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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1421f-1. John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program
(a) In general
(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary
shall conduct a grant program to be known as the John H. Prescott
Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, to provide grants to
eligible stranding network participants for the recovery or
treatment of marine mammals, the collection of data from living or
dead stranded marine mammals for scientific research regarding
marine mammal health, and facility operation costs that are
directly related to those purposes.
(2)(A) The Secretary shall ensure that, to the greatest extent
practicable, funds provided as grants under this subsection are
distributed equitably among the stranding regions designated as of
December 21, 2000, and in making such grants shall give preference
to those facilities that have established records for rescuing or
rehabilitating sick and stranded marine mammals in each of the
respective regions, or subregions.
(B) In determining priorities among such regions, the Secretary
may consider -
(i) any episodic stranding or any mortality event other than an
event described in section 1421h(6) of this title, that occurred
in any region in the preceding year;
(ii) data regarding average annual strandings and mortality
events per region; and
(iii) the size of the marine mammal populations inhabiting a
geographic area within such a region.
(b) Application
To receive a grant under this section, a stranding network
participant shall submit an application in such form and manner as
the Secretary may prescribe.
(c) Consultation
The Secretary shall consult with the Marine Mammal Commission, a
representative from each of the designated stranding regions, and
other individuals who represent public and private organizations
that are actively involved in rescue, rehabilitation, release,
scientific research, marine conservation, and forensic science
regarding stranded marine mammals, regarding the development of
criteria for the implementation of the grant program and the
awarding of grants under the program.
(d) Limitation
The amount of a grant under this section shall not exceed
$100,000.
(e) Matching requirement
(1) In general
The non-Federal share of the costs of an activity conducted
with a grant under this section shall be 25 percent of such
costs.
(2) In-kind contributions
The Secretary may apply to the non-Federal share of an activity
conducted with a grant under this section the amount of funds,
and the fair market value of property and services, provided by
non-Federal sources and used for the activity.
(f) Administrative expenses
Of amounts available each fiscal year to carry out this section,
the Secretary may expend not more than 6 percent or $80,000,
whichever is greater, to pay the administrative expenses necessary
to carry out this section.
(g) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Designated stranding region
The term "designated stranding region" means a geographic
region designated by the Secretary for purposes of administration
of this subchapter.
(2) Secretary
The term "Secretary" has the meaning given that term in section
1362(12)(A) of this title.
(h) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2003, to remain
available until expended, of which -
(1) $4,000,000 may be available to the Secretary of Commerce;
and
(2) $1,000,000 may be available to the Secretary of the
Interior.
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