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16 U.S.C. § 1445a — Advisory Councils

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16 U.S.C. § 1445a — Advisory Councils

**(a) Establishment** The Secretary may establish one or more advisory councils (in this section referred to as an “Advisory Council”) to advise and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the designation and management of national marine sanctuaries. The Advisory Councils shall be exempt from chapter 10 of title 5. **(b) Membership** Members of the Advisory Councils may be appointed from among— (1) persons employed by Federal or State agencies with expertise in management of natural resources; (2) members of relevant Regional Fishery Management Councils established under [section 1852 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1852&num=0&edition=prelim); and (3) representatives of local user groups, conservation and other public interest organizations, scientific organizations, educational organizations, or others interested in the protection and multiple use management of sanctuary resources. **(c) Limits on membership** For sanctuaries designated after November 4, 1992, the membership of Advisory Councils shall be limited to no more than 15 members. **(d) Staffing and assistance** The Secretary may make available to an Advisory Council any staff, information, administrative services, or assistance the Secretary determines are reasonably required to enable the Advisory Council to carry out its functions. **(e) Public participation and procedural matters** The following guidelines apply with respect to the conduct of business meetings of an Advisory Council: (1) Each meeting shall be open to the public, and interested persons shall be permitted to present oral or written statements on items on the agenda. (2) Emergency meetings may be held at the call of the chairman or presiding officer. (3) Timely noti

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16 U.S.C. § 1852 — Regional Fishery Management Councils

**(a) Establishment** (1) There shall be established, within 120 days after April 13, 1976, eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, as follows: (A) *New England Council* — The New England Fishery Management Council shall consist of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut and shall have authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of such States (except as provided in paragraph (3)). The New England Council shall have 18 voting members, including 12 appointed by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b)(2) (at least one of whom shall be appointed from each such State). (B) *Mid-Atlantic Council* — The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council shall consist of the States of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina and shall have authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of such States (except North Carolina, and as provided in paragraph (3)). The Mid-Atlantic Council shall have 21 voting members, including 13 appointed by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b)(2) (at least one of whom shall be appointed from each such State). (C) *South Atlantic Council* — The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council shall consist of the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida and shall have authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of such States (except as provided in paragraph (3)). The South Atlantic Council shall have 13 voting members, including 8 appointed by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b)(2) (at least one of whom shall be appointed from each such State). (D) *Caribbean Council* — The Caribbean Fishery Management Council shall consist of the Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of P

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16 U.S.C. § 1431 — Findings, purposes, and policies; establishment of system

**(a) Findings** The Congress finds that— (1) this Nation historically has recognized the importance of protecting special areas of its public domain, but these efforts have been directed almost exclusively to land areas above the high-water mark; (2) certain areas of the marine environment possess conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, educational, cultural, archeological, or esthetic qualities which give them special national, and in some cases international, significance; (3) while the need to control the effects of particular activities has led to enactment of resource-specific legislation, these laws cannot in all cases provide a coordinated and comprehensive approach to the conservation and management of special areas of the marine environment; and (4) a Federal program which establishes areas of the marine environment which have special conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, cultural, archeological, scientific, educational, or esthetic qualities as national marine sanctuaries managed as the National Marine Sanctuary System will— (A) improve the conservation, understanding, management, and wise and sustainable use of marine resources; (B) enhance public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the marine environment; and (C) maintain for future generations the habitat, and ecological services, of the natural assemblage of living resources that inhabit these areas. **(b) Purposes and policies** The purposes and policies of this chapter are— (1) to identify and designate as national marine sanctuaries areas of the marine environment which are of special national significance and to manage these areas as the National Marine Sanctuary System; (2) to provide authority for comprehensive and coordinated conservat

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16 U.S.C. § 6401 — Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to conserve and restore the condition of United States coral reef ecosystems challenged by natural and human-accelerated changes, including increasing ocean temperatures, changing ocean chemistry, coral bleaching, coral diseases, water quality degradation, invasive species, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; (2) to promote the science-based management and sustainable use of coral reef ecosystems to benefit local communities and the Nation, including through improved integration and cooperation among Federal and non-Federal stakeholders responsible for managing coral reef resources; (3) to develop sound scientific information on the condition of coral reef ecosystems, continuing and emerging threats to such ecosystems, and the efficacy of innovative tools, technologies, and strategies to mitigate stressors and restore such ecosystems, including evaluation criteria to determine the effectiveness of management interventions, and accurate mapping for coral reef restoration; (4) to assist in the preservation of coral reefs by supporting science-based, consensus-driven, and community-based coral reef management by covered States and covered Native entities, including monitoring, conservation, and restoration projects that empower local communities, small businesses, and nongovernmental organizations; (5) to provide financial resources, technical assistance, and scientific expertise to supplement, complement, and strengthen community-based management programs and conservation and restoration projects of non-Federal reefs; (6) to establish a formal mechanism for collecting and allocating monetary donations from the private sector to be used for coral reef conservation and restoration projects; (7) to support rapid, eff

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16 U.S.C. § 1445a — Advisory Councils

Page 1865 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1445b Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1445) and consistent with the Co- operative Agreement entered into in October, 1989, be- tween the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- tration and the Mariner’s Museum of Newport News, Virginia, the Secretary of Commerce shall make a grant for the acquisition of space in Hatteras Village, North Carolina, for— ‘‘(1) the display and interpretation of artifacts re- covered from the area of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to North Carolina generally known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, including artifacts recovered from the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary; and ‘‘(2) administration and operations of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—To carry out the responsibil- ities of the Secretary of Commerce under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec- retary of Commerce a total of $800,000 for fiscal years 1993 and 1994, to remain available until expended. ‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Not more than two-thirds of the cost of space acquired under this section may be paid with amounts provided pursuant to this section.’’ § 1445a. Advisory Councils (a) Establishment The Secretary may establish one or more advi- sory councils (in this section referred to as an ‘‘Advisory Council’’) to advise and make rec- ommendations to the Secretary regarding the designation and management of national marine sanctuaries. The Advisory Councils shall be ex- empt from chapter 10 of title 5. (b) Membership Members of the Advisory Councils may be ap- pointed from among— (1) persons employed by Federal or State agencies with expertise in management of nat- ural resources; (2) members of relevant Regional Fishery Management Councils established under sec- tion 1852 of this t

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