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[CITE: 16USC5105]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
      CHAPTER 71--ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
 
Sec. 5105. State noncompliance with coastal fishery management 
        plans
        

(a) Noncompliance determination

    The Commission shall determine that a State is not in compliance 
with the provisions of a coastal fishery management plan if it finds 
that the State has not implemented and enforced such plan within the 
timeframes established under the plan or under section 5104 of this 
title.

(b) Notification

    Upon making any determination under subsection (a) of this section, 
the Commission shall within 10 working days notify the Secretaries of 
such determination. Such notification shall include the reasons for 
making the determination and an explicit list of actions that the 
affected State must take to comply with the coastal fishery management 
plan. The Commission shall provide a copy of the notification to the 
affected State.

(c) Withdrawal of noncompliance determination

    After making a determination under subsection (a) of this section, 
the Commission shall continue to monitor State implementation and 
enforcement. Upon finding that a State has complied with the actions 
required under subsection (b) of this section, the Commission shall 
immediately withdraw its determination of noncompliance. The Commission 
shall promptly notify the Secretaries of such withdrawal.

(Pub. L. 103-206, title VIII, Sec. 806, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2451.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5106 of this title.
