Collapse to view only § 3321. Grants for projects under approved enhancement plans
- § 3321. Grants for projects under approved enhancement plans
- § 3322. Enhancement project proposals
- § 3323. Approval and funding of projects
- § 3324. Monitoring and evaluation of enhancement projects
- § 3325. Authorization of appropriations
§ 3321. Grants for projects under approved enhancement plans
(a) Authority
(b) Plans
(c) Scope
(d) Standards
(1) assure that all commercial and recreational fishermen and the treaty tribes shall have a reasonable opportunity to participate in the benefits, considered as a whole, of the salmon and steelhead resources development;
(2) minimize, to the extent practicable, significant adverse interaction between naturally spawning and artifically 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “artificially”.
propagated stocks;(3) ensure that all projects included within the plan are designed to complement the contribution of sound State, Federal, and tribal enhancement activities;
(4) ensure that all projects included within the plan are economically and biologically sound and supported by adequate scientific research;
(5) assure that all projects included within the plan achieve significant benefits relative to the overall cost of each such project;
(6) consider the effect of enhancement activities as they relate to existing and future international commitments; and
(7) notwithstanding any of the above measures, provide for the harvest of fish by treaty tribes in accordance with treaty rights, unless agreed otherwise by the affected treaty tribes.
(e) Approval
(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall review each comprehensive enhancement plan and approve such plan within 120 days of the date of its receipt, if found to be consistent with this chapter and other applicable law. If the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, finds that a plan is not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter or other applicable law, he shall return such plan to the State of Washington or the State of Oregon, or both, as appropriate, and the appropriate tribal coordinating body with recommendations.
(2) Upon receiving such a plan, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall—
(A) publish a notice in the Federal Register of the availability of the plan;
(B) provide a copy of the plan to the Pacific Fishery Management Council and, upon request, to any other interested person or group, and solicit and consider the comments and views of such persons or groups with respect to the plan;
(C) undertake a biological and technical review of the plan, in consultation with individuals who are knowledgeable with regard to the management, conservation, enhancement, and harvest of the salmon and steelhead resources of the area;
(D) provide a copy of the plan to and consult with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to the effect of such plan on any international fisheries; and
(E) determine whether the State of Washington or the State of Oregon, as appropriate, and the treaty tribes, acting through their chosen agency or agencies, have the authority to carry out the plan in accordance with this chapter, and in accordance with standards included within the plan.
(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall not approve a comprehensive enhancement plan unless the State of Washington or the State of Oregon, or both, as appropriate, and the treaty tribes, acting through the appropriate tribal coordinating body, agree not to undertake any salmon or steelhead enhancement project, using funds provided pursuant to this subchapter or otherwise, that would be inconsistent with the plan.
(4) The Secretary may not approve a comprehensive plan unless the Secretary of Commerce concurs that such plan satisfactorily complies with standards (1), (6), and (7) of subsection (d) of this section.
(f) Review, modification, or revisions
(Pub. L. 96–561, title I, § 120, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3280.)
§ 3322. Enhancement project proposalsAfter the approval of a comprehensive enhancement plan, the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, or a treaty tribe acting through the appropriate tribal coordinating body may submit project proposals to the Secretary in such manner and form as the Secretary shall prescribe. Such application shall include, but not be limited to—
(1) plans, specifications, and cost estimates of the proposed enhancement project, including estimates of both the capital construction costs of the project and the operation and maintenance costs after commencement of the project;
(2) the enhancement goals that are sought to be achieved by the proposed project, including, but not limited to—
(A) a description of the affected stock;
(B) an analysis of the expected impacts on the salmon and steelhead resource; and
(C) a projection of the expected impacts on each type of commercial, recreational and treaty Indian fishing;
(3) evidence that the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, or the treaty tribe, acting through its chosen agency or agencies, has obtained or is likely to obtain any necessary titles to, interests in, rights-of-way over, or licenses covering the use of the relevant land;
(4) an analysis of, and supporting data for, the economic and biological integrity and viability of the project;
(5) such other information as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, determines is necessary to assure that the proposed project is consistent with the approved enhancement plan and the provisions of this chapter; and
(6) after approval of the Commission’s report pursuant to section 3311 of this title, documentation that the appropriate State or treaty tribe submitting or undertaking the project proposal has adopted and begun all necessary implementation of the Commission’s management program.
(Pub. L. 96–561, title I, § 121, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3282.)
§ 3323. Approval and funding of projects
(a) In general
(b) Limitations on Federal share
(Pub. L. 96–561, title I, § 122, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3282.)
§ 3324. Monitoring and evaluation of enhancement projects
The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall establish, in consultation with the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, and the appropriate tribal coordinating body, a system to monitor and evaluate on a continuing basis all enhancement projects for which funds have been distributed under this subchapter, and may discontinue or suspend distribution of all or part of the funds if any project is not being carried out in a manner consistent with the comprehensive enhancement plan concerned and this chapter. Each recipient of a grant under this subchapter shall make available to the Secretary and to the Comptroller General of the United States for purposes of audit and examination, any book, document, paper, and record that is pertinent to the funds received under the grant.
(Pub. L. 96–561, title I, § 123, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3283.)
§ 3325. Authorization of appropriations
(a) Salmon enhancement
(b) Steelhead enhancement
(c) Limitation
(Pub. L. 96–561, title I, § 124, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3283.)