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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 6738 (Introduced in House) — To reauthorize and amend the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes. · Sec. 114

Sec. 114. Use of recovered amounts

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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 212, as added by this Act, the following: Any amounts available to the Secretary of Commerce that are attributable to fines, penalties, or forfeitures of property (including proceeds from the sale of such forfeited property) imposed for violations of any marine resource law enforced by such Secretary, or regulations implementing such law, for damages to corals, coral reefs, or coral reef ecosystems shall be used by such Secretary— for the benefit of the coral reef ecosystem impacted by the applicable violation, to the extent practicable; to carry out emergency response activities authorized under section 206, including to reimburse any Federal, State or local government agency for response costs incurred; or to carry out the purposes of this title, including grants of financial assistance for coral reef conservation projects. .
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