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16 U.S.C. § 1421b

Stranding or entanglement response agreements

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 1421b, Stranding or entanglement response agreements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447044
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The Secretary may enter into an agreement under section 1382(c) of this title with any person to take marine mammals under section 1379(h)(1) of this title in response to a stranding or entanglement. An agreement authorized by subsection (a) shall— The Secretary shall periodically review agreements under section 1382(c) of this title that are entered into pursuant to this subchapter, for performance adequacy and effectiveness.

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. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 102-587(H.R. 5617)1992-11-04
    Oceans Act of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-238(S. 1636)1994-04-30
    Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-263(H.R. 7776)2022-12-23
    James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
    House: 384–37Senate: 93–1