Collapse to view only § 760aa-3. Community partnership enhancement
- § 760aa. Findings and purposes
- § 760aa-1. Gifts to system and particular national fish hatcheries
- § 760aa-2. Volunteer enhancement pilot projects
- § 760aa-3. Community partnership enhancement
- § 760aa-4. Hatchery education program development
§ 760aa. Findings and purposes
(a) FindingsCongress finds the following:
(1) The National Fish Hatchery System (in this chapter referred to as the “System”)—
(A) consists of more than 60 hatcheries, seven fish technology centers, 9 fish health centers, and other fisheries program offices;
(B) plays an integral role in the recovery of more than 50 threatened species and endangered species and the restoration of over 100 native species;
(C) provides healthy fish populations that support recreational fishing opportunities, many of which are related to Federal water control structures; and
(D) works with over 250 partners to help mitigate the impacts of aquatic habitat loss and invasive species.
(2) The System faces many challenges, including aging facilities, some of which date back to the late 1800s, and maintenance of intensive infrastructures such as wells, pumps, valves, pipes, filters, heaters, chillers, and treatment systems that must keep clean water moving 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
(3) By encouraging volunteer programs and donations and fostering non-Federal partnerships with hatchery facilities, Federal funding for the hatcheries can be supplemented.
(4) By encouraging hatchery educational programs, public awareness of the resources of the System and public participation in the conservation of aquatic resources can be promoted.
(b) PurposesThe purposes of this chapter are the following:
(1) To encourage the use of volunteers to assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the management of hatcheries within the System.
(2) To facilitate partnerships between the System and non-Federal entities to promote public awareness of the resources of the System and public participation in the conservation of those resources.
(3) To encourage donations and other contributions by individuals and organizations to the System.
(Pub. L. 109–360, § 2, Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2058.)
§ 760aa–1. Gifts to system and particular national fish hatcheries
(a) Authorization of gifts, devises, and bequests for system
(b) Use of gifts, devises, and bequests
(1) In general
(2) Gifts, devises, and bequests for particular facilities
(A) Disbursal
(B) Matching
(Pub. L. 109–360, § 3, Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2059.)
§ 760aa–2. Volunteer enhancement pilot projects
(a) In general
(b) Report
(Pub. L. 109–360, § 4, Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2059.)
§ 760aa–3. Community partnership enhancement
(a) Projects and programs
Subject to the requirements of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) and other applicable law, and such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior determines to be appropriate, the Secretary may approve projects and programs for a facility of the System that—
(1) promote the stewardship of resources of the hatchery through habitat maintenance, restoration, and improvement, biological monitoring, or research;
(2) support the operation and maintenance of the hatchery through constructing, operating, maintaining, or improving the facilities and services of the hatchery;
(3) increase the awareness and understanding of the hatchery and the System, through the development, publication, or distribution of educational materials and products;
(4) advance education concerning the purposes of the hatchery and the mission of the System, through the use of the hatchery as an outdoor classroom and development of other educational programs; or
(5) contribute financial resources to the hatchery, under the terms that require that the net revenues be used exclusively for the benefit of the hatchery, through donation of net revenues from the sale of educational materials and products and through encouragement of gifts, devises, and bequests.
(b) Treasury account
(Pub. L. 109–360, § 5, Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2060.)
§ 760aa–4. Hatchery education program development
(a) Guidance
Not later than 1 year after October 16, 2006, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop guidance for the hatchery education programs to further the mission of the System and the purposes of individual hatcheries through—
(1) providing outdoor classroom opportunities for students on fish hatcheries that combine educational curricula with the personal experiences of students relating to fish, aquatic species, and their habitat, and to the cultural and historical resources of the hatcheries;
(2) promoting understanding and conservation of fish, aquatic species, and the cultural and historical resources of the hatcheries; and
(3) improving scientific literacy in conjunction with both formal and nonformal education programs.
(b) Hatchery programs
(Pub. L. 109–360, § 6, Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2060.)