Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§3633 Authority and responsibility

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 56A— - PACIFIC SALMON FISHING › § 3633

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of State may send and receive reports, requests, and other messages for the United States with the Commission and its Panels. The Secretary may approve, reject, or object to fishery plans, including enhancement programs and Fraser River Panel rules proposed under the Treaty, but the U.S. must carry out any approved plans only if Congress provides money for them. The Secretary may also act on or send other communications to the right agency. If the Secretary of State approves a fishery plan or Fraser River Panel rule, those recommendations must be sent right away to Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and the treaty Indian tribes. The Secretary (working with regional councils, States, and tribes) must prepare any Treaty-required reports or statements and give them to the Secretary of State, who will forward them to the Commission.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §3633

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(a)The Secretary of State is authorized to—

(1)receive and transmit, on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, and other communications of and to the Commission and Panels;

(2)in consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, approve, disapprove, object to, or withdraw objections to fishery regimes, including enhancement programs and Fraser River Panel regulations proposed in accordance with the Treaty, on the condition that the United States shall be obligated to carry out such regimes or regulations only to the extent that funds are made available for such purposes in appropriation Acts; and

(3)act upon, or refer to other appropriate authority, any communication referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection other than a proposed fishery regime or Fraser River Panel regulation.

(b)Recommendations of the Commission on fishery regimes or Fraser River Panel regulations approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be forwarded immediately to the States of Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and to the treaty Indian tribes, as appropriate. In the exercise of their general fishery management authority, the States and treaty Indian tribes may adopt corresponding laws, regulations, or orders within their respective jurisdictions.

(c)In cooperation with the appropriate Regional Fishery Management Councils, States and treaty Indian tribes, the Secretary shall prepare, as appropriate, all statements, reports, and information required by the Treaty and submit such documents to the Secretary of State, who shall transmit them to the Commission.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 3633

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73