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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-453—JAN. 12, 1983

96 STAT. 2491

SEC. 9. STATE JURISDICmON.

Section 306(a) (16 U.S.C. 1856(a)) is amended by inserting immediately after the first sentence thereof the following new sentence: "For purposes of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), the jurisdiction and authority of a State shall extend (1) to any pocket of waters that is adjacent to the State and totally enclosed by lines delimiting the territorial sea of the United States pursuant to the Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and Conti^ous Zone or any successor convention to which the United States is a party and (2) with respect to the body of water commonly known as Nantucket Sound, to the pocket of water west of the seventieth meridian west of Greenwich.. SEC. 10. SUBPENA POWER

Section 308 (16 U.S.C. 1858) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) SuBPENAS.—For the purposes of conducting any hearing under this section, the Secretary may issue subpenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, and documents, and may administer oaths. Witnesses summoned shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the United States. In case of contempt or refusal to obey a subpena served upon any person pursuant to this subsection, the district court of the United States for any district in which such person is found, resides, or transacts business, upon application by the United States and after notice to such person, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and give testimony before the Secretary or to appear and produce documents before the Secretary, or both, and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.". SEC. 11. OFFENSES.

(a) Section 309(b) (16 U.S.C. 1859(b)) is amended by striking out ", or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) applies with respect to 16 USC 1859 offenses committed under section 309 on or after the date of the "°*« enactment of this Act. SEC. 12. CIVIL FORFEITURES.

Section 310(a) (16 U.S.C. 1860(a)) is amended by inserting "(or the fair market value thereof)" immediately after "fish" each place it appears. SEC. 13. POWERS OF AUTHORIZED OFFICERS.

Section 311(b) (16 U.S.C. 1861(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" immediately before "Any officer"; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; (3) by redesi^ating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) Subject to the direction of the Secretary, a person charged with law enforcement responsibilities by the Secretary who is performing a duty related to enforcement of a law regarding fisheries or other marine resources may make an arrest without a warrant for an offense against the United States committed in his presence,

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