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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

98 STAT. 3190

PUBLIC LAW 98-613—OCT. 31, 1984

connection with, or the result of, the commission of any act that is unlawful under subsection (b), shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States. All or part of the vessel may, and all such fish (or the fair market value thereof) shall, be forfeited to the United States under a civil proceeding described in paragraph (2). The district courts of the United States have jurisdiction over proceedings under this subsection. (2) Subsections (c) through (e) of section 310 of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1860(c)-(e); relating to judgment, procedure, and rebuttable presumptions) apply with respect to proceedings for forfeiture commenced under this subsection to the same extent and in the same manner as if the proceeding were commenced under subsection (a) of such section 310. (e) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall enforce a moratorium declared under section 4(d). The Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, utilize the personnel, services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), and facilities of any other Federal department or agency and of any agency of a coastal State in carrying out that enforcement. 16 USC 1851 note.

Federal Register, publication. 16 USC 1851 note.

16 USC 1851 note. Report.

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SEC. 6. COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL SURVEYS.

For the purposes of implementing the provisions of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly conduct a comprehensive annual survey of the Atlantic striped bass fisheries. Each survey shall include, but not be limited to, a compilation and assessment of the recreational and commercial landings of that species in the coastal States during the period considered in the survey. The results of each annual survey shall be published in the Federal Register. SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Funds for activities in fiscal year 1985 under this Act shall be made available only from funds appropriated for the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 1985. For fiscal year 1986, there are authorized such sums as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Act. SEC. 8. SECRETARIAL STUDY.

Within six months of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall review the existing Plan and shall report to the Commission, the Chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the adequacy of the Plan to achieve the purposes of this Act. Such report shall include recommendations for additional measures that niay need to be taken and include recommendations concerning specific State actions regarding the management and conservation of striped bass. SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE PERIOD.

Sections 1 through 8 shall take effect upon enactment of this Act and shall cease to have force and effect 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

(a) Section 7 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 757g) is amended by amending subsection (d) by striking out "and