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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1211. Congressional statement of purpose
For the purpose of conserving and protecting coral reef resources
of the tropical islands of interest and concern to the United
States in the Pacific and safeguarding critical island areas from
possible erosion and to safeguard future recreational and esthetic
uses of Pacific coral reefs, the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution are authorized to
cooperate with and provide assistance to the governments of the
State of Hawaii, the territories and possessions of the United
States, including Guam and American Samoa, the Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands, and other island possessions of the United
States, in the study and control of the seastar "Crown of Thorns"
(Acanthaster planci).
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