2012 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 42 - ESTUARY RESTORATION (§§ 2901 - 2909)
Section 2901 - Purposes
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 42 - ESTUARY RESTORATION Sec. 2901 - Purposes |
Contains | section 2901 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000.</p> Estuary Restoration Act of 2000.</p> |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 106-457, title I, §102, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1958; Pub. L. 110-114, title V, §5017(a), Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1197. |
Statutes at Large References | 114 Stat. 1958, 1957, 1981 121 Stat. 1197 |
Public Law References | Public Law 106-457, Public Law 110-114 |
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to promote the restoration of estuary habitat by implementing a coordinated Federal approach to estuary habitat restoration activities, including the use of common monitoring standards and a common system for tracking restoration acreage;
(2) to develop and implement a national estuary habitat restoration strategy for creating and maintaining effective estuary habitat restoration partnerships among public agencies at all levels of government and to establish new partnerships between the public and private sectors;
(3) to provide Federal assistance for estuary habitat restoration projects through cooperative agreements and to promote efficient financing of such projects; and
(4) to develop and enhance monitoring and research capabilities through the use of the environmental technology innovation program associated with the National Estuarine Research Reserve System established by section 1461 of title 16 to ensure that estuary habitat restoration efforts are based on sound scientific understanding and innovative technologies.
(Pub. L. 106–457, title I, §102, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1958; Pub. L. 110–114, title V, §5017(a), Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1197.)
Amendments2007—Par. (1). Pub. L. 110–114, §5017(a)(1), inserted “by implementing a coordinated Federal approach to estuary habitat restoration activities, including the use of common monitoring standards and a common system for tracking restoration acreage” before semicolon at end.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 110–114, §5017(a)(2), inserted “and implement” after “to develop”.
Par. (3). Pub. L. 110–114, §5017(a)(3), inserted “through cooperative agreements” after “restoration projects”.
Short TitlePub. L. 106–457, §1(a), Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1957, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter, sections 1273 and 1300 of this title, and sections 277d–43 to 277d–46 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, amending sections 1263a, 1267, 1269, 1324, and 1330 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, sections 1251 and 1267 of this title, and section 277d–43 of Title 22] may be cited as the ‘Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000’.”
Pub. L. 106–457, title I, §101, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1958, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Estuary Restoration Act of 2000’.”
Purchase of American-Made Equipment and ProductsPub. L. 106–457, title IX, §901, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1981, provided that:
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“(b)
Pub. L. 106–457, title IX, §902, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1981, provided that:
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“(b)
“(c)
“(d)
“(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 to develop the management agreement under subsection (c); and
“(2) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 to carry out the project.
Such sums shall remain available until expended.”
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