Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§4011 Functions and Powers of Secretary

Title 16 › CHAPTER 60 — FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION › § 4011

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must review marketing and promotion plans and budgets sent by a council and approve or reject them within 60 days. If a plan or budget is rejected, the Secretary must immediately send a written notice saying why. The Secretary also must issue orders and changes needed to put quality standards into effect, write regulations needed to run the program, enforce the law’s rules, and make all council appointments following the law’s appointment rules. The Secretary may also give councils administrative or technical help, paid back or on other terms, to get organized and to operate.

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Title 16, §4011

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(a)Duties of the Secretary

In addition to the duties prescribed under section 4009 of this title, the Secretary shall—

(1)review, for consistency with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable law, and approve or disapprove, marketing and promotion plans and budgets within sixty days after their submission by a council;

(2)immediately notify a council in writing of the disapproval of a marketing and promotion plan or budget, together with reasons for such disapproval;

(3)issue orders and amendments to such orders that are necessary to implement quality standards under section 4010(c) of this title;

(4)promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(5)enforce the provisions of this chapter, as provided under section 4016 of this title; and

(6)make all appointments to councils in accordance with section 4009(f) of this title.

(b)Assistance

The Secretary may provide, on a reimbursable or other basis, such administrative or technical assistance as a council may request for purposes of the initial organization and subsequent operation of the council.

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16 U.S.C. § 4011

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110