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16 U.S.C. § 6414 — Authorization of appropriations
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**(a) In general** There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this chapter which shall remain available until expended. Of such amounts, there is authorized to be appropriated for each such fiscal year—
(1) $12,000,000 to carry out [section 6406 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6406&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) $3,500,000 for activities authorized under [section 6410 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6410&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) $4,500,000 to be provided to the cooperative institutes designated under [section 6411(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6411/a&num=0&edition=prelim) to carry out the functions described in such section.
**(b) Administration** Not more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) may be used for program administration or overhead costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Department of Commerce.
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**(a) In general** There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this chapter which shall remain available until expended. Of such amounts, there is authorized to be appropriated for each such fiscal year—
(1) $12,000,000 to carry out [section 6406 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6406&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) $3,500,000 for activities authorized under [section 6410 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6410&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) $4,500,000 to be provided to the cooperative institutes designated under [section 6411(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6411/a&num=0&edition=prelim) to carry out the functions described in such section.
**(b) Administration** Not more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) may be used for program administration or overhead costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Department of Commerce.
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**(a) In general** In each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2023 and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall provide block grants of financial assistance of not less than $500,000 to each covered State to support management and restoration activities and further the implementation of coral reef action plans in effect under [section 6404 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6404&num=0&edition=prelim) by covered States and non-Federal coral reef stewardship partnerships in accordance with this section. The Administrator shall review each covered State’s application for block grant funding to ensure that applications are consistent with applicable action plans and the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy.
**(b) Responsibilities of the Administrator** The Administrator is responsible for—
(1) providing guidance on the proper documentation of expenditures authorized under this chapter;
(2) issuing annual solicitations to covered States for awards under this section; and
(3) determining the appropriate allocation of additional amounts among covered States in accordance with this section.
**(c) Responsibilities of covered States** Each covered State is responsible for documenting and reporting—
(1) such State’s use of Federal funds received under this chapter; and
(2) such expenditures of non-Federal funds made in furtherance of coral reef management and restoration as the Administrator determines appropriate.
**(d) Cooperative agreements** Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator may seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with a covered State to fund coral reef conservation and restoration activities in waters managed under the jurisdiction of such c
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**(a) In general** Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a program (to be known as the “Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program”) to provide grants for projects for the conservation and restoration of coral reef ecosystems (in this section referred to as “coral reef projects”) pursuant to proposals approved by the Administrator in accordance with this section.
**(b) Matching requirements for grants**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (3), Federal funds for any coral reef project for which a grant is provided under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project.
(2) **Non-Federal share** — The non-Federal share of the cost of a coral reef project may be provided by in-kind contributions and other noncash support.
(3) **Waiver** — The Administrator may waive all or part of the matching requirement under paragraph (1) if the Administrator determines that no reasonable means are available through which an applicant can meet the matching requirement with respect to a coral reef project and the probable benefit of the project outweighs the public interest in the matching requirement.
**(c) Eligibility**
(1) **In general** — An entity described in paragraph (2) may submit to the Administrator a proposal for a coral reef project.
(2) **Entities described** — An entity described in this paragraph is—
(A) a covered reef manager or a covered Native entity;
(B) a regional fishery management council established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ([16 U.S.C. 1801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(C) a coral reef stewardship partnership seeking to implement a
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**(a) In general** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under [section 6414 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6414&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator may provide emergency assistance to any covered State or coral reef stewardship partnership to respond to immediate harm to coral reefs or coral reef ecosystems arising from any of the exigent circumstances described in subsection (b).
**(b) Coral reef exigent circumstances** The Administrator shall develop a list of, and criteria for, circumstances that pose an exigent threat to coral reefs, including—
(1) new and ongoing outbreaks of disease;
(2) new and ongoing outbreaks of invasive or nuisance species;
(3) new and ongoing coral bleaching events;
(4) natural disasters;
(5) industrial or mechanical incidents, such as vessel groundings, hazardous spills, or coastal construction accidents; and
(6) such other circumstances as the Administrator determines appropriate.
**(c) Annual report on exigent circumstances** On February 1 of each year, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that—
(1) describes locations with exigent circumstances described in subsection (b) that were considered but declined for emergency assistance, and the rationale for the decision; and
(2) with respect to each instance in which emergency assistance under this section was provided—
(A) the location and a description of the exigent circumstances that prompted the emergency assistance, the entity that received the assistance, and the current
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 6412
cies to establish research priorities and
translate and apply research findings to
management and restoration practices;
and
(iv) conduct public education and aware-
ness programs for policymakers, resource
managers, and the general public on—
(I) coral reefs and coral reef eco-
systems;
(II) best practices for coral reef eco-
system management and restoration;
(III) the value of coral reefs; and
(IV) the threats to the sustainability
of coral reef ecosystems.
(b) Coral reef research centers
(1) In general
The Administrator shall—
(A) periodically solicit applications for
designation of qualifying institutions in cov-
ered States as coral reef research centers;
and
(B) designate all qualifying institutions in
covered States as coral reef research cen-
ters.
(2) Qualifying institutions
For purposes of paragraph (1), an institution
is a qualifying institution if the Adminis-
trator determines that the institution—
(A) is operated by an institution of higher
education or nonprofit marine research or-
ganization;
(B) has established management-driven na-
tional or regional coral reef research or res-
toration programs;
(C) has demonstrated abilities to coordi-
nate closely with appropriate Federal and
State agencies, and other academic and non-
profit organizations; and
(D) maintains significant local community
engagement and outreach programs related
to coral reef ecosystems.
(Pub. L. 106–562, title II, § 212, as added Pub. L.
117–263, div. J, title C, § 10001(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136
Stat. 3945.)
§ 6412. Coral reef prize competitions
(a) In general
Subject to the availability of appropriations,
the head of any Federal agency with a rep-
resentative serving on the United States Coral
Reef Task Force est
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