§ 50-13-1910 — State assent to act of Congress providing aid in fish restoration and management projects; funding.

This State hereby assents to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "An Act to Provide that the United States Shall Aid the States in Fish Restoration and Management Projects, and for Other Purposes," approved August 9, 1950 (Public Law No. 681, 81st Congress), and the department shall perform acts as necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative fish restoration projects, as defined in this act of Congress, in compliance with the act and rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior. The amounts necessary for this State to provide, in order to receive the benefits of the act, must be paid from the fees collected by the department from the sale of resident fishing licenses and a separate fund for this purpose must be set up.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 28-710; 1952 Code SECTION 28-710; 1951 (47) 81; 1952 (47) 2890; 1972 (57) 2431; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1263; 2012 Act No. 114, SECTION 6, eff July 1, 2012. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment inserts "must" for "shall" throughout section and makes other, nonsubstantive, changes.