Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 2.djvu/546

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110 STAT. 1338 PUBLIC LAW 104-143—MAY 15, 1996 Public Law 104-143 104th Congress An Act M I'i ItWf? '^° amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984, ?•—: to extend for three years the availability of moneys for the restoration of fish [H.R. 2243] and wildlife in the Trinity River, and for otiier purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Trinity River the United States of America in Congress assembled. Basin Fish and Wildlife SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Management Reauthorization This Act may be cited as the "Trinity River Basin Fish and Act of 1995. Wildlife Management Reauthorization Act of 1995". California. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF FINDINGS. Section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the restoration of the fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin, California, and for other purposes", approved October 24, 1984 (98 Stat. 2721), as amended, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; (2) by adding after paragraph (4) the following: "(5) Trinity Bsisin fisheries restoration is to be measured not only by returning adult anadromous fish spawners, but by the ability of dependent tribal, commercial, and sport fisheries to participate fully, through enhanced in-river and ocean harvest opportunities, in the benefits of restoration;"; and (3) by amending paragraph (7), as so redesignated, to read as follows: "(7) the Secretary requires additional authority to implement a management program, in conjunction with other appropriate agencies, to achieve the long-term goals of restoring fish and wildlife populations in the Trinity River Basin, and, to the extent these restored populations will contribute to ocean populations of adult salmon, steelhead, and other anadromous fish, such management program will aid in the resumption of commercial, including ocean harvest, and recreational fishing activities.". SEC. 3. CHANGES TO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. (a) OCEAN FISH LEVELS. —Section 2(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the restoration of the fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin, California, and for other purposes", approved October 24, 1984 (98 Stat. 2722), as amended, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting ", in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce where appropriate," after "Secretary"; and