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33 U.S.C. § 2906 — Monitoring of estuary habitat restoration projects

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33 U.S.C. § 2906 — Monitoring of estuary habitat restoration projects

**(a) Under Secretary** In this section, the term “Under Secretary” means the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce. **(b) Database of restoration project information** The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Council, shall develop and maintain an appropriate database of information concerning estuary habitat restoration projects carried out under this chapter, including information on project techniques, project completion, monitoring data, and other relevant information. **(c) Monitoring data standards** The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Council, shall develop standard data formats for monitoring projects, along with requirements for types of data collected and frequency of monitoring. **(d) Coordination of data** The Under Secretary shall have general data compilation, coordination, and analysis responsibilities to carry out this chapter and in support of the strategy developed under this section, including compilation of information that pertains to estuary habitat restoration projects from other Federal, State, and local sources and that meets the quality control requirements and data standards established under this section. **(e) Use of existing programs** The Under Secretary shall use existing programs within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create and maintain the database required under this section. **(f) Public availability** The Under Secretary shall make the information collected and maintained under this section available to the public.

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33 U.S.C. § 2903 — Estuary habitat restoration program

**(a) Establishment** There is established an estuary habitat restoration program under which the Secretary may carry out estuary habitat restoration projects and provide technical assistance through the award of contracts and cooperative agreements in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. **(b) Origin of projects** A proposed estuary habitat restoration project shall originate from a non-Federal interest consistent with State or local laws. **(c) Selection of projects** (1) **In general** — The Secretary shall select estuary habitat restoration projects from a list of project proposals submitted by the Estuary Habitat Restoration Council under [section 2904(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2904/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Required elements** — Each estuary habitat restoration project selected by the Secretary must— (A) address restoration needs identified in an estuary habitat restoration plan; (B) be consistent with the estuary habitat restoration strategy developed under [section 2905 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2905&num=0&edition=prelim); (C) include a monitoring plan that is consistent with standards for monitoring developed under [section 2906 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2906&num=0&edition=prelim) to ensure that short-term and long-term restoration goals are achieved; and (D) include satisfactory assurance from the non-Federal interests proposing the project that the non-Federal interests will have adequate personnel, funding, and authority to carry out items of local cooperation and properly maintain the project. (3) **Factors for selection of proj

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33 U.S.C. § 2904 — Establishment of Estuary Habitat Restoration Council

**(a) Council** There is established a council to be known as the “Estuary Habitat Restoration Council”. **(b) Duties** The Council shall be responsible for— (1) soliciting, reviewing, and evaluating project proposals and developing recommendations concerning such proposals based on the factors specified in [section 2903(c)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2903/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) submitting to the Secretary a list of recommended projects, including a recommended priority order and any recommendation as to whether a project should be carried out by the Secretary or by another Federal department or agency under [section 2903(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2903/g&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) developing and transmitting to Congress a national strategy for restoration of estuary habitat; (4) periodically reviewing the effectiveness of the national strategy in meeting the purposes of this chapter and, as necessary, updating the national strategy; (5) providing advice on the development of the database, monitoring standards, and report required under sections 2906 and 2907 of this title; (6) cooperating in the implementation of the strategy developed under [section 2905 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2905&num=0&edition=prelim); (7) recommending standards for monitoring for restoration projects and contribution of project information to the database developed under [section 2906 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2906&num=0&edition=prelim); and (8) otherwise using the respective authorities of the Council members to carry o

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33 U.S.C. § 2908 — Funding

**(a) Authorization of appropriations** (1) **Estuary habitat restoration projects** — There is authorized to be appropriated for carrying out and providing technical assistance for estuary habitat restoration projects— (A) to the Secretary, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2021; (B) to the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service), $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2021; (C) to the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce, $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2021; (D) to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2021; and (E) to the Secretary of Agriculture, $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2021. Such sums shall remain available until expended. (2) **Monitoring** — There is authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce for the acquisition, maintenance, and management of monitoring data on restoration projects carried out under this chapter and other information compiled under [section 2906 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2906&num=0&edition=prelim), $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2021. Such sums shall remain available until expended. **(b) Set-aside for administrative expenses of the Council** Not to exceed 3 percent of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(1) or $1,500,000, whichever is greater, may be used by the Secretary for administration and operation of the Council.

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33 U.S.C. § 2906 — Monitoring of estuary habitat restoration

Page 925 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 2907 (d) Elements of the strategy The estuary habitat restoration strategy shall include proposals, methods, and guidance on— (1) maximizing the incentives for the cre- ation of new public-private partnerships to carry out estuary habitat restoration projects and the use of Federal resources to encourage increased private sector involvement in estu- ary habitat restoration activities; (2) ensuring that the estuary habitat res- toration strategy will be implemented in a manner that is consistent with the estuary management or habitat restoration plans; (3) promoting estuary habitat restoration projects to— (A) provide healthy ecosystems in order to support— (i) wildlife, including endangered and threatened species, migratory birds, and resident species of an estuary watershed; and (ii) fish and shellfish, including commer- cial and recreational fisheries; (B) improve surface and ground water quality and quantity, and flood control; (C) provide outdoor recreation; and (D) address other areas of concern that the Council determines to be appropriate for consideration; (4) addressing the estimated historic losses, estimated current rate of loss, and extent of the threat of future loss or degradation of each type of estuary habitat; (5) measuring the rate of change for each type of estuary habitat; (6) selecting a balance of smaller and larger estuary habitat restoration projects; and (7) ensuring equitable geographic distribu- tion of projects funded under this chapter. (e) Public review and comment Before the Council adopts a final or revised es- tuary habitat restoration strategy, the Sec- retary shall publish in the Federal Register a draft of the estuary habitat restoration strategy and p

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