Marine mineral research centers

No later than 90 days after October 19, 1996, the Secretary shall designate 3 centers for marine mineral research and related activities. One center shall concentrate primarily on research in the continental shelf regions of the United States, 1 center shall concentrate primarily on research in deep seabed and near-shore environments of islands, and 1 center shall concentrate primarily on research in arctic and cold water regions. In designating a center under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to a university that— has demonstrated significant engineering, development, and design experience in two or more of the following areas; 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a colon. A center shall— In distributing funds to the centers designated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, allocate an equal amount to each center. Not more than 5 percent of the amount made available to carry out this section during a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary for expenses associated with administration of the program authorized by this section. None of the funds made available under this section may be used for the construction of a new building or the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an existing building (including site grading and improvement and architect fees).