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16 U.S.C. § 1884

Deep sea coral research and technology program

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 1884, Deep sea coral research and technology program, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447273
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The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate regional fishery management councils and in coordination with other federal 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. agencies and educational institutions, shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, establish a program— Beginning 1 year after January 12, 2007, the Secretary, in consultation with the Councils, shall submit biennial reports to Congress and the public on steps taken by the Secretary to identify, monitor, and protect deep sea coral areas, including summaries of the results of mapping, research, and data collection performed under the program.

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-265(H.R. 200)1976-04-13
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-479(H.R. 5946)2007-01-12
    Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally