PUBLIC LAW 102-567—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4299 SEC. 504. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 33 USC 2804. ' ' On September 30 of each other year beginning in 1993, the Administrator and the Under Secretary shall jointly submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives a report describing the condition of the Nation's coastal ecosystems, including the following: "(1) an assessment of the status and health of the Nation's coastal ecosystems; "(2) an evaluation of environmental trends in coastal ecosystems; "(3) identification of sources of enironmental degradation affecting coastal ecosystems; "(4) an assessment of the extent to which floatables degrade coastal ecosystems, including trends in the accumulation of floatables and the threat posed by floatables to aquatic life; "(5) an assessment of the impact of government programs designed to abate the degradation of coastal ecosystems: "(6) an evaluation of the adequacy of monitoring programs and identification of any additional program elements which may be needed; and "(7) a summary of monitoring results in areas monitored under subsection 503(d). •SEC. SOS. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 33 USC 2805. " (a) NOAA AUTHORIZATION. —For development and implementation of programs under this title, including financial assistance to non-Federal agencies and institutions to support implementation of intensive monitoring programs under section 503(d), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary amounts not to exceed $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
- (b) EPA AUTHORIZATION. — For development and implementation of programs under this title, including financial assistance
to non-Federal agencies and institutions to support implementation of intensive monitoring programs under section 503(d), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator amounts not to exceed $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. ". TITLE VI—NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION NOAA Fleet Modernization Act. SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 33 usC 851 This title may be cited as the *T»JOAA Fleet Modernization ^"^ Act". SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS. 33 USC 891. In this title, the term— (1) '^OAA" means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce. (2) "NOAA fleet" means the fleet of research vessels owned or operated by NOAA
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