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16 U.S.C. 3332: State program for reduction of overall fishing capacityText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 52-SALMON AND STEELHEAD CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT
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§3332. State program for reduction of overall fishing capacity

The State shall submit to the Secretary a program within three months of December 22, 1980, designed to⁠—

(1)  provide incentives for early retirement of licenses, or early sale of vessels;

(2)  set aside specific allocations of funds for each gear type to achieve the specific fleet reductions provided for in the program;

(3)  obtain an effective and expeditious reduction in the overall fishing capacity of and the number of vessels and licenses in the non-Indian commercial and charter salmon fishing fleets in the Washington conservation area; and

(4)  provide State funding for 25 per centum of the total cost of the program.

( Pub. L. 96–561, title I, § 131 , Dec. 22, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3284 .)