§ 1421f-1. — John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1421f-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 31--MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION
SUBCHAPTER V--MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH AND STRANDING RESPONSE
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 92-522, title IV, Sec. 408, as added Pub. L. 106-555, title II,
Sec. 202(a)(2), Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2767.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 408 of Pub. L. 92-522 was renumbered section 409,
and is classified to section 1421g of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1362 of this title.
