16 U.S.C. § 941a — Purpose

The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to develop and implement proposals for the restoration of fish and wildlife resources in the Great Lakes Basin ; and (2) to provide assistance to the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission, States, Indian Tribes , and other interested entities to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration and management of the fish and wildlife resources and their habitat in the Great Lakes Basin . ( Pub. L. 101–537, title I, § 1003 , Nov. 8, 1990 , 104 Stat. 2371 ; Pub. L. 101–646, title II, § 2003 , Nov. 29, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4774 ; Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1) , Oct. 26, 1996 , 110 Stat. 4091 ; Pub. L. 105–265 , §§ 3(b), 4, Oct. 19, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2358 .) Editorial Notes Codification Title I of Pub. L. 101–537 and title II of Pub. L. 101–646 enacted identical sections. Title II of Pub. L. 101–646 was repealed by Pub. L. 105–265, § 3(b) . Amendments 1998— Pub. L. 105–265, § 4(1) , made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in introductory provisions as reference to this chapter. Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–265, § 4(4) , added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “to develop proposals to implement recommendations resulting from that study; and”. Pub. L. 105–265, § 4(2) , (3), redesignated par. (2) as (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “to carry out a comprehensive study of the status, and the assessment, management, and restoration needs, of the fishery resources of the Great Lakes Basin; ”. Pars. (2), (3). Pub. L. 105–265, § 4(3) , (5), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and substituted “habitat in” for “habitat of”. Former par. (2) redesignated (1). 1996— Pub. L. 104–332 made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 2003 , which enacted this section.

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