District Entities for Development of Marine Resources (Division 2, Chapter 10 of the Palau National Code).

Each district government is authorized to establish by law an entity to promote, develop, and support commercial utilization of living resources within its jurisdiction. Functions include: to assist the district government in establishing a marine resources development policy; to make regulations concerning the exploitation of living marine resources as permitted by law; to channel public funds for fisheries development, to operate fisheries facilities and conduct pilot fishing operations, and to participate in large scale commercial fishing which does not attract private investment; to establish and support programs to promote, support and guide fishing cooperative associations (para. 1001). Other provisions concern the following: Succession (para. 1002); Funding (para. 1003); Appropriations (para. 1004); Annual Report (para. 1005); Succession in Absence of Entity (para. 1006). In the absence of an Authority, certain functions may be carried out by the District Administrator.