Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 33 — Coastal Zone Management
§ 1460. Walter B. Jones excellence in coastal zone management awards
Statutory text
Establishment
The Secretary shall, using sums in the Coastal Zone Management Fund established under section 1456a of this title and other amounts available to carry out this chapter (other than amounts appropriated to carry out sections 1454, 1455, 1455a, 1456b, 1456c, and 1461 of this title), implement a program to promote excellence in coastal zone management by identifying and acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field.
Annual selection of recipients
The Secretary shall elect annually—
one individual, other than an employee or officer of the Federal Government, whose contribution to the field of coastal zone management has been the most significant;
5 local governments which have made the most progress in developing and implementing the coastal zone management principles embodied in this chapter; and
up to 10 graduate students whose academic study promises to contribute materially to development of new or improved approaches to coastal zone management.
Solicitation of nominations for local government recipients
In making selections under subsection (b)(2) the Secretary shall solicit nominations from the coastal states, and shall consult with experts in local government planning and land use.
Solicitation of nominations for graduate student recipients
In making selections under subsection (b)(3) the Secretary shall solicit nominations from coastal states and the National Sea Grant College Program.
Funding; types of awards
Using sums in the Coastal Zone Management Fund established under section 1456a of this title and other amounts available to carry out this chapter (other than amounts appropriated to carry out sections 1454, 1455, 1455a, 1456b, 1456c, and 1461 of this title), the Secretary shall establish and execute appropriate awards, to be known as the “Walter B. Jones Awards”, including—
cash awards in an amount not to exceed $5,000 each;
research grants; and
public ceremonies to acknowledge such awards.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966
Pub. L. 89–454 title III § 314 · 80 Stat. 203
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1460
Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 314, formerly § 313, as added Pub. L. 101–508, title VI, § 6213, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–312
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 314, formerly § 313, as added Pub. L. 101–508, title VI, § 6213, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–312National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments Act of 1992
Pub. L. 102–587 § 2205(b)(20)(B) · 106 Stat. 5039
Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 1460(a); 16 U.S.C. § 1460(e)
Pub. L. 102–587, § 2205(b)(20)(B), (C), after “under section 1456a of this title” inserted “and other amounts available to carry out this chapter (other than amounts appropriated to carry out sections 1454, 1455, 1455a, 1456b, 1456c, and 1461 of this title)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (a), (e). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2205(b)(20)(B), (C), after “under section 1456a of this title” inserted “and other amounts available to carry out this chapter (other than amounts appropriated to carry out sections 1454, 1455, 1455a, 1456b, 1456c, and 1461 of this title)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) in subsection (a) by inserting after “under section 308” the following: “and other amounts available to carry out this title (other than amounts appropriated to carry out sections 305, 306, 306A, 309, 310, and 315)”; and
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1460, Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 314, formerly § 311, as added Pub. L. 92–583, , 86 Stat. 1287; renumbered § 314, Pub. L. 94–370, § 7, , 90 Stat. 1019, related to establishment, etc., of Coastal Zone Management Advisory Committee, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–272, title VI, § 6045(2), , 100 Stat. 127.
Amendments
1992—Subsecs. (a), (e). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2205(b)(20)(B), (C), after “under section 1456a of this title” inserted “and other amounts available to carry out this chapter (other than amounts appropriated to carry out sections 1454, 1455, 1455a, 1456b, 1456c, and 1461 of this title)”.
Credits
1990–1992 · 2 acts
- 1990Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 314, formerly § 313, as added Pub. L. 101–508, title VI, § 6213, , 104 Stat. 1388–312
- 1992renumbered § 314 and amended Pub. L. 102–587, title II, § 2205(b)(20), , 106 Stat. 5052.
Show as published
(Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 314, formerly § 313, as added Pub. L. 101–508, title VI, § 6213, , 104 Stat. 1388–312; renumbered § 314 and amended Pub. L. 102–587, title II, § 2205(b)(20), , 106 Stat. 5052.)