PUBLIC LAW 106-513—NOV. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 2381 Public Law 106-513 106th Congress An Act To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000". SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT. Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repesJ is expressed in terms of an amendment or repeal to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.). SEC. 3. CHANGES IN FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICIES; ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM. (a) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The heading for section 301 (16 U.S.C. 1431) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 301. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICIES; ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.". (b) FINDINGS.— Section 301(a) (16 U.S.C. 1431(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by striking "research, educational, or esthetic" and inserting "scientific, educational, cultural, archeological, or esthetic"; (2) in paragraph (3) by adding "and" after the semicolon; and (3) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) and inserting the following: "(4) a Federal program which establishes areas of the marine environment which have special conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, cultural, archeological, scientific, educational, or esthetic qualities as national marine i sanctuaries managed as the National Marine Sanctuary System "(A) improve the conservation, vmderstanding, management, and wise and sustainable use of marine resources; "(B) enhance public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the marine environment; and "(C) maintain for future generations the habitat, and ecological services, of the natural assemblage of living resources that inhabit these areas.". Nov. 13, 2000 [S. 1482] National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000. 16 USC 1431 note.
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