33 USC 2905 - Estuary habitat restoration strategy

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 2905.

Estuary habitat restoration strategy

(a)

In general

(b)

Goal

(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

(f)

Periodic revision

(Pub. L. 106–457, title I, § 106, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1963.)

cite as: 33 USC 2905