16 USC § 1169b - Use of local entities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s1169b"
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title: "16 USC § 1169b - Use of local entities"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "1169b"
section_name: "Use of local entities"
chapter_number: 24
chapter_name: "CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEALS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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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.)"
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# 1 Use of local entities

See References in Text note below.

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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)  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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**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.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Subsection (a), referred to in text, was a reference to subsection (a) of  when the text of this section was originally enacted as subsec. (d) of , set out in a note under , see Codification note below.

### Codification

The text of this section as added by  and  is based on the text of , , , as amended by , , , 2763A–248; , , . , was included in a note set out under  prior to being redesignated and transferred by  and  so as to appear as .

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