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16 U.S.C. § 1447c — Regional research plans
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**(a) Development and amendment of regional plans**
(1) **In general** — Each Board shall develop a comprehensive 4-year marine research plan for the region for which the Board is responsible, and shall amend the plan at such times as the Board considers necessary to reflect changing conditions, but no less frequently than once every 4 years.
(2) **Review and consideration of national plan** — In the development and amendment of its research plan, the Board shall consider findings and recommendations of the national plan developed pursuant to the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 ([33 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).11 See References in Text note below.
**(b) Contents of plan** Such marine research plan shall include—
(1) an overview of the environmental quality conditions in the coastal and marine waters of the region and expected trends in these conditions;
(2) a comprehensive inventory and description of all marine research related to water quality and ecosystem health expected to be conducted in the region during the 4-year term of the research plan;
(3) a statement and explanation of the marine research needs and priorities applicable to the marine and coastal waters of the region over the upcoming 10-year period with emphasis on the upcoming 3-to-5 year period;
(4) an assessment of how the plan will incorporate existing marine, coastal, and estuarine research and management in the region, including activities pursuant to [section 1330 of title 33](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1330&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 1461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-secti
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**(a) Development and amendment of regional plans**
(1) **In general** — Each Board shall develop a comprehensive 4-year marine research plan for the region for which the Board is responsible, and shall amend the plan at such times as the Board considers necessary to reflect changing conditions, but no less frequently than once every 4 years.
(2) **Review and consideration of national plan** — In the development and amendment of its research plan, the Board shall consider findings and recommendations of the national plan developed pursuant to the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 ([33 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).11 See References in Text note below.
**(b) Contents of plan** Such marine research plan shall include—
(1) an overview of the environmental quality conditions in the coastal and marine waters of the region and expected trends in these conditions;
(2) a comprehensive inventory and description of all marine research related to water quality and ecosystem health expected to be conducted in the region during the 4-year term of the research plan;
(3) a statement and explanation of the marine research needs and priorities applicable to the marine and coastal waters of the region over the upcoming 10-year period with emphasis on the upcoming 3-to-5 year period;
(4) an assessment of how the plan will incorporate existing marine, coastal, and estuarine research and management in the region, including activities pursuant to [section 1330 of title 33](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1330&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 1461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1461&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(5) a general description of marine research and monitoring objectives and timetables for achievement through the funding of projects under this chapter during the 4-year period covered by the plan so as to meet the priorities specified in the plan in accordance with paragraph (3).
**(c) Plan review and approval**
(1) **In general** — When a Board has developed a marine research plan, including amendments thereto, the Board shall submit the plan to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administration of the Environmental Protection Agency, who shall jointly determine whether the plan meets the requirements of subsection (b).
(2) **Time for approval or disapproval** — The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall jointly approve or disapprove such research plan within 120 days after receiving the plan.
(3) **Action after disapproval** — In the case of disapproval of such research plan, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly notify the appropriate Board in writing, stating in detail the revisions necessary to obtain approval of the plan. Such Administrators shall approve or disapprove the revised plan within 90 days after receiving the revised plan from the Board.
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**(a) Establishment of System** There is established the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (hereinafter referred to in this section as the “System”) that consists of—
(1) each estuarine sanctuary designated under this section as in effect before April 7, 1986; and
(2) each estuarine area designated as a national estuarine reserve under subsection (b).
Each estuarine sanctuary referred to in paragraph (1) is hereby designated as a national estuarine reserve.
**(b) Designation of national estuarine reserves** After April 7, 1986, the Secretary may designate an estuarine area as a national estuarine reserve if—
(1) the Governor of the coastal state in which the area is located nominates the area for that designation; and
(2) the Secretary finds that—
(A) the area is a representative estuarine ecosystem that is suitable for long-term research and contributes to the biogeographical and typological balance of the System;
(B) the law of the coastal state provides long-term protection for reserve resources to ensure a stable environment for research;
(C) designation of the area as a reserve will serve to enhance public awareness and understanding of estuarine areas, and provide suitable opportunities for public education and interpretation; and
(D) the coastal state in which the area is located has complied with the requirements of any regulations issued by the Secretary to implement this section.
**(c) Estuarine research guidelines** The Secretary shall develop guidelines for the conduct of research within the System that shall include—
(1) a mechanism for identifying, and establishing priorities among, the coastal management issues that should be addressed through coordinated research within the System;
(2) the establishment of common research pri
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**(a) Management conference**
(1) **Nomination of estuaries** — The Governor of any State may nominate to the Administrator an estuary lying in whole or in part within the State as an estuary of national significance and request a management conference to develop a comprehensive management plan for the estuary. The nomination shall document the need for the conference, the likelihood of success, and information relating to the factors in paragraph (2).
(2) **Convening of conference**
(A) *In general* — In any case where the Administrator determines, on his own initiative or upon nomination of a State under paragraph (1), that the attainment or maintenance of that water quality in an estuary which assures protection of public water supplies and the protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife, and allows recreational activities, in and on the water, requires the control of point and nonpoint sources of pollution to supplement existing controls of pollution in more than one State, the Administrator shall select such estuary and convene a management conference.
(B) *Priority consideration* — The Administrator shall give priority consideration under this section to Long Island Sound, New York and Connecticut; Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts (including Cape Cod Bay and Boston Harbor); Puget Sound, Washington; New York-New Jersey Harbor, New York and New Jersey; Delaware Bay, Delaware and New Jersey; Delaware Inland Bays, Delaware; Albemarle Sound, North Carolina; Sarasota Bay, Florida; San Francisco Bay, California; Santa Monica Bay, California; Galveston Bay, Texas; Barataria-Terrebonne Bay estuary complex, Louisiana; Indian River Lagoon, Florida; Lake P
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**(a) Establishment** A Regional Marine Research board 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. shall be established for each of the following regions:
(1) the Gulf of Maine region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the State of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts (north of Cape Cod);
(2) the greater New York bight region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the States of Massachusetts (south of Cape Cod), Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, from Cape Cod to Cape May;
(3) the mid-Atlantic region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the States of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, from Cape May to Cape Fear;
(4) the South Atlantic region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, from Cape Fear to the Florida Keys, including the marine and coastal waters off Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands;
(5) the Gulf of Mexico region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the States of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, along the Gulf coast from the Florida Keys to the Mexican border;
(6) the California region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the State of California, from Point Reyes to the Mexican border;
(7) the North Pacific region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the States of California, Oregon, and Washington, from Point Reyes to the Canadian border;
(8) the Alaska region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the State of Alaska; and
(9) insular Pacific region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the State of Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The Great Lakes Resear
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**(a) Program administration** The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall administer a grant program to support the administrative functions of each Board.
**(b) Research grants**
(1) Each Board may annually submit a grant application to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to fund projects aimed at achieving the research priorities set forth in each research plan, including amendments thereto, developed and approved pursuant to [section 1447c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1447c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Projects eligible for funding under this section shall include research, investigations, studies, surveys, or demonstrations with respect to—
(A) baseline assessment of marine environmental quality, including chemical, physical, and biological indicators of environmental quality;
(B) effects or potential effects of contaminants, including nutrients, toxic chemicals and heavy metals, on the environment, including marine and aquatic organisms;
(C) effects of modification of habitats, including coastal wetlands, seagrass beds and reefs, on the environment, including marine organisms;
(D) assessment of impacts of pollutant sources and pollutant discharges into the coastal environment;
(E) transport, dispersion, transformation, and fate and effect of contaminants in the marine environment;
(F) marine and estuarine habitat assessment and restoration;
(G) methods and techniques for modeling environmental quality conditions and trends;
(H) methods and techniques for sampling of water, sediment, marine and aquatic organisms, and demonstration of such methods and techniques;
(I) the effects on human health and the envi
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1447c
1 See References in Text note below.
(8) acquire secret processes, inventions, pat-
ent applications, patents, licenses, and prop-
erty rights, by purchase, license, lease, or do-
nation.
(e) Administration
(1) Practices and procedures
Each Board shall determine its organization,
and prescribe its practices and procedures for
carrying out its functions under this chapter.
Each Board should use existing research ad-
ministrative capability to the extent prac-
ticable.
(2) Committees and subcommittees
Each Board shall establish such committees
and subcommittees as are appropriate in the
performance of its functions.
(3) Staff and support
Each Board is authorized to hire such staff
as are necessary to carry out the functions of
the Board.
(f) Termination
Each Board shall cease to exist on October 1,
1999, unless extended by Congress.
(Pub. L. 92–532, title IV, § 403, as added Pub. L.
101–593, title III, § 301, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat.
2964.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(7), means Pub. L.
92–532, which enacted this chapter, chapter 32 (§ 1431 et
seq.) of this title, and chapters 27 (§ 1401 et seq.) and 41
(§ 2801 et seq.) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Wa-
ters.
§ 1447c. Regional research plans
(a) Development and amendment of regional
plans
(1) In general
Each Board shall develop a comprehensive 4-
year marine research plan for the region for
which the Board is responsible, and shall
amend the plan at such times as the Board
considers necessary to reflect changing condi-
tions, but no less frequently than once every 4
years.
(2) Review and consideration of national plan
In the development and amendment of its re-
search plan, the Board shall consi
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§§ 1701 to 1709
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
§ 1607. Implementation by rules and regulations;
authority to promulgate
The Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating is authorized to pro-
mulgate such reasonable rules and regulations
as are necessary to implement the provisions of
this chapter and the International Regulations
proclaimed hereunder.
(Pub. L. 95–75, § 8, July 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 310.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
§ 1608. Civil penalties
(a) Liability of vessel operator for violations
Whoever operates a vessel, subject to the pro-
visions of this chapter, in violation of this chap-
ter or of any regulation promulgated pursuant
to section 1607 of this title, shall be liable to a
civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each
such violation.
(b) Liability of vessel for violations; seizure of
vessel
Every vessel subject
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