Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§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
Within three months of December 22, 1980, the State must send the Secretary a program to encourage early license retirements or vessel sales; set funds by gear type to reach planned fleet reductions; quickly cut Washington's non‑Indian commercial and charter salmon fishing capacity; and pay 25 percent of the costs.
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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
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60