Sec. 201. Assessment program for offshore aquaculture
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish an assessment program (in this section referred to as the assessment program ) with the objective of assessing the viability of offshore aquaculture— in light of changing circumstances and advances in technology; and using the best available science, information from aquaculture stakeholders, and information developed from demonstration projects for which permits are issued under section 202.
At a minimum, the assessment program shall examine the following in order to determine the viability of offshore aquaculture: The ability of different commercial-scale facility designs and operational methods— to survive various atmospheric and ocean conditions to the extent possible, including high wind speeds or high-energy ocean conditions associated with severe weather, or tidal or tsunami activity, without— escapes; loss of or damage to infrastructure; or wildlife entanglement resulting from loss or damaged infrastructure; to prevent adverse wildlife impacts to the extent possible, including entanglements of large whales, sea turtles, and other species protected under— the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); and the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ); to prevent adverse impacts on the marine environment to the extent possible, including impacts to habitat, water chemistry, and wildlife; and to prevent adverse impacts on navigation and safety, to the extent possible, to existing ocean users due to offshore aquaculture facilities, including requirements for operations, navigation, and transit associated with such facilities.
The ability of different technologies to provide reliable and timely data on offshore aquaculture facilities, including visual data and other relevant data types, on a regular basis to enable the Administrator to monitor— the compliance of demonstration projects for which permits are issued under section 202 with the requirements under subsection
(b)of such section; impacts on the marine environment; and interference with existing uses of the water bodies in which demonstration projects for which permits are issued under section 202 are located. The relative risks, benefits, and costs of various types of offshore aquaculture, including different species of finfish in different geographies and under varying climactic and ecological conditions. Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Administrator establishes the assessment program, the Administrator shall publish, make available to the public, and submit to the National Academy of Sciences and the Comptroller General of the United States, a report that includes the following: A description of each demonstration project for which a permit is issued under section 202, including documentation supporting the issuance of the permit. A summary of the information submitted to the Administrator for each such demonstration project. A description of the progress made toward meeting the objective described in subsection (a).
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