16 USC 1445b - Enhancing support for national marine sanctuaries

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§ 1445b.

Enhancing support for national marine sanctuaries

(a)

Authority

The Secretary may establish a program consisting of—

(1)

the creation, adoption, and publication in the Federal Register by the Secretary of a symbol for the national marine sanctuary program, or for individual national marine sanctuaries or the System;

(2)

the solicitation of persons to be designated as official sponsors of the national marine sanctuary program or of individual national marine sanctuaries;

(3)

the designation of persons by the Secretary as official sponsors of the national marine sanctuary program or of individual sanctuaries;

(4)

the authorization by the Secretary of the manufacture, reproduction, or other use of any symbol published under paragraph (1), including the sale of items bearing such a symbol, by official sponsors of the national marine sanctuary program or of individual national marine sanctuaries;

(5)

the creation, marketing, and selling of products to promote the national marine sanctuary program, and entering into exclusive or nonexclusive agreements authorizing entities to create, market or sell on the Secretary’s behalf;

(6)

the solicitation and collection by the Secretary of monetary or in-kind contributions from official sponsors for the manufacture, reproduction or use of the symbols published under paragraph (1);

(7)

the retention of any monetary or in-kind contributions collected under paragraphs (5) and (6) by the Secretary; and

(8)

the expenditure and use of any monetary and in-kind contributions, without appropriation, by the Secretary to designate and manage national marine sanctuaries.

Monetary and in-kind contributions raised through the sale, marketing, or use of symbols and products related to an individual national marine sanctuary shall be used to support that sanctuary.

(b)

Contract authority

(c)

Restrictions

(d)

Property of United States

(e)

Prohibited activities

It is unlawful for any person—

(1)

designated as an official sponsor to influence or seek to influence any decision by the Secretary or any other Federal official related to the designation or management of a national marine sanctuary, except to the extent that a person who is not so designated may do so;

(2)

to represent himself or herself to be an official sponsor absent a designation by the Secretary;

(3)

to manufacture, reproduce, or otherwise use any symbol adopted by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1), including to sell any item bearing such a symbol, unless authorized by the Secretary under subsection (a)(4) or subsection (f); or

(4)

to violate any regulation promulgated by the Secretary under this section.

(f)

Collaborations

(g)

Authorization for non-profit partner organization to solicit sponsors

(1)

In general

(2)

Reimbursement for administrative costs

(3)

Partner organization defined

In this subsection, the term “partner organization” means an organization that—

(A)

draws its membership from individuals, private organizations, corporations, academic institutions, or State and local governments; and

(B)

is established to promote the understanding of, education relating to, and the conservation of the resources of a particular sanctuary or 2 or more related sanctuaries.

(Pub. L. 92–532, title III, § 316, formerly Pub. L. 102–587, title II, § 2204, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5049; renumbered § 316 of Pub. L. 92–532 and amended Pub. L. 104–283, § 6, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3364; Pub. L. 106–513, § 17, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2391.)

cite as: 16 USC 1445b