16 U.S.C. § 971b–1
Species working groups
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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The United States Commissioners may establish species working groups for the purpose of providing advice and recommendations to the Commissioners and the advisory committee on matters relating to the conservation and management of any highly migratory species covered by the Convention. Any species working group shall consist of no more than seven members of the advisory committee and no more than four scientific or technical personnel, as considered necessary by the Commissioner.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Fishery Conservation Amendments of 1990