Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 83A — Coral Reef Conservation, Management, and Assistance
§ 6452. Duties
Statutory text
The duties of the Task Force shall be—
to coordinate, in cooperation with covered States, covered Native entities, Federal reef managers, covered reef managers, coral reef research centers designated under section 6411(b) of this title (as added by this division), and other nongovernmental and academic partners as appropriate, activities regarding the mapping, monitoring, research, conservation, mitigation, and restoration of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems;
to monitor and advise regarding implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities set forth in—
Executive Order 13089 (63 Fed. Reg. 32701; relating to coral reef protection); and
the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy;
to work in coordination with the other members of the Task Force—
to assess the United States role in international trade and protection of coral species;
to encourage implementation of appropriate strategies and actions to promote conservation and sustainable use of coral reef resources worldwide; and
to collaborate with international communities successful in managing coral reefs;
to provide technical assistance for the development and implementation, as appropriate, of—
the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and
coral reef action plans under section 6404 of this title; and
to produce a report each year, for submission to the appropriate congressional committees and publication on the public website of the Task Force, highlighting the status of the coral reef resources of a covered State on a rotating basis, including—
a summary of recent coral reef management and restoration activities undertaken in that State; and
updated estimates of the direct and indirect economic activity supported by, and other benefits associated with, those coral reef resources.
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.
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Pub. L. 117–263 div. J title C § 10012 · 136 Stat. 2395
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 6452
(Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title C, § 10012, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3952.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title C, § 10012, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3952.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 10012. DUTIES. The duties of the Task Force shall be— (1) to coordinate, in cooperation with covered States, covered Native entities, Federal reef managers, covered reef managers, coral reef research centers designated under section 212(b) of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (as added by this division), and other nongovernmental and academic partners as appropriate, activities regarding the mapping, monitoring, research, conservation, mitigation, and restoration of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; (2) to monitor and advise regarding implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities set forth in— (A) Executive Order 13089 (63 Fed. Reg. 32701; relating to coral reef protection); and (B) the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; (3) to work in coordination with the other members of the Task Force— (A) to assess the United States role in international trade and protection of coral species; (B) to encourage implementation of appropriate strategies and actions to promote conservation and sustainable use of coral reef resources worldwide; and (C) to collaborate with international communities successful in managing coral reefs; (4) to provide technical assistance for the development and implementation, as appropriate, of— (A) the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; and (B) coral reef action plans under section 205 of that Act; and (5) to produce a report each year, for submission to the appropriate congressional committees and publication on the public website of the Task Force, highlighting the status of the coral reef resources of a covered State on a rotating basis, including— (A) a summary of recent coral reef management and restoration activities undertaken in that State; and (B) updated estimates of the direct and indirect economic activity supported by, and other benefits associated with, those coral reef resources.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This division, referred to in par. (1), is div. J of Pub. L. 117–263, , 136 Stat. 3930. For complete classification of div. J to the Code, see Tables.
Executive Order 13089, referred to in par. (2)(A), is Ex. Ord. No. 13089, , 63 F.R. 32701, which is set out as a note under section 6401 of this title.
Section 6404 of this title, referred to in par. (4)(B), was in the original “section 205 of that Act” and was translated as meaning section 205 of title II of Pub. L. 106–562, known as the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Credits
(Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title C, § 10012, , 136 Stat. 3952.)