16 U.S.C. § 742d — Investigations; preparation and dissemi-

Page 1305 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 742d–1 1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. invested by the Secretary of Commerce in obli- gations of the United States, except so much as shall be currently needed for loans or adminis- trative expenses authorized under the Fisheries Loan Fund. All accrued proceeds from such in- vestment shall be, subject to amounts provided in advance by appropriations, credited by the Secretary of the Treasury to the debt of the Sec- retary of Commerce incurred under section 53723 of title 46 in connection with fisheries financing under chapter 537 of title 46 for so long as such debt exists. All accrued proceeds from such in- vestment, after such debt has been liquidated, shall be, subject to amounts provided in advance by appropriations, credited to the fisheries por- tion of the Federal Ship Financing Fund estab- lished under section 1102 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, and used for the fisheries purposes provided in chapter 537 of title 46. (Pub. L. 98–498, title IV, § 432, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2310.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 1102 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, re- ferred to in text, is section 1102 of Act June 29, 1936, ch. 858, which was classified to section 1272 of former Title 46, Appendix, Shipping. Section 1102 was repealed by Pub. L. 109–304, § 19, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1710. See also Historical and Revision Notes under section 53717 of Title 46, Shipping. CODIFICATION In text, ‘‘section 53723 of title 46’’ substituted for ‘‘section 1105(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1275), as amended,’’ and ‘‘chapter 537 of title 46’’ substituted for ‘‘title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1271–1280), as amended,’’ and for ‘‘title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1271–1280), as amended’’, on authority of Pub. L. 109–304, § 18(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1709, which Act enacted chapter 537 of Title 46, Shipping. § 742d. Investigations; preparation and dissemi- nation of information; reports (a) 1 The Secretary shall conduct continuing investigations, prepare and disseminate infor- mation, and make periodical reports to the pub- lic, to the President, and to Congress, with re- spect to the following matters: (1) The production and flow to market of fish and fishery products domestically produced, and also those produced by foreign producers which affect the domestic fisheries; (2) The availability and abundance and the biological requirements of the fish and wildlife resources; (3) The competitive economic position of the various fish and fishery products with respect to each other, and with respect to competitive domestic and foreign-produced commodities; (4) The collection and dissemination of sta- tistics on commercial and sport fishing; (5) The collection and dissemination of sta- tistics on the nature and availability of wild- life, progress in acquisition of additional ref- uges and measures being taken to foster a co- ordinated program to encourage and develop wildlife values; (6) The improvement of production and mar- keting practices in regard to commercial spe- cies and the conduct of educational and exten- sion services relative to commercial and sport fishing, and wildlife matters; (7) Any other matters which in the judgment of the Secretary are of public interest in con- nection with any phases of fish and wildlife operations. (Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 5, 70 Stat. 1121.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which a report to Con- gress required under this section is listed on page 54), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Fi- nance. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, see note set out under section 742b of this title. § 742d–1. Studies of effects in use of chemicals The Administrator of the Environmental Pro- tection Agency is authorized and directed to un- dertake comprehensive continuing studies on the effects of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides, upon the fish and wildlife re- sources of the United States, for the purpose of determining the amounts, percentages, and for- mulations of such chemicals that are lethal to or injurious to fish and wildlife and the amounts, percentages, mixtures, or formula- tions that can be used safely, and thereby pre- vent losses of fish and wildlife from such spray- ing, dusting, or other treatment. (Pub. L. 85–582, § 1, Aug. 1, 1958, 72 Stat. 479; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 2(a)(2)(i), eff. Dec. 2, 1970, 35 F.R. 15623, 84 Stat. 2086.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries APPROPRIATIONS Section 2 of Pub. L. 85–582, Aug. 1, 1958, 72 Stat. 479, as amended by Pub. L. 86–279, Sept. 16, 1959, 73 Stat. 563; Pub. L. 89–232, Oct. 1, 1965, 79 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 90–394, July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 338, provided that: ‘‘In order to carry out the provisions of this Act [this section], there is authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and for each of the two fiscal years immediately following such year. Such sums shall remain available until expended.’’ Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’’ substituted in text for ‘‘Secretary of the Inte- rior’’ pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1970, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which abolished the Federal Water Quality Administration in Department of the Interior and transferred to Administrator of Environmental Protec- tion Agency all functions vested in Secretary of the In- terior by this section.