PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986
100 STAT. 125
fiscal year: 4 to 1 for fiscal year 1986; 2.3 to 1 for fiscal year 1987; 1.5 to 1 for fiscal year 1988; and 1 to 1 for each fiscal year after fiscal year 1988.". (c) Section 306(g) (16 U.S.C. 1455) is amended by striking out the period at the end of the first sentence and all that follows thereafter and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ", and subject to the following conditions: "(1) The state shall promptly notify the Secretary of any State and local proposed amendment, modification or other program change governments. and submit it for Secretarial approval. The Secretary may suspend all or part of any grant made under this section pending state submission of the proposed amendment, modification or other program change. "(2) Within 30 days from the date on which the Secretary receives any proposed amendment, the Secretary shall notify the state whether the Secretary approves or disapproves the amendment, or whether the Secretary finds it is necessary to extend the review of the proposed amendment for a period not to exceed 120 days from the date the Secretary received the proposed amendment. The Secretary may extend this 120-day period only as necessary to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). "(3) The state may not implement any proposed amendment as part of its approved program pursuant to section 306, until after the proposed amendment has been approved by the Secretary.". SEC. 6044. NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESERVE RESEARCH SYSTEM.
Section 315 (16 U.S.C. 1461) is amended to read as follows: NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESERVE RESEARCH SYSTEM
315. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SYSTEM.—There is established the National Estuarine Reserve Research System (hereinafter referred to in this section as the 'System') that consists of— "(1) each estuarine sanctuary designated under this section as in effect before the date of the enactment of the Coastal Zone Management Reauthorization Act of 1985; and Ante, p. 124. "(2) each estuarine area designated as a national estuarine reserve under subsection (b). Each estuarine sanctuary referred to in paragraph (1) is hereby designated as a national estuarine reserve. "SEC.
"(b) DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESERVES.—After the
date of the enactment of the Coastal Zone Management Reauthorization Act of 1985, the Secretary may designate an estuarine area as a national estuarine reserve if— "(1) the Governor of the coastal State in which the area is located nominates the area for that designation; and "(2) the Secretary finds that— "(A) the area is a representative estuarine ecosystem that is suitable for long-term research and contributes to the biogeographical and typological balance of the System; "(B) the law of the coastal State provides long-term protection for reserve resources to ensure a stable environment for research; "(C) designation of the area as a reserve will serve to enhance public awareness and understanding of estuarine
State and local governments.
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