Chapter 16C, Section 973r, Subsection (a) · 16 U.S.C. Chapter 16C — SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA FISHING

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(a)There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes and provisions of the Treaty and this chapter including—

(1)for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, an amount not to exceed $350,000 annually to the Department of Commerce for administrative expenses; and

(2)for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, an amount not to exceed $50,000 annually to the Department of State for administrative expenses.

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Administrator
means the individual or organization designated by the Pacific Island Parties to act on their behalf under the Treaty and notified to the United States Government.
applicable national law
means any provision of law of a Pacific Island Party which is noticed and in effect in accordance with the Treaty.
Authorized Officer
means any officer who is authorized by the Secretary, or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, or the head of any Federal or State agency which has entered into an enforcement agreement with the Secretary under section 973h(a) of this title.
Authorized Party Officer
means any officer authorized by a Pacific Island Party to enforce the provisions of the Treaty.
Closed Area
means any area within the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party that is closed to vessels pursuant to a national law of that Pacific Island Party and is noticed and in effect in accordance with the Treaty.
fishing
means—
Licensing Area
means all waters under the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party, except for internal waters, territorial seas, archipelagic waters, and any Closed Area.
licensing period
means the period of validity of licenses issued in accordance with the Treaty.
operator
means any person who is in charge of, directs or controls a vessel, including the owner, charterer, and master.
Pacific Island Party
means a Pacific Island nation which is a party to the Treaty.
person
means any individual (whether or not a citizen or national of the United States), any corporation, partnership, association, or other entity (whether or not organized or existing under the laws of any State), and any Federal, State, local, or foreign government or any entity of any such government.
regional terms and conditions
means any of the terms or conditions attached by the Administrator to a license issued by the Administrator, as notified by the Secretary.
Secretary
means the Secretary of Commerce, or the designee of the Secretary of Commerce.
State
means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and any other Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
Treaty
means the Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America, signed in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, April 2, 1987, and its Annexes, Schedules, and implementing agreements.
vessel
means any boat, ship, or other craft which is used for, equipped to be used for, or of a type normally used for ommercial purse seine fishing for tuna, and which is documented under the laws of the United States.