Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§7006 Responsibilities of the Secretary

Title 16 › Chapter 89— PACIFIC WHITING › § 7006

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary must run the Agreement and chapter and, after consulting the Secretary of State, accept or reject joint committee recommendations for U.S.; may create rules and, with the Secretary of State’s agreement, work with authorized Canadian officials.

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Title 16, §7006

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(a)The Secretary is responsible for carrying out the Agreement and this chapter, including the authority, to be exercised in consultation with the Secretary of State, to accept or reject, on behalf of the United States, recommendations made by the joint management committee.

(b)In exercising responsibilities under this chapter, the Secretary—

(1)may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Agreement and this chapter; and

(2)with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may cooperate with officials of the Canadian Government duly authorized to carry out the Agreement.

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16 U.S.C. § 7006

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60