Sec. 404. Grant program to promote the reuse, recycling, and sustainable use of marine products from seafood industry
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The purpose of this section is to support projects that promote the reuse, recycling, and sustainable use of marine products from the seafood industry. In this section: The term eligible entity means— an academic institution; a nonprofit organization; and a for-profit company. The term marine product means— chitin derived from marine animals, including crustaceans, mollusks, and the scales, shells, or waste of any marine animal; seaweed; marine waste from seafood; and any other product or byproduct of the seafood industry that, in the determination of the Secretary— would ultimately end in a landfill or other waste disposal facility if not reused, recycled, or put to use in a manner consistent with the purpose of this section; and demonstrates promise for reuse, recycling, or sustainable use.
The term reuse, recycling, or sustainable use , with respect to a marine product, includes use of the marine product— as a fertilizer; as a biostimulant; as a component in a plastic alternative; in soil amendment and remediation; in wastewater treatment; and for collagen extraction. The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities for projects that involve the reuse, recycling, or sustainable use of 1 or more marine products from the seafood industry.
The Secretary shall set aside 50 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out the program established under paragraph
(1)to make grants to eligible entities that are domiciled, or have an operating location, in a State that, as determined by the Secretary, is among the States with the greatest length of coastline. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.