Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§756 Investigations, Surveys, and Experiments; Construction and Installation of Conservation Devices, Etc.
Title 16 › CHAPTER 9A — PRESERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES › § 756
Summary
Secretary of Commerce must study and test ways to conserve fish in the Columbia River Basin, install devices to aid feeding, spawning and migration, protect fish from irrigation projects, and take lawful conservation actions.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §756
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The Secretary of Commerce is further authorized and directed (1) to conduct such investigations, and such engineering and biological surveys and experiments, as may be necessary to direct and facilitate conservation of the fishery resources of the Columbia River and its tributaries; (2) to construct and install devices in the Columbia River Basin for the improvement of feeding and spawning conditions for fish, for the protection of migratory fish from irrigation projects, and for facilitating free migration of fish over obstructions; and (3) to perform all other activities necessary for the conservation of fish in the Columbia River Basin in accordance with law.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1946—Act Aug. 8, 1946, struck out requirement to maintain conservation devices, etc.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior and prior transfers, see note set out under section 755 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 756
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102