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§1204 Compacts

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 25— - JELLYFISH OR SEA NETTLES, OTHER SUCH PESTS, AND SEAWEED IN COASTAL WATERS: CONTROL OR ELIMINATION › § 1204

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress lets states agree to work together to study and control jellyfish and similar pests in U.S. coastal waters, but Congress can change or cancel that permission.

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Title 16, §1204

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The Congress consents to any compact or agreement between any two or more States for the purpose of carrying out a program of research, study, investigation, and control of jellyfish and other such pests in the coastal waters of the United States. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section or the consent granted herein is expressly reserved.

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16 U.S.C. § 1204

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73