16 U.S.C. § 777a : US Code - Section 777A: Definitions

Search 16 U.S.C. § 777a : US Code - Section 777A: Definitions

For purposes of this chapter -
(1) the term "fish restoration and management projects" shall
be construed to mean projects designed for the restoration and
management of all species of fish which have material value in
connection with sport or recreation in the marine and/or fresh
waters of the United States and include -
(A) such research into problems of fish management and
culture as may be necessary to efficient administration
affecting fish resources;
(B) the acquisition of such facts as are necessary to guide
and direct the regulation of fishing by law, including the
extent of the fish population, the drain on the fish supply
from fishing and/or natural causes, the necessity of legal
regulation of fishing, and the effects of any measures of
regulation that are applied;
(C) the formulation and adoption of plans of restocking
waters with food and game fishes according to natural areas or
districts to which such plans are applicable, together with the
acquisition of such facts as are necessary to the formulation,
execution, and testing the efficacy of such plans;
(D) the selection, restoration, rehabilitation, and
improvement of areas of water or land adaptable as hatching,
feeding, resting, or breeding places for fish, including
acquisition by purchase, condemnation, lease, or gift of such
areas or estates or interests therein as are suitable or
capable of being made suitable therefor, and the construction
thereon or therein of such works as may be necessary to make
them available for such purposes, and such preliminary or
incidental costs and expenses as may be incurred in and about
such works; the term "State fish and game department" shall be
construed to mean and include any department or division of
department of another name, or commission, or official or
officials, of a State empowered under its laws to exercise the
functions ordinarily exercised by a State fish and game
department;
(2) the term "outreach and communications program" means a
program to improve communications with anglers, boaters, and the
general public regarding angling and boating opportunities, to
reduce barriers to participation in these activities, to advance
adoption of sound fishing and boating practices, to promote
conservation and the responsible use of the Nation's aquatic
resources, and to further safety in fishing and boating; and
(3) the term "aquatic resource education program" means a
program designed to enhance the public's understanding of aquatic
resources and sportfishing, and to promote the development of
responsible attitudes and ethics toward the aquatic environment.