Sec. 203. Coral reef conservation in Straits of Florida
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Title II of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq. ) is amended— by redesignating sections 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, and 210 ( 16 U.S.C. 6403 , 6404, 6405, 6406, 6407, 6408, 6409) as sections 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, and 211, respectively; and by inserting after section 203 ( 16 U.S.C. 6402 ) the following: The Secretary shall carry out international coral reef conservation activities with respect to coral reef ecosystems in waters beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the United States in the Straits of Florida.
The Secretary shall develop and implement a coral reef ecosystem strategy for the Straits of Florida pursuant to subsection (b). In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, the Secretary of the Interior, other relevant United States stakeholders, and the Coral Reef Task Force. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Caribbean Oil Spill Intervention, Prevention, and Preparedness Act , the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and publish in the Federal Register, a strategy to protect coral reef ecosystems of the Straits of Florida.
The Secretary shall periodically review and revise the strategy as necessary. The strategy developed by the Secretary under paragraph
(1)shall— identify coral reef ecosystems throughout the Straits of Florida that are of high value for United States marine resources such as fisheries, or that support other interests of the United States; summarize existing activities by Federal agencies and stakeholders described in subsection (a)(2) to address the conservation of coral reef ecosystems identified under subparagraph (A); establish goals, objectives, and specific targets for conservation of coral reef ecosystems in the Straits of Florida; and describe appropriate activities to achieve the goals and targets for international coral reef conservation. .
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