Sec. 106. Revisions to national program
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Section 207 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6406 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: enhancing public awareness, education, understanding, and appreciation of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems, including the benefits healthy and resilient coral reefs provide to island and coastal communities and to the United States; ; by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: removing or otherwise addressing, and providing assistance to States in removing or otherwise addressing, derelict fishing gear, marine debris, and abandoned vessels from coral reef ecosystems to conserve living marine resources; ; by amending paragraph
(4)to read as follows: cooperative conservation, research, restoration, and management of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems with local, regional, or international programs and partners, including research institutions located in a State; ; and by adding at the end the following: improving and promoting the resilience of corals, coral reefs, and coral reef ecosystems; activities designed to prevent or minimize the likelihood of vessel impacts or other physical damage to coral reefs, including any at-risk reefs identified under section 207(d); and centrally archiving, managing, and distributing data sets and coral reef ecosystem assessments and making such information readily available on public websites, including, at the discretion of the Administrator, on the public websites of local, regional, or international programs and partners. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary, in coordination with other Federal agencies, shall establish and maintain an inventory of all vessel grounding incidents involving coral reefs, including a description of— the impacts to such coral reefs and related natural resources; vessel and ownership information; an estimate of the costs for— removal of the vessel; or restoration of the impacted reef; to the extent practicable, the actual costs, including costs estimated under section 206(e), that were incurred by each party that participated in any— removal of the vessel; or restoration of the impacted reef; the response action taken by the vessel owner, the Secretary, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, or other Federal or State agencies; the status of the response action, including the dates of vessel removal and coral reef restoration, and any actions taken to prevent future grounding incidents; and any other pertinent information the Secretary determines appropriate. The Secretary shall establish and maintain a nationwide inventory of at-risk reefs, including proposed remediation to address threats or damage to at-risk reefs identified under this subsection. The Secretary shall use data and information collected or compiled under this title or any other available information source to identify at-risk reefs to be included in the inventory under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall identify appropriate measures, including measures taken by other agencies, to remediate at-risk reefs, including— recommendations to prevent, reduce the likelihood, or otherwise address negative impacts and incidents; cooperative actions with other Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental partners; and a strategy and timetable to implement such measures and recommendations. To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall track any measures taken to remediate at-risk reefs identified under paragraph (2), including any measures identified and taken under paragraph (3). The Secretary shall make any inventory established and maintained under this subsection, a description of the remediation measures identified under paragraph (3), and a description of any actions tracked under paragraph (4), readily available to the public on a government website. The Secretary, in coordination with similar efforts at other Departments and agencies, shall provide for the long-term stewardship and public accessibility of all environmental data and information collected under this title. The Secretary shall— archive environmental data, research, and similar information collected under this title with the use of Federal funds; to the greatest extent practicable, make such environmental data and information readily available to the public on a government website; develop standards, protocols, and procedures for sharing Federal data with non-Federal partner agencies and the private sector or academia; and develop metadata standards for coral reef ecosystems in accordance with Federal Geographic Data Committee guidelines. .
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