Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§1202 Authority of Secretary; Studies, Research, and Investigations; Control Measures; Execution of Program; Other Actions; Costs
Title 16 › CHAPTER 25 — JELLYFISH OR SEA NETTLES, OTHER SUCH PESTS, AND SEAWEED IN COASTAL WATERS: CONTROL OR ELIMINATION › § 1202
Summary
The Secretary, with States and Puerto Rico, can study jellyfish and similar pests, their effects on fish, shellfish, and water recreation, run programs to control or remove them, and take other actions. Costs are split equally between the Federal Government and States and Puerto Rico, whether acting together or alone.
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Title 16, §1202
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In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary, in cooperation with the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is authorized (1) to conduct, directly or by contract, such studies, research, and investigations, as he deems desirable, to determine the abundance and distribution of jellyfish and other such pests and their effects on fish and shellfish and water-based recreation, (2) to conduct studies of control measures of such pests and of floating seaweed, (3) to carry out, based on studies made pursuant to this chapter, a program of controlling or eliminating such pests and such seaweed, and (4) to take such other actions as the Secretary deems desirable: Provided, That the costs of such actions shall be borne equally by the Federal Government and by the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, acting jointly or severally.
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16 U.S.C. § 1202
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102