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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 4816 (Introduced in Senate) — To provide for the establishment of the Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Policy and purpose

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It is the policy of the United States to protect and preserve the ancient cypress trees located off the coast of Alabama, known as the Alabama Underwater Forest . The purpose of this Act is to protect the resources of the area described in section 4(b), to educate and interpret for the public regarding the ancient Alabama Underwater Forest environment, and to manage human uses of the Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary consistent with this Act and title III of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. ).
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