Popular Name Statutized?:
Y
Type:
Sponsor
Date Enacted:
Tuesday, April 13, 1976
Short Title:
"Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976"
Classification:
16 USC 1801 (note)
PL:
94-265
Statute At Large:
90 Stat 331
Named For?:
Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D-WA) and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Link/Source:
Interesting Part Statutized?:
Y
Notes:
statutized by amending short title to "Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act" in S. 238 of 94 Stat 3275; subsequent amendments refer to "Magnuson" until 2007, then 120 Stat 3575 amends "Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act", despite the fact that Stevens was never previously included