Sec. 306. Amendments to National Estuarine Research Reserve System program
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Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall designate not less than 5 new national estuarine reserves under section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1461 ) that ensure the National Estuarine Research Reserve System includes areas in— all biogeographic regions of the United States; and each coastal state (as that term is defined in that Act). Section 315(c) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1461(c) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(5)as paragraphs
(4)through (6); and by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: the establishment of coordinated long-term data monitoring and methods throughout the System for tracking and modeling the impacts of climate change on estuarine systems, including impacts on lake levels and sea levels; . Section 315(d) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1461(d) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: establishing and managing the Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Research Fellowship to provide, subject to the availability of appropriations, financial assistance to graduate research that utilizes the national estuarine research reserves; establishing a Central Data Management office and System Science Collaborative; and carrying out monitoring, education, extension, and coastal training programs throughout the System. . Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1461 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may use funds authorized under section 318 for land acquisition and the construction and renovations of facilities required to meet delivery of System programs and services, or to meet changing needs of programs under this title. Such construction shall incorporate green design principles, materials, energy efficiency, and adaptive reuse strategies, and the development of innovative coastal technology and management strategies that enhance resilience of System facilities and lands. .
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