Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 102 — Coastal Habitat Conservation
§ 8304. Reports
Statutory text
In general
Not later than 1 year after , and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Service, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make available to the public on the website of the Service, a report on the Coastal Program carried out under this chapter.
Requirements
Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall assess on regional and nationwide bases—
Coastal Program work on coastal ecosystems;
progress made by the Coastal Program toward identifying the leading threats to priority coastal landscapes and conservation actions to address those threats; and
prospects for, and success of, protecting, restoring, and enhancing coastal ecosystems.
Inclusions
Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include—
quantitative information on coastal landscapes protected, restored, or enhanced;
funds appropriated to the Coastal Program that have been expended or leveraged;
a description of adaptive management practices implemented; and
a description of emerging challenges or data gaps that hinder the ability of the Coastal Program to achieve the purpose of this chapter.
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.
Pub. L. 118–138 § 5 · 138 Stat. 1653
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 8304
(Pub. L. 118–138, § 5, Dec. 11, 2024, 138 Stat. 1653.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–138 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 118–138, § 5, Dec. 11, 2024, 138 Stat. 1653.)
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