2012 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 32A - REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAMS (§§ 1447 - 1447f)
Section 1447f - Authorization of appropriations

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
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Contained WithinTitle 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 32A - REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Sec. 1447f - Authorization of appropriations
Containssection 1447f
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 92-532, title IV, §407, as added Pub. L. 101-593, title III, §301, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2969.
Statutes at Large Reference104 Stat. 2969
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 92-532, Public Law 101-593

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REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAMS - 16 U.S.C. § 1447f (2012)
§1447f. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general

For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, there are authorized to be appropriated $18,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1996.

(b) Allocation

(1) Of funds appropriated in any fiscal year, not more than $500,000 shall be reserved for administration of this chapter by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency.

(2) Funds appropriated in a fiscal year which are available after allocation pursuant to paragraph (1), shall be used to support the administrative costs of Boards established pursuant to section 1447b(a) of this title, provided that such funding does not exceed $300,000 for each research Board in each fiscal year.

(3) Seventy-five percent of funds appropriated in a fiscal year available after allocation pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), shall be allocated equally among Boards located in regions submitting research project grant applications pursuant to section 1447d(b) of this title.

(4) Twenty-five percent of funds appropriated in a fiscal year available after allocation pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), shall be allocated among Boards located in regions submitting research project grant applications pursuant to section 1447d(b) of this title which, in the judgment of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, propose the most needed and highest quality research.

(Pub. L. 92–532, title IV, §407, as added Pub. L. 101–593, title III, §301, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2969.)

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