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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2738. North Pacific Marine Research Institute
(a) Institute established
The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a North Pacific Marine
Research Institute (hereafter in this section referred to as the
"Institute") to be administered at the Alaska SeaLife Center by the
North Pacific Research Board.
(b) Functions
The Institute shall -
(1) conduct research and carry out education and demonstration
projects on or relating to the North Pacific marine ecosystem
with particular emphasis on marine mammal, sea bird, fish, and
shellfish populations in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska
including populations located in or near Kenai Fjords National
Park and the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; and
(2) lease, maintain, operate, and upgrade the necessary
research equipment and related facilities necessary to conduct
such research at the Alaska SeaLife Center.
(c) Evaluation and audit
The Secretary of Commerce may periodically evaluate the
activities of the Institute to ensure that funds received by the
Institute are used in a manner consistent with this section. The
Federal Advisory Committee Act [5 U.S.C. App.] shall not apply to
the Institute.
(d) Status of employees
Employees of the Institute shall not, by reason of such
employment, be considered to be employees of the Federal Government
for any purpose.
(e) Use of funds
No funds made available to carry out this section may be used to
initiate litigation, or for the acquisition of real property (other
than facilities leased at the Alaska SeaLife Center). No more than
10 percent of the funds made available to carry out subsection
(b)(1) of this section may be used to administer the Institute. The
administrative funds of the Institute and the administrative funds
of the North Pacific Research Board created under Public Law 105-83
may be used to jointly administer such programs at the discretion
of the North Pacific Research Board.
(f) Availability of research
The Institute shall publish and make available to any person on
request the results of all research, educational, and demonstration
projects conducted by the Institute. The Institute shall provide a
copy of all research, educational, and demonstration projects
conducted by the Institute to the National Park Service, the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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