Editorial Notes
Codification

Title I of Pub. L. 101–537 and title II of Pub. L. 101–646 enacted substantially identical sections. Title II of Pub. L. 101–646 was repealed by Pub. L. 105–265, § 3(b).

Amendments

2006—Pars. (1) to (3). Pub. L. 109–326, § 3(1), (2), redesignated pars. (2), (3), and (5) as (1) to (3), respectively, and struck out former par. (1) which defined the term “Administrator”.

Par. (4). Pub. L. 109–326, § 3(3), inserted before semicolon at end “, and that has Great Lakes fish and wildlife management authority in the Great Lakes Basin”.

Pub. L. 109–326, § 3(1), (2), redesignated par. (6) as (4) and struck out former par. (4) which defined the term “fish stock”.

Pars. (5) to (7). Pub. L. 109–326, § 3(2), redesignated pars. (7) to (9) as (5) to (7), respectively.

Par. (8). Pub. L. 109–326, § 3(2), (4), added par. (8) and redesignated former par. (8) as (6).

Pars. (9) to (14). Pub. L. 109–326, § 3(1), (2), redesignated pars. (10), (11), (13), and (14) as (9) to (12), respectively, and struck out former par. (12) which defined the term “Secretary”.

1998—Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(1), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in introductory provisions as reference to this chapter.

Pars. (2) to (7). Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(2), (5), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (6) as (3) to (7), respectively. Former par. (7) redesignated (14).

Par. (8). Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(6), added par. (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (9).

Par. (9). Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(2), (4), redesignated par. (8) as (9) and substituted “plant, animal, or other organism” for “plant or animal”. Former par. (9) redesignated (12).

Pars. (10), (11). Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(7), added pars. (10) and (11). Former par. (10) redesignated (13).

Par. (12). Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(2), (8), redesignated par. (9) as (12) and struck out “and” at end.

Par. (13). Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(2), (9), redesignated par. (10) as (13) and substituted “; and” for period at end.

Par. (14). Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(2), (3), redesignated par. (7) as (14).

1996—Pub. L. 104–332 made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 2004, which enacted this section.