Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§973b Regulations
Title 16 › CHAPTER 16C — SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA FISHING › § 973b
Summary
Commerce Secretary must issue rules for the Treaty and chapter, with State Department agreement and Coast Guard consultation; those rules apply to all persons and vessels under U.S. jurisdiction.
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Title 16, §973b
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The Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and after consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall issue regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Treaty and this chapter. These regulations shall be made applicable as necessary to all persons and vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, wherever located.
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Authority to promulgate
Regulations
effective on June 7, 1988, with any such regulation not to be effective before date on which Treaty enters into force for the United States, see section 21 of Pub. L. 100–330, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 973 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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16 U.S.C. § 973b
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102