Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§1205 General Authority of Secretary for Conducting Studies, Research, and Investigations Unaffected
Title 16 › CHAPTER 25 — JELLYFISH OR SEA NETTLES, OTHER SUCH PESTS, AND SEAWEED IN COASTAL WATERS: CONTROL OR ELIMINATION › § 1205
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Preserves the Secretary of Commerce’s power to research and investigate for the Department’s mission.
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Title 16, §1205
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter, amend, repeal, modify, or diminish the present general authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct studies, research, and investigations related to the mission of the Department of Commerce.
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to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior and substitution of Department of Commerce for Department of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, see note set out under section 1201 of this title.
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16 U.S.C. § 1205
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102