Sec. 107. National coral reef action strategy
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Section 203 ( 16 U.S.C. 6402 ) is amended to read as follows: Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Conserving Our Reefs and Livelihoods Act of 2016 , the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and publish in the Federal Register a national coral reef action strategy, consistent with the purposes of this title. The Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior shall periodically review and revise the strategy as necessary.
In developing the strategy, the Secretary and Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the United States Coral Reef Task Force established under title II of such Act. The action strategy shall include a statement of goals and objectives and an implementation plan, including a description of the funds obligated each fiscal year to advance coral reef conservation. The action strategy and implementation plan shall include discussion of— coastal uses and management; water and air quality; mapping and information management; research, monitoring, and assessment, with particular emphasis on the impacts of warming sea temperatures, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, coral diseases, and invasive species; international and regional issues; outreach and education; local strategies developed by the States, United States territories, or Federal agencies, including regional fishery management councils; conservation, including how the use of marine protected areas to serve as replenishment zones will be developed using adaptive management approaches with clearly identifiable, measurable, and science-based goals, in cooperation with, and with respect for, the unique scientific, technical, and management expertise and fisheries management responsibilities of, State and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies, and consistent with local practices and traditions; and restoration efforts, including improving coral reef resilience, especially to warming sea temperatures, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, coral diseases, and invasive species. .
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