§ 2905. — Estuary habitat restoration strategy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC2905]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 42--ESTUARY RESTORATION
Sec. 2905. Estuary habitat restoration strategy
(a) In general
Not later than 1 year after November 7, 2000, the Council, \1\ shall
develop an estuary habitat restoration strategy designed to ensure a
comprehensive approach to maximize benefits derived from estuary habitat
restoration projects and to foster the coordination of Federal and non-
Federal activities related to restoration of estuary habitat.
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(b) Goal
The goal of the strategy shall be the restoration of 1,000,000 acres
of estuary habitat by the year 2010.
(c) Integration of estuary habitat restoration plans, programs, and
partnerships
In developing the estuary habitat restoration strategy, the Council
shall--
(1) conduct a review of estuary management or habitat
restoration plans and Federal programs established under other laws
that authorize funding for estuary habitat restoration activities;
and
(2) ensure that the estuary habitat restoration strategy is
developed in a manner that is consistent with the estuary management
or habitat restoration plans.
(d) Elements of the strategy
The estuary habitat restoration strategy shall include proposals,
methods, and guidance on--
(1) maximizing the incentives for the creation of new public-
private partnerships to carry out estuary habitat restoration
projects and the use of Federal resources to encourage increased
private sector involvement in estuary habitat restoration
activities;
(2) ensuring that the estuary habitat restoration strategy will
be implemented in a manner that is consistent with the estuary
management or habitat restoration plans;
(3) promoting estuary habitat restoration projects to--
(A) provide healthy ecosystems in order to support--
(i) wildlife, including endangered and threatened
species, migratory birds, and resident species of an estuary
watershed; and
(ii) fish and shellfish, including commercial and
recreational fisheries;
(B) improve surface and ground water quality and quantity,
and flood control;
(C) provide outdoor recreation; and
(D) address other areas of concern that the Council
determines to be appropriate for consideration;
(4) addressing the estimated historic losses, estimated current
rate of loss, and extent of the threat of future loss or degradation
of each type of estuary habitat;
(5) measuring the rate of change for each type of estuary
habitat;
(6) selecting a balance of smaller and larger estuary habitat
restoration projects; and
(7) ensuring equitable geographic distribution of projects
funded under this chapter.
(e) Public review and comment
Before the Council adopts a final or revised estuary habitat
restoration strategy, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register a draft of the estuary habitat restoration strategy and provide
an opportunity for public review and comment.
(f) Periodic revision
Using data and information developed through project monitoring and
management, and other relevant information, the Council may periodically
review and update, as necessary, the estuary habitat restoration
strategy.
(Pub. L. 106-457, title I, Sec. 106, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1963.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2903, 2904 of this title.
