Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§3332 State Program for Reduction of Overall Fishing Capacity
Title 16 › CHAPTER 52 — SALMON AND STEELHEAD CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT › SUBCHAPTER IV — COMMERCIAL FISHING FLEET ADJUSTMENT › § 3332
Summary
The State must submit to the Secretary, within three months after December 22, 1980, a plan that offers incentives for early license retirement or vessel sale, sets aside funds by gear to achieve fleet reductions, and quickly cuts fishing capacity and the number of non‑Indian commercial and charter salmon vessels and licenses in the Washington conservation area. The State must pay 25 percent of the program’s total cost.
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Title 16, §3332
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The State shall submit to the Secretary a program within three months of December 22, 1980, designed to—
(1)provide incentives for early retirement of licenses, or early sale of vessels;
(2)set aside specific allocations of funds for each gear type to achieve the specific fleet reductions provided for in the program;
(3)obtain an effective and expeditious reduction in the overall fishing capacity of and the number of vessels and licenses in the non-Indian commercial and charter salmon fishing fleets in the Washington conservation area; and
(4)provide State funding for 25 per centum of the total cost of the program.
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16 U.S.C. § 3332
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102