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[CITE: 33USC2906]

 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
                     CHAPTER 42--ESTUARY RESTORATION
 
Sec. 2906. Monitoring of estuary habitat restoration projects


(a) Under Secretary

    In this section, the term ``Under Secretary'' means the Under 
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce.

(b) Database of restoration project information

    The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Council, shall develop 
and maintain an appropriate database of information concerning estuary 
habitat restoration projects carried out under this chapter, including 
information on project techniques, project completion, monitoring data, 
and other relevant information.

(c) Monitoring data standards

    The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Council, shall develop 
standard data formats for monitoring projects, along with requirements 
for types of data collected and frequency of monitoring.

(d) Coordination of data

    The Under Secretary shall compile information that pertains to 
estuary habitat restoration projects from other Federal, State, and 
local sources and that meets the quality control requirements and data 
standards established under this section.

(e) Use of existing programs

    The Under Secretary shall use existing programs within the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create and maintain the 
database required under this section.

(f) Public availability

    The Under Secretary shall make the information collected and 
maintained under this section available to the public.

(Pub. L. 106-457, title I, Sec. 107, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1964.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2903, 2904, 2907 of this 
title.
