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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3090
To authorize appropriations for the National Marine Sanctuaries, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 14, 1996
Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr.
MILLER of California, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. TAU-
ZIN, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. JONES, Mr. LONGLEY, Mr.
TORKILDSEN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ORTIZ,
Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. RIGGS, Mrs. SMITH of
Washington, Mr. GOSS, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. DEUTSCH, and Mr. CAMP-
BELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the National Marine
Sanctuaries, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Marine Sanc-
tuaries Renewal Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARIES ACT.
The National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C.
1431–1445a) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection 311(b) (16 U.S.C. 1442(b)),
by adding after the first sentence the following:
‘‘The Secretary may also create, or participate in the
creation of, nonprofit organizations to solicit dona-
tions to carry out the purposes and policies of this
title.’’.
(2) In subsection 311(c) (16 U.S.C. 1442(c)),
by adding at the end of the subsection the following:
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to recruit, train, and
accept the services of individuals without compensa-
tion as volunteers, and may provide for incidental
expenses such as transportation, uniforms, lodging,
and subsistence of such volunteers. The provisions of
16 U.S.C. 742f(c)(3)–(5) shall apply to such volun-
teers.’’.
(3) In section 313 (16 U.S.C. 1444), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ in paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and (5)
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years
1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ before the period.
(4) 
In 
section 
315(e)(3) 
(16 
U.S.C.
1445a(e)(3)), by adding before the period ‘‘; such
notice, however, need only be published locally in the
case of an advisory council established to provide as-
sistance to a particular sanctuary’’.
(5) By adding the following new sections after
section 315:
‘‘SEC. 316. ENHANCING SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To augment appropriations and
enhance funding for the designation and management of
national marine sanctuaries, the Secretary is authorized
to develop, market, and sell symbols under this section and
products under section 317.
‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary’s authority under
this section specifically includes—
‘‘(1) the creation, adoption, and publication in
the Federal Register by the Secretary of a symbol
for the national marine sanctuary program, or for
individual national marine sanctuaries;
‘‘(2) the solicitation of persons to be designated
as official sponsors of the national marine sanctuary
program or of individual national marine sanc-
tuaries;
‘‘(3) the designation of persons by the Sec-
retary as official sponsors of the national marine
sanctuary program or of individual sanctuaries;
‘‘(4) the authorization by the Secretary of the
use of any symbol published under paragraph (1) by
official sponsors of the national marine sanctuary
program or of individual national marine sanc-
tuaries;
‘‘(5) the establishment of prices and collection
by the Secretary of monetary and/or in-kind pay-
ments from official sponsors for the manufacture,
reproduction, or use of the symbols published under
paragraph (1);
‘‘(6) the establishment of a special interest-
bearing revolving fund;
‘‘(7) the retention of any monetary proceeds
collected under paragraph (5) by the Secretary in
the fund established under paragraph (6); and
‘‘(8) the use of in-kind proceeds collected under
paragraph (5) by the Secretary, and the expenditure
of any amounts in the fund established under para-
graph (6), without appropriation, by the Secretary
to designate and manage national marine sanc-
tuaries.
‘‘(c) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may
contract with any person for the creation of symbols or
the solicitation of official sponsors under subsection (b).
‘‘(4) to violate any regulation promulgated by
the Secretary under this section.
‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—The term ‘official sponsor’ means
any person designated by the Secretary who is authorized
to manufacture, reproduce, or use any symbol created,
adopted, and published in the Federal Register under this
section for monetary and/or in-kind proceeds paid to the
Secretary.
‘‘SEC. 317. CREATION AND SALE OF NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY PRODUCTS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized
to create, market, and sell products to promote the Na-
tional Marine Sanctuary Program and may enter into ex-
clusive or nonexclusive agreements authorizing entities to
create, market and/or sell such products on the Secretary’s
behalf.
‘‘(b) PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from sale of these
products shall be deposited in the interest bearing revolv-
ing fund established by section 316(b)(6).
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURE.—The Secretary may expend the
proceeds from sale of National Marine Sanctuary products
deposited in the revolving fund established by section
316(b)(6) and interest, without appropriation, to des-
ignate and manage national marine sanctuaries.’’.
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