§ 742b. United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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(a)Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife There is established within the Department of the Interior the position of Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife. Such Assistant Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be compensated at the same rate as other Assistant Secretaries.
(b)Establishment; Director of United States Fish and Wildlife Service; appointment; qualifications There is established within the Department of the Interior the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The functions of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be administered under the supervision of the Director, who shall be subject to the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife. The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. No individual may be appointed as the Director unless he is, by reason of scientific education and experience, knowledgeable in the principles of fisheries and wildlife management.
(c)Succession to United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife The United States Fish and Wildlife Service established by subsection
(b)shall succeed to and replace the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (as constituted on June 30, 1974) and the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife (as constituted on such date). All laws and regulations in effect on June 30, 1974, which relate to matters administered by the Department of the Interior through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (as constituted on such date) and the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife (as constituted on such date) shall remain in effect.
(d)Functions and responsibilities of Secretary of the Interior All functions and responsibilities placed in the Department of the Interior or any official thereof by this Act shall be included among the functions and responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior, as the head of the Department, and shall be carried out under his direction pursuant to such procedures or delegations of authority as he may deem advisable and in the public interest.
(Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 3, 70 Stat. 1120; Pub. L. 87–367, title I, § 103(14), Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 788; Pub. L. 87–793, § 607(a)(5), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 849; Pub. L. 93–271, § 1, Apr. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 92.)
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- § 5316Positions at level V
- § 742Omitted
- § 1457Duties of Secretary
- § 742fPowers of Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce
- § 742dInvestigations; preparation and dissemination of information; reports
- § 1511Bureaus in Department
- § 742cLoans for financing or refinancing of cost of purchasing, constructing, equipping, maintaining, repairing, or operating commercial fishing vessels or gear
- § 753Cooperative work
- § 742gCooperation with State Department
- § 743aDetail of personnel and loan of equipment to Director of Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
- § 742eTransfer of functions to Secretary
- § 91Literary and scientific collections accessible to investigators and students
- § 742hReports on fishery products
- § 1053Delegation of responsibility for operation
- § 1315Fish and Wildlife Service: bulletins
- § 754aAppropriations for United States Fish and Wildlife Service; purchases from
- § 748Expenditure of appropriations for propagation of food fishes
- § 746Vessels of Fish and Wildlife Service
- § 1316Fish and Wildlife Service: report of the Director
- § 655Agents to be disinterested
- § 754Commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels of Service
- § 161dElimination of fish hatchery; transfer of administration of hatchery to Fish and Wildlife Service
- § 742kManagement and disposition of vessels and other property acquired and arising out of fishery loans or related type of activities
- § 92Admissions to marine biological station for pursuit of investigations
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- Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 3
- 70 Stat. 1120
- Pub. L. 87–367, title I, § 103(14)
- 75 Stat. 788
- Pub. L. 87–793, § 607(a)(5)
- 76 Stat. 849
- Pub. L. 93–271, § 1
- 88 Stat. 92
- act Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036
- 70 Stat. 1119
- Pub. L. 93–271, § 1(1)
- Pub. L. 93–271, § 1(3)
- Pub. L. 87–793
- Pub. L. 87–367
- Pub. L. 93–271, § 3
- section 610 of Pub. L. 87–793
- 134 Stat. 2750
- 134 Stat. 2752
- 133 Stat. 788
- 134 Stat. 906
- Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(d) [title I]
- 110 Stat. 3009–181
- Pub. L. 105–83, title I
- 111 Stat. 1547
- 84 Stat. 2090
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§ 742b
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ActAug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 3
Stat.70 Stat. 1120
Pub. L.Pub. L. 87–367, title I, § 103(14)
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