112 STAT. 2358 PUBLIC LAW 105-265—OCT. 19, 1998 Public Law 105-265 105th Congress An Act O t 1Q 1QQ8 ^ amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide ^ • '•••—-— for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife [H.R. 1481] Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Great Lakes Fish the United States of America in Congress assembled, and Wildlife Restoration Act SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 16 USC 941 note This Act may be cited as the "Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1998". 16 USC 941 note. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that— (1) the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study, for which a report was submitted to Congress in 1995, was a comprehensive study of the status, and the assessment, management, and restoration needs, of the fishery resources of the Great Lakes Basin, and was conducted through the joint effort of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, State fish and wildlife resource management agencies, Indian tribes, and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission; and (2) the study— (A) found that, although State, Provincial, Native Americsm Tribal, and Federal agencies have made significant progress toward the goal of restoring a healthy fish community to the Great Lakes Basin, additional actions and better coordination are needed to protect and effectively manage the fisheries and related resources in the Great Lakes Basin; and (B) recommended actions that are not currently funded but are considered essentisd to meet goals and objectives in managing the resources of the Great Lakes Basin. SEC. 3. REFERENCE; REPEAL. (a) REFERENCE.— Each reference in this Act (other than in subsection (b)) to the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 is a reference to the Act enacted by title I of Public Law 101-537 (104 Stat. 2370). (b) REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE ENACTMENT.— The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990, enacted as title II of 16 USC 941- Public Law 101-646 (104 Stat. 4773), is repealed. 941g and note. SEC. 4. PURPOSES. Sectibn 1003 of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941a) is amended—
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