2020 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 9A - Preservation of Fishery Resources
Sec. 757f - Studies on pollution; recommendations to Secretary of Health and Human Services

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 757f (2020)
Section Name §757f. Studies on pollution; recommendations to Secretary of Health and Human Services
Section Text

The Secretary of the Interior shall, on the basis of studies carried out pursuant to sections 757a to 757f of this title and section 665 of this title, make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning the elimination or reduction of polluting substances detrimental to fish and wildlife in interstate or navigable waters or the tributaries thereof. Such recommendations and any enforcement measures initiated pursuant thereto by the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be designed to enhance the quality of such waters, and shall take into consideration all other legitimate uses of such waters.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 89–304, §6, Oct. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 1126; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, §509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)

Editorial Notes CHANGE OF NAME

"Secretary of Health and Human Services" substituted in text for "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, see note set out under section 755 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 9A - PRESERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES
Sec. 757f - Studies on pollution; recommendations to Secretary of Health and Human Services
Contains section 757f
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 79 Stat. 1126
84 Stat. 2090
93 Stat. 695
Public Law References Public Law 89-304, Public Law 96-88
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