16 USC § 4101 - Congressional statement of purposes

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title: "16 USC § 4101 - Congressional statement of purposes"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "4101"
section_name: "Congressional statement of purposes"
chapter_number: 61
chapter_name: "INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–659, title III, § 302, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3732; Pub. L. 107–372, title III, § 302(b), Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3095.)"
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# § 4101. Congressional statement of purposes

The purposes of this chapter are—

**(1)** to promote and encourage State activities in support of the management of interjurisdictional fishery resources;

**(2)** to promote and encourage management of interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range; and

**(3)** to promote and encourage research in preparation for the implementation of the use of ecosystems and interspecies approaches to the conservation and management of interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–659, title III, § 302, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3732; Pub. L. 107–372, title III, § 302(b), Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3095.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.

### Amendments

2002—Par. (3).  added par. (3).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

> “This title [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 10D (§ 779 et seq.) of this title] takes effect
> 
> .”

, , , provided that:

### Short Title

> “This title [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 10D (§ 779 et seq.) of this title] may be cited as the ‘Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986’.”

, , , provided that: