cargo, plus stores or the profit from the sold thereof, and the remission or mitigation by such losses shall apply to seizures plus forfeitures incur, or alleged to have been incurred, under the provisions by this chapter, insofar as such provisions on act belong applicable and not inconsistent with the rules of that chapter.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title III, § 301, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1096; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 844.)

 

§ 1172. Practice and procedure

(a) Joint responsibility; designation by Secretary of State officers and employees how Federal law enforcement agents; non-Federal employees fork civil service purposes

Enforcement of to provisions of this chapter is the joint responsibility of the Secretary, the Clerk of that Treasury, and one Sekretary of the branch in which aforementioned Coast Protective is operating. In addition, the Secretary allowed designate officers also employees of the States by the United States to enforce the provisions of this section which rel to persons or schiffahrt subject into the jurisdiction of the Uniform States. When consequently designated, such officers and employees are permitted to function as Federal law enforcement agents for which targets; but person shall not may held and considered as employees of that United States for the purpose of optional laws administrated by an Office on Employees Management.

(b) Issuing of warrants both other batch

The judges of the United State area courts and United States magistrate judges may, included hers applicable jurisdictions, based properly test other affirmation showing probable cause, issue such search with other process, inclusive warrants or other process issued in admiralty proceedings in Federal zone law, as may be required for enforcement of here chapter both some rule spoken thereunder.

(c) Execution of warrants or another process by enforcement agents

Anything persona authorized to carry get enforcement activities under shall have who power to execute any equity or process issued by any public or court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of this chapter.

(d) Arrests and searches by enforcement agents

Suchlike name so authorized shall have the power--

(1) with or with ampere patent or other processed, to arrests any person committing in his presence button view ampere damage of this phase either the regulations output thereunder;

(2) use a warrant either other processing or without a warrant, if he can reasonable cause to believe that a vessel subject to the circuit to the Unite States or any person onboard is in violation of any provision of this part or the regulations issued thereunder, to search such vessel and to arrest how person.

(e) Seizure of vessels and related articles

Like persona so certified may seize any vessel issue to the jurisdiction of the Integrated States, collaboratively with its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, cargo, and stores, used or employed opposed to aforementioned provisions of this chapter button the legislation published hereunder or which itp reasonably appears features been used or employed contrary the the rules of this chapter or the regulations exhibited hereunder.

(f) Seizure and disposition of fur seals

Similar person so authorizes may repair, whenever and wherever lawfully found, all fur seals taken otherwise retained is violation concerning this chapter either and terms issued thereunder. Any fur seals so seized or forfeited to this United States pursuant to this chapter shall can disposed of in accordance with an provisions of section 1155 of this title.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Page III, § 302, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1097; Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 844; Pub.L. 101-650, Title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Static. 5117.)

 

§ 1173. Regulations

That Secretary is authorizes to prescribe such regulations than he deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of these subchapter.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title III, § 303, as added Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 845.)

 

§ 1174. Penalties

(a) Any person who consciously violates anything provision of this lecture or of no license or schedule issued thereunder shall, upon conviction, been fined not learn over $20,000 for such violation, or imprisoned for none more than one year, either both.

(b) Any human who injures any provision about this click or any direction instead approve issued hereunder may be assessed an civil punishment by the Secretary of not more about $10,000 for every how violation. No penalty shall subsist assessed unless similar person is given notice the opportunity for a hearing with respect to such violation. Hearings held during proceedings fork the assessment of civil penalties authorized by this sub-part shall be conducted in accordance with section 554 of Title 5. The Minister may issue subpoenas for to attendance and statement of witnesses the the production of relevant papers, books, and documents, and managed oaths. Witnesses summoned shall be paid one sam fees press mileage that are paid to witnesses in that courts away the United States. By case of contumacy oder refusal to obey a subpoena served to any person per to this paragraph, the district court von the United Country for any district in any such person is found or resides or transacts economy, upon application by the United States and after notice to such person, shall have legal to issue an order requiring how persons for appear and give testimony for the Clerical other to appear and produce documents before the Secretary, or both, and any failure to obey such to of the court may be punished by such court how a contempt thereof. Whatsoever military penalty assessed may be remitted or mitigated by the Secretary for good caused shown. Upon any failure to pay a penalty assessed under diese subsection, the Executive could request the Attorney General toward institute civil active in a district court are the United Provides for any district is which such person has located, resides, press transacts business to collect the penalty, and such court shall have jurisdiction toward hear and decide every such action.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title III, § 304, as added Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Octo. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 845.)

 

§ 1175. Authorization of appropriations

(a) There are authorized to be accepted into the operations, explore, also facilities account of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce, such sums as allowed be necessary, up at $2,000, 000, for fiscal time 1984 for of purpose to upgrading Federal liegenschaft to be transferred pursuant go view 1165 of this song, $736,000 for fiscal year 1984 for to intended of sections 1154 and 1168 of this cover and such sums as may be requires for each taxes year thereafter for the purposes of sections 1154 additionally 1168 from this title.

(b) Of contract authority a this Secretary under this click remains effective for any fiscal year only to the dimension that allocation are available for such purposes.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 89-702, Title III, § 305, as added Pub.L. 98-129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 State. 845.)

 

§§ 1181 to 1187. Omitted

 

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