§ 3332. State program for reduction of overall fishing capacity

The State shall submit to the Secretary a program within three months of December 22, 1980 , designed to—

• (1) provide incentives for early retirement of licenses, or early sale of vessels;
• (2) set aside specific allocations of funds for each gear type to achieve the specific fleet reductions provided for in the program;
• (3) obtain an effective and expeditious reduction in the overall fishing capacity of and the number of vessels and licenses in the non-Indian commercial and charter salmon fishing fleets in the Washington conservation area; and
• (4) provide State funding for 25 per centum of the total cost of the program.