§ 8206. Technical and scientific assistance

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.

1. 2020

   America’s Conservation Enhancement Act

   Pub. L. 116–188 title II § 206 · 134 Stat. 905

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 8206

   Pub. L. 116–188, title II, § 206, Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 934

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 116–188, title II, § 206, Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 934

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 206. TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE. (a) In General.— The Director, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator, the Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator, and the Director of the United States Geological Survey, in coordination with the Forest Service and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, may provide scientific and technical assistance to Partnerships, participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the Board. (b) Inclusions.— Scientific and technical assistance provided under subsection (a) may include— (1) providing technical and scientific assistance to States, Indian Tribes, regions, local communities, and nongovernmental organizations in the development and implementation of Partnerships; (2) providing technical and scientific assistance to Partnerships for habitat assessment, strategic planning, and prioritization; (3) supporting the development and implementation of fish habitat conservation projects that are identified as high priorities by Partnerships and the Board; (4) supporting and providing recommendations regarding the development of science-based monitoring and assessment approaches for implementation through Partnerships; (5) supporting and providing recommendations for a national fish habitat assessment; (6) ensuring the availability of experts to assist in conducting scientifically based evaluation and reporting of the results of fish habitat conservation projects; and (7) providing resources to secure State agency scientific and technical assistance to support Partnerships, participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the Board.

2. 2024

   Pub. L. 118–198 title II § 204 · 138 Stat. 2682

   Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 8206(a)

   Pub. L. 118–198 inserted “, the Bureau of Land Management,” after “the Forest Service”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–198 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–198 inserted “, the Bureau of Land Management,” after “the Forest Service”.

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