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PUBLIC LAW 91-503-OCT. 23, 1970
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out the purposes of this Act until the close of the succeeding fiscal year, and if unexpended or unobligated at the end of such year, such sum is hereby authorized to be made available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying on the research program of the Fish and Wildlife Service in respect to fish of material value for sport or Fiscal year. recreation. The term fiscal year as used in this section shall be a period of twelve consecutive months from July 1 through the succeeding June 30, except that the period for enumeration of persons holding licenses to fish shall be a State's fiscal or license year." SEC. 202. Sections 6, 7, and 8 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restora64 Stat. 432. tion Act of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777e-777g) are amended to read as follows: suhln?.T/!!„°*'r^' "SEC. 6. (a) Any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this submission and
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Act suall, by its btate nsh and game department, submit programs or projects for fish restoration in either of the following two ways: "(1) The State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of the (Interior a comprehensive fish and wildlife resource management plan which shall insure the perpetuation of these resources for the economic, scientific, and recreational enrichment of the people. Such plan shall be for a period of not less than five years and be based on projections of desires and needs of the people for a period of not less than fifteen years. I t shall include provisions for updating at intervals of not more than three years and be provided in a format as may be required by the Secretary of the Interior. If the Secretary of the Interior finds that such plans conform to standards established by him and approves such plans, he may finance up to 75 per centum of the cost of implementing segments of those plans meeting the purposes of this Act from funds apportioned under this Act upon his approval of an annual agreement submitted to him. "(2) A State may elect to avail itself of the benefits of this Act by its State fish and game department submitting to the Secretary of the Interior full and detailed statements of any fish restoration and management project proposed for that State. If the Secretary of the Interior finds that such project meets with the standards set by him and approves said project, the State fish and game department shall furnish to him such surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates therefor as he may require. If the Secretary of the Interior approves the plans, specifications, and estimates for the project, he shall notify the State fish and ^ame department and immediately set aside so much of said appropriation as represents the share of the United States payable under this Act on account of such project, which sum so set aside shall not exceed 75 per centum of the total estimated cost thereof. "The Secretary of the Interior shall approve only such comprehensive plans or projects as may be substantial in character and design and the expenditure of funds hereby authorized shall be applied only to such approved comprehensive fishery plan or projects and if otherwise applied they shall be replaced by the State before it may participate in any further apportionment under this Act. No payment of any money apportioned under this Act shall be made on any comprehensive fishery plan or project until an agreement to participate therein shall have been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. "(b) If the State elects to avail itself of the benefits of this Act by preparing a comprehensive fish and wildlife plan under option (1) of subsection (a) of this section, then the term 'project' may be defined for the purpose of this Act as a fishery program, all other definitions notwithstanding.
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