Dingell-Johnson Act

Dingell-Johnson Act

The Dingell-Johnson Act, also called the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, is a United States federal law (16 U.S.C. §§ 777-777l) from 1950 that authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for state fish restoration and management plans and projects.[1] The Act has been amended 11 times, the last of which was in 1992.

References

  1. ^ "Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act". Federal Wildlife Laws Handbook. Center for Wildlife Law, University of New Mexico School of Law. n.d.. http://ipl.unm.edu/cwl/fedbook/djact.html. Retrieved 2008-01-20.