Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§5701 Purposes
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 77— - YUKON RIVER SALMON › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERIM AGREEMENT › § 5701
Summary
Carry out the Feb 3, 1995 interim U.S.–Canada agreement to protect Yukon River salmon. Let the United States serve on the Yukon River Panel and allow needed funds to meet U.S. responsibilities under that agreement.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §5701
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It is the purpose of this subchapter—
(1)to implement the interim agreement for the conservation of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada agreed to through an exchange of notes between the Government of the United States and the Government of Canada on February 3, 1995;
(2)to provide for representation by the United States on the Yukon River Panel established under such agreement; and
(3)to authorize to be appropriated sums necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the United States under such agreement.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
of 2004 Amendment Pub. L. 108–219, title III, § 301, Apr. 13, 2004, 118 Stat. 616, provided that: “This title [amending section 5727 of this title and section 1977 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse] may be cited as the ‘International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2004’.”
Short Title
Pub. L. 104–43, title VII, § 701, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 392, provided that: “This title [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Yukon River Salmon Act of 1995’.” Pub. L. 106–450, title II, § 201, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1941, provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000’.”
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 5701
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73