16 U.S.C. § 1421B
Section 1421b · Stranding response agreements
Current version, with additions and removals from the April 30, 1994 version.
Current — December 23, 2022
As of April 30, 1994
(a) In general
(a) In general
The Secretary may enter into an agreement under section 1382(c) of this title with any person to take marine mammals under section 1379(h)(1) of this title in response to a stranding.
The Secretary may enter into an agreement under section 1382(c) of this title with any person to take marine mammals under section 1379(h)(1) of this title in response to a stranding or entanglement.
(b) Required provision
(b) Required provision
An agreement authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall—
An agreement authorized by subsection (a) shall—
(1) specify each person who is authorized to perform activities under the agreement; and
(1) specify each person who is authorized to perform activities under the agreement;
(2) specify any terms and conditions under which a person so specified may delegate that authority to another person.
(2) specify any terms and conditions under which a person so specified may delegate that authority to another person; and
(3) include a description of the data management and public outreach policy established under section 1421a(f) of this title.
(c) Review
(c) Review
The Secretary shall periodically review agreements under section 1382(c) of this title that are entered into pursuant to this subchapter, for performance adequacy and effectiveness.
The Secretary shall periodically review agreements under section 1382(c) of this title that are entered into pursuant to this subchapter, for performance adequacy and effectiveness.