Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§5726 Yukon River Salmon Stock Restoration and Enhancement Projects
Title 16 › CHAPTER 77 — YUKON RIVER SALMON › SUBCHAPTER II — CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT › § 5726
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior, after talking with the Secretary of Commerce, can run projects to restore or improve salmon that come from the Yukon River in Canada and the United States. If the United States and Canada have an agreement on conserving those Yukon River salmon that covers these projects, the projects must follow that agreement. Money for the projects must be spent as the agreement says and can be put into any joint account the agreement creates.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §5726
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(a)In general
The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, may carry out projects to restore or enhance salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada and the United States.
(b)Cooperation with Canada
If there is in effect an agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of Canada for the conservation of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada that includes provisions governing projects authorized under this section, then—
(1)projects under this section shall be carried out in accordance with that agreement; and
(2)amounts available for projects under this section—
(A)shall be expended in accordance with the agreement; and
(B)may be deposited in any joint account established by the agreement to fund such projects.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 5726
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110