Sec. 201. Coral reef conservation and assistance
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The Secretary of the Interior may conduct activities to conserve coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems within— any unit of the National Park System; any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; any National Monument or Marine National Monument designated by an Act of Congress or under section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary; or any other Federal land unit or any territorial waters under the administration of the Secretary. The Secretary may provide technical assistance, scientific expertise, and financial assistance grants for the conservation of coral reefs in proximity to the Federal land and waters described in paragraph
(a)to— entities eligible to receive a grant under section 204 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6403 ); territories of the United States; and federally recognized Indian Tribes. The Secretary shall ensure that any action taken by the Secretary under this title is consistent with the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 ), as amended by this Act, including the national coral reef action strategy developed under section 203 of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6402 ). The Secretary shall establish within the Office of Insular Affairs a Coral Reef Initiative Program to— provide grant funding to support local management, conservation, and protection of coral reef ecosystems in— insular areas; and freely associated states; complement the other conservation and assistance activities conducted under this title; and provide other technical, scientific, and financial assistance and conduct conservation activities that advance the purposes of this title.
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