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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§539c Cooperative fisheries planning; report to Congress

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - NATIONAL FORESTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 539c

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must set up a joint planning process to improve fish stocks using hatcheries and aquaculture in the Tongass National Forest. The State of Alaska and suitable nonprofit aquaculture groups must take part. The Secretary can hire private nonprofit groups to help. Each time National Forest management plans are revised under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the revision must include a report on that planning. The report must describe current projects, evaluate how well they are working, list and rank future projects for the plan period, and be sent to Congress with any legislative recommendations the Secretary thinks are needed.

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Title 16, §539c

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(a)The Secretary of Agriculture is directed to implement a cooperative planning process for the enhancement of fisheries resources through fish hatchery and aquaculture facilities and activities in the Tongass National Forest. Participation in this process shall include but not be limited to the State of Alaska and appropriate nonprofit aquaculture corporations. The Secretary may contract with private, nonprofit associations for services in such planning.
(b)Each subsequent revision of National Forest management plans under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 [16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.] and the National Forest Management Act of 1976 shall contain a report on the status of the planning process undertaken under this paragraph, including, but not limited to, a description of current hatchery and aquaculture projects, an analysis of the success of these projects, and a prioritized list of projects anticipated for the duration of the management plan. The report shall be submitted by the Secretary to the Congress with recommendations for any legislative action which the Secretary may deem necessary to implement the proposed hatchery and aquaculture projects.

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The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 93–378, Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 476, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 1600 et seq.) of chapter 36 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1600 of this title and Tables. The National Forest Management Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 94–588, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2949, which enacted section 472a, 521b, 1600, and 1611 to 1614 of this title, amended section 500, 515, 516, 518, 576b, and 1601 to 1610 of this title, repealed section 476, 513, and 514 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 476, 513, 528, 594–2, and 1600 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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of 1976 Amendment note set out under section 1600 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 539c

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73