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43 U.S.C. 1842: Fishermen's Contingency Fund

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-372. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 43 U.S.C. 1841.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–212 redesignated subsec. (a) as subsec. (a)(1) and substituted provisions relating to the source of funds, that the total amount of the Fund would not exceed $2,000,000, that the total amount in the Fund which is attributable to revenue received under par. (3) as amended or … · (a)
    • Pub. L. 97–212 redesignated as subsec. (b)(1) provisions of former subsec. (c) and added as subsec. (b)(2) provision that payments not be required under par. (1) by the Secretary of the Interior with respect to geological and geophysical permits other than prelease exploratory drilling… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 97–212 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b)(1). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 97–212 struck out subsec. (d) which related to level of area account funds. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 97–212 redesignated subsec. (e) as (a)(2). · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.