Sec. 112. Permits
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The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) is further amended by inserting after section 210, as added by this Act, the following: The Secretary may, in accordance with this section and regulations promulgated under this title, issue a permit authorizing the conduct of bona fide research or other activities compatible with one or more of the purposes in section 202 of this title. The Secretary may place any terms and conditions on a permit issued under this section that the Secretary deems reasonable.
Subject to regulations promulgated under this title, the Secretary may assess and collect fees as specified in this subsection. Any fee assessed shall be equal to the sum of— all costs incurred, or expected to be incurred, by the Secretary in processing the permit application, including indirect costs; and if the permit is approved, all costs incurred, or expected to be incurred, by the Secretary as a direct result of the conduct of the activity for which the permit is issued.
Amounts collected by the Secretary in the form of fees under this section may be used by the Secretary for issuing and administering permits under this section. For any fee assessed under paragraph
(2)of this subsection, the Secretary may— accept in-kind contributions in lieu of a fee; or waive or reduce the fee. Nothing in this section shall be considered to require a person to obtain a permit under this section for the conduct of any fishing activities not prohibited by this title or regulations promulgated thereunder. .
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