42 USC 15906 - North Slope Science Initiative

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

§ 15906.

North Slope Science Initiative

(a)

Establishment

(1)

In general

(2)

Purpose

(b)

Objectives

To ensure that the Initiative is conducted through a comprehensive science strategy and implementation plan, the Initiative shall, at a minimum—

(1)

identify and prioritize information needs for inventory, monitoring, and research activities to address the individual and cumulative effects of past, ongoing, and anticipated development activities and environmental change on the North Slope;

(2)

develop an understanding of information needs for regulatory and land management agencies, local governments, and the public;

(3)

focus on prioritization of pressing natural resource management and ecosystem information needs, coordination, and cooperation among agencies and organizations;

(4)

coordinate ongoing and future inventory, monitoring, and research activities to minimize duplication of effort, share financial resources and expertise, and assure the collection of quality information;

(5)

identify priority needs not addressed by agency science programs in effect on August 8, 2005, and develop a funding strategy to meet those needs;

(6)

provide a consistent approach to high caliber science, including inventory, monitoring, and research;

(7)

maintain and improve public and agency access to—

(A)

accumulated and ongoing research; and

(B)

contemporary and traditional local knowledge; and

(8)

ensure through appropriate peer review that the science conducted by participating agencies and organizations is of the highest technical quality.

(c)

Membership

(1)

In general

(2)

Cooperative agreements

(d)

Science technical advisory panel

(1)

In general

(2)

Membership

(e)

Reports

(f)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 348, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 708.)

cite as: 42 USC 15906