View all text of Subchapter CIV [§ 460ss - § 460ss-6]
§ 460ss–3. Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force
(a) Establishment
(b) FunctionsThe Task Force—
(1) shall assist the Secretary in the formulation, coordination, and implementation of the program;
(2) shall assist, and coordinate its activities with, Federal, State, and local governmental or private anadromous fish restoration projects within the Area;
(3) shall conduct any other activity that is necessary to accomplish the objectives of the program; and
(4) may act as an advisor to the Council.
(c) Membership and appointmentThe Task Force is composed of 14 members as follows:
(1) A representative, who shall be appointed by the Governor of California, of each of the following:
(A) The commercial salmon fishing industry.
(B) The in-river sport fishing community.
(C) The California Department of Fish and Game.
(2) A representative of the Hoopa Indian Tribe who shall be appointed by the Hoopa Valley Business Council.
(3) A representative of the Department of the Interior who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
(4) A representative of the National Marine Fisheries Service who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.
(5) A representative of the Department of Agriculture who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(6) A representative of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife who shall be appointed by the Governor of Oregon.
(7) One individual who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Del Norte County, California.
(8) One individual who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Siskiyou County, California.
(9) One individual who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Humboldt County, California.
(10) One individual who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Trinity County, California.
(11) A representative of the Karuk Tribe, who shall be appointed by the governing body of the Tribe,1
1 So in original. The comma probably should be a period.
(12) A representative of the Yurok Tribe, who shall be appointed by the Secretary until such time as the Yurok Tribe is organized upon which time the Yurok Tribe shall appoint such representative beginning with the first appointment ordinarily occurring after the Yurok Tribe is organized 2
2 So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.
(d) Council membership not a bar to Task Force appointment
(e) Terms
(1) In general
(2) Service
(3) Vacancies
(f) Transaction of business
(1) Procedures
(2) Chairman
(3) Meetings
(g) Staff and administration
(1) Administrative support
(2) Information
(3) Organization
(h) Members who are Federal or State employees
(i) Expenses
(1) Travel expenses
(2) Limitation on spending authority
(j) Membership increase upon program expansionAt such time as the program is expanded to include portions of the Klamath River upstream from the Iron Gate dam, membership on the Task Force shall be increased to include the following—
(1) One individual who shall be appointed by the Commissioners of Klamath County, Oregon.
(2) A representative of the Klamath Tribe, who shall be appointed by the governing body of the Tribe.
(Pub. L. 99–552, § 4, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3084; Pub. L. 100–580, § 12(a), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2935; Pub. L. 100–653, title VI, §§ 601, 602(b), 603(1), Nov. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 3829, 3830; Pub. L. 102–570, § 2, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4490.)