National Aquaculture Act of 1980

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| shorttitle = National Aquaculture Act of 1980

| othershorttitles = National Aquaculture Act of 1979

| longtitle = An Act to provide for the development of aquaculture in the United States, and for other purposes.

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| enacted by = 96th

| effective date = September 26, 1980

| public law url = http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-94/pdf/STATUTE-94-Pg1198.pdf

| cite public law = 96-362

| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|94|1198}}

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| title amended = 16 U.S.C.: Conservation

| sections created = {{Usc-title-chap|16|48}} § 2801

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| leghisturl = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d096:SN01650:@@@R

| introducedin = Senate

| introducedbill = {{USBill|96|S.|1650}}

| introducedby = Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI)

| introduceddate = August 2, 1979

| committees = Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

| passedbody1 = Senate

| passeddate1 = April 30, 1980

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| passedbody2 = House

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| passeddate2 = September 8, 1980

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| signedpresident = Jimmy Carter

| signeddate = September 26, 1980

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The National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-362, as amended) is intended to promote and support the development of private aquaculture and to ensure coordination among the various federal agencies that have aquaculture programs and policies. It provided for a national aquaculture policy, including a formal National Aquaculture Development Plan; established a Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture on which officials of USDA, Commerce, the Interior, and nine other federal agencies sit; designated USDA as the lead agency for coordination; and authorized the National Aquaculture Information Center within the National Agricultural Library.[http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/ Alternative Farming Systems Information Center] Retrieved 11 June 2015.{{cite web |url=http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/aquaculture-and-soilless-farming/aquaculture |title=Aquaculture |work=Aquaculture and Soilless Farming |publisher=USDA Alternative Farming Systems Information Center |accessdate=September 8, 2013}}

The S. 1650 legislation was passed by the 96th U.S. Congressional session and signed into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on September 26, 1980.{{cite web |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=45152 |title=Jimmy Carter: "National Aquaculture Act of 1980 Statement on Signing S. 1650 Into Law. ," September 26, 1980 |author1=Peters, Gerhard |author2=Woolley, John T |work=The American Presidency Project |publisher=University of California - Santa Barbara}}