Sec. 404. FUNDING

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## SEC. 404 FUNDING ###

(a)In General The Secretary of Commerce may, from amounts available to the Secretary to carry out the work of the Commission, provide assistance for use in accordance with the Report and the priorities of the Commission— ####

(1)to collect marine resources data in the Northwest Straits; ####

(2)to coordinate Federal, State, and local marine resources protection and restoration activities in the Northwest Straits; and ####

(3)to carry out other activities identified in the Report as important to the protection and restoration of marine resources in the Northwest Straits. ###

(b)Provision The Secretary may provide the assistance authorized by subsection

(a)through the Director of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, unless the Governor of the State of Washington objects. If the Governor objects, then the Secretary may provide the assistance though the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.