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[CITE: 16USC1388]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                  CHAPTER 31--MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION
 
      SUBCHAPTER II--CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MARINE MAMMALS
 
Sec. 1388. Marine mammal cooperative agreements in Alaska


(a) In general

    The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with Alaska 
Native organizations to conserve marine mammals and provide co-
management of subsistence use by Alaska Natives.

(b) Grants

    Agreements entered into under this section may include grants to 
Alaska Native organizations for, among other purposes--
        (1) collecting and analyzing data on marine mammal populations;
        (2) monitoring the harvest of marine mammals for subsistence 
    use;
        (3) participating in marine mammal research conducted by the 
    Federal Government, States, academic institutions, and private 
    organizations; and
        (4) developing marine mammal co-management structures with 
    Federal and State agencies.

(c) Effect of jurisdiction

    Nothing in this section is intended or shall be construed--
        (1) as authorizing any expansion or change in the respective 
    jurisdiction of Federal, State, or tribal governments over fish and 
    wildlife resources; or
        (2) as altering in any respect the existing political or legal 
    status of Alaska Natives, or the governmental or jurisdictional 
    status of Alaska Native communities or Alaska Native entities.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying 
out this section--
        (1) $1,500,000 to the Secretary of Commerce for each of the 
    fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999; and
        (2) $1,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior for each of the 
    fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.

The amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection are in 
addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 1384 
of this title.

(Pub. L. 92-522, title I, Sec. 119, as added Pub. L. 103-238, Sec. 19, 
Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 559.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1371 of this title.
