Sec. 104. Carbon sequestration through wetland and grassland
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The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary and the heads of other relevant agencies, are encouraged to identify and pursue opportunities for the restoration or conservation of grasslands, wetlands, and coastal blue carbon habitats of the United States that are owned or managed by the Federal Government, State or local governments, Indian Tribes, or private persons that will— increase the net carbon stock of the United States, allowing the United States to reach the objectives established under section 101(a); and provide other environmental, cultural, and economic benefits to the region in which the restoration or conservation is carried out.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior and the heads of other relevant agencies, shall monitor the net carbon stock in blue carbon habitats. In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary, and the heads of other relevant agencies shall collaborate to monitor the net carbon stock in grassland.