§ 3311.
(a)
Establishment
Within 90 days after December 22, 1980, the Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Secretary”) shall establish the Salmon and Steelhead Advisory Commission (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Commission”), which shall consist of one voting member from each of the following:
(1)
The State of Washington.
(3)
The Washington tribal coordinating body.
(4)
The Columbia River tribal coordinating body.
(5)
The Pacific Fishery Management Council.
(6)
The National Marine Fisheries Service.
(b)
Membership
(1)
The voting representatives shall be appointed by the Secretary from a list of qualified individuals submitted by the Governor of each applicable State, by each appropriate tribal coordinating body, and by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The representative for the National Marine Fisheries Service shall be the Northwest regional director of the Service or his designee.
(2)
The Commission shall have 6 nonvoting members, 5 of which shall be qualified individuals appointed by the Secretary. The sixth nonvoting member shall be the regional director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or his designee.
(3)
For the purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified individual” means an individual who is knowledgeable with regard to the management, conservation, or harvesting of the salmon and steelhead resources of the conservation areas.
(c)
Report by Commission
Within 15 months after the date of the establishment of the Commission, it shall prepare, and submit to the Secretary and Congress, a comprehensive report containing conclusions, comments, and recommendations for the development of a management structure (including effective procedures, mechanisms, and institutional arrangements) for the effective coordination of research, enhancement, management, and enforcement policies for the salmon and steelhead resources of the Columbia River and Washington conservation areas, and for the resolution of disputes between management entities that are concerned with stocks of common interest. The principal objectives of, and the standards for, the management structure shall include, but not be limited to—
(1)
the development of common principles to govern and coordinate effectively management and enhancement activities;
(2)
the prevention of overfishing;
(3)
the use of the best scientific information available;
(4)
the consideration of, and allowance for, variations among, and contingencies in, fisheries and catches;
(5)
the promotion of harvest strategies and regulations which will encourage continued and increased investment by the salmon and steelhead producing jurisdictions;
(6)
the optimization of the use of resources for enforcement;
(7)
the consideration of harvest activities as they relate to existing and future international commitments;
(8)
the minimization of costs and the avoidance of unnecessary duplication; and
(9)
the harvest of fish by treaty tribes, in accordance with treaty rights, unless agreed otherwise by the affected treaty tribes.
([Pub. L. 96–561, title I, § 110], Dec. 22, 1980, [94 Stat. 3277].)