§ 1447d. — Research 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: 16USC1447d]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 32A--REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Sec. 1447d. Research grant program
(a) Program administration
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall administer a grant program to support the
administrative functions of each Board.
(b) Research grants
(1) Each Board may annually submit a grant application to the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
fund projects aimed at achieving the research priorities set forth in
each research plan, including amendments thereto, developed and approved
pursuant to section 1447c of this title.
(2) Projects eligible for funding under this section shall include
research, investigations, studies, surveys, or demonstrations with
respect to--
(A) baseline assessment of marine environmental quality,
including chemical, physical, and biological indicators of
environmental quality;
(B) effects or potential effects of contaminants, including
nutrients, toxic chemicals and heavy metals, on the environment,
including marine and aquatic organisms;
(C) effects of modification of habitats, including coastal
wetlands, seagrass beds and reefs, on the environment, including
marine organisms;
(D) assessment of impacts of pollutant sources and pollutant
discharges into the coastal environment;
(E) transport, dispersion, transformation, and fate and effect
of contaminants in the marine environment;
(F) marine and estuarine habitat assessment and restoration;
(G) methods and techniques for modeling environmental quality
conditions and trends;
(H) methods and techniques for sampling of water, sediment,
marine and aquatic organisms, and demonstration of such methods and
techniques;
(I) the effects on human health and the environment of
contaminants or combinations of contaminants at various levels,
whether natural or anthropogenic, that are found in the marine
environment;
(J) environmental assessment of potential effects of major
coastal and offshore development projects in the region;
(K) assessment of the effects of climate change on marine
resources in the region; and
(L) analysis and interpretation of research data for the benefit
of State and local environmental protection and resource management
agencies in the region.
(3) Grant applications submitted pursuant to this subsection shall
include--
(A) a description of the specific research projects to be
conducted;
(B) identification of the organization responsible for each
project and the principal investigator directing the project;
(C) a budget statement for each project;
(D) a schedule of milestones and interim products for each
research project;
(E) a description of the relationship of the proposed project to
the goals, objectives, and priorities of the research plan for the
region and to other research projects; and
(F) any other information which may be required by the
Administrator.
(c) Review and approval of project proposals
(1) The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall review the annual grant application and, with the
concurrence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
approve such grant application with such conditions as are determined to
be appropriate based on peer reviews conducted pursuant to paragraph
(2).
(2) The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall develop a system of peer review of grant
applications which shall ensure that only the highest quality research
is approved for funding and that each project is reviewed by research
scientists outside the region concerned.
(d) Reporting
Any recipient of a grant under this section shall report to the
appropriate Board, not later than 18 months after award of the grant, on
the activities of such recipient conducted pursuant to this subsection.
Such report shall include narrative summaries and technical data in such
form as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration may require.
(Pub. L. 92-532, title IV, Sec. 405, as added Pub. L. 101-593, title
III, Sec. 301, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2967.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1447e, 1447f of this title.
