16 U.S.C. § 1169b — Use of local entities

submitted 26 years ago by Pub. L. 89-702 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 81 words · no verdicts yet

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This section sets rules about use of local entities. It states the duties, permissions, limits, exceptions, or procedures that apply to that subject.

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Secretary of Commerce must, to the maximum extent practicable, carry out activities under subsection (a) 1 and fulfill other obligations under Federal and State law relating to the Pribilof Islands, through grants or other agreements with local entities and residents of the Pribilof Islands, unless specialized skills are needed for an activity, and the Secretary specifies in writing that such skills are not available through local entities and residents of the Pribilof Islands.

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Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Secretary of Commerce shall, to the maximum extent practicable, carry out activities under subsection (a) 1 and fulfill other obligations under Federal and State law relating to the Pribilof Islands, through grants or other agreements with local entities and residents of the Pribilof Islands, unless specialized skills are needed for an activity, and the Secretary specifies in writing that such skills are not available through local entities and residents of the Pribilof Islands.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–702, title II, § 212, as added Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, § 144(e)(6)(A)(ii)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–248; Pub. L. 106–562, title I, § 106(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2799.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2000Enacted · Pub. L. 89-702 · 114 Stat. 2763, 2763
2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-562 · 114 Stat. 2799

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-702 on 2000-12-21.

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