west, approximately 6 nm miles westward of 
Bodega Head. The boundary then extends in a 
southeasterly direction to 38.26390 degrees 
north, 123.18138 degrees west at the north-
western most point of the current Gulf of the 
Farallones Boundary. The boundary then fol-
lows 
the 
current 
northern 
Gulf 
of 
the 
Farallones NMS boundary in a northeasterly 
direction to the MHWL near Bodega Head. 
The boundary then follows the MHWL in a 
northeasterly direction to the commencement 
point at the intersection of the MHWL and 
39.00000 north. Coordinates listed in this sub-
paragraph are based on the North American 
Datum 1983 and the geographic projection. 
(b) CORDELL BANK.— 
(1) BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.—The area de-
scribed in paragraph (2) is added to the existing 
Cordell Bank NMS described in part 922.80 of title 
15, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) AREA INCLUDED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The area referred to in 
paragraph (1) consists of all submerged lands 
and waters, including living marine and other 
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resources within those waters, within the 
boundary described in subparagraph (B). 
(B) BOUNDARY.—The boundary referred 
to in subparagraph (A) commences at the most 
northeastern point of the Cordell Bank NMS 
boundary (as in effect immediately before the 
enactment of this Act) at 38.26390 degrees 
north, 123.18138 degrees west and extends 
northwestward to 38.30000 degrees north, 
123.20000 degrees west, approximately 6 nau-
tical miles (referred to in this subparagraph as 
‘‘nm’’) west of Bodega Head. The boundary 
then extends westward to 38.30000 degrees 
north, 124.00000 degrees west, approximately 
44 nautical miles west of Bodega Head. The 
boundary then turns southeastward and con-
tinues approximately 34 nautical miles to 
37.76687 degrees north, 123.75142 degrees 
west, and then approximately 15 nm eastward 
to 37.76687 north, 123.42694 west at an inter-
section with the current Cordell Bank NMS 
boundary. The boundary then follows the cur-
rent Cordell Bank NMS, which is coterminous 
with the current Gulf of the Farallones bound-
ary, in a northeasterly and the northwesterly di-
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rection to its commencement point at 38.26390 
degrees north, 123.18138 degrees west. Coordi-
nates listed in this subparagraph are based on 
NAD83 Datum and the geographic projection. 
(c) INCLUSION IN THE SYSTEM.—The areas included 
in the Sanctuaries under subsections (a) and (b) shall be 
managed as part of the National Marine Sanctuary Sys-
tem, established by section 301(c) of the National Marine 
Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431(c)), in accordance with 
that Act. 
(d) UPDATED
NOAA CHARTS.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) produce updated National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration nautical charts for the 
areas in which the Sanctuaries are located, as modi-
fied by subsections (a) and (b); and 
(2) include on those nautical charts the bound-
aries of the Sanctuaries, as so modified. 
(e) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.—In producing re-
vised nautical charts required by subsection (d) and in de-
scribing the boundaries in regulations issued by the Sec-
retary, the Secretary may make technical modifications to 
the boundaries described in this section for clarity and 
ease of identification, as appropriate. 
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SEC. 6. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING AND PER-
MITTING. 
No lease or permit may be issued that authorizes ex-
ploration, development, production, or transporting by 
pipeline of minerals or hydrocarbons within the boundaries 
of the Sanctuaries, as modified by subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 5. 
SEC. 7. MANAGEMENT PLANS AND REGULATIONS. 
(a) DRAFT PLANS.—Not later than 24 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
complete a draft supplemental management plan for each 
of the Sanctuaries, as modified by subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 5, that— 
(1) focuses on management of the areas of the 
Sanctuaries described in such subsections (a) and 
(b); and 
(2) does not weaken the resource protections in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act for 
the Sanctuaries. 
(b) REVISED PLANS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT TO REVISE.—The Secretary 
shall issue a revised management plan for each of 
the Sanctuaries at the conclusion of the first man-
agement review for the Sanctuaries initiated after 
the date of the enactment of this Act under section 
304(e) of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 
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U.S.C. 1434(e)) and issue such final regulations as 
may be necessary to implement such plans. 
(2) CONTENTS
OF
PLANS.—Revisions to the 
management plan for each of the Sanctuaries under 
this section shall, in addition to matters required 
under section 304(a)(2) of the National Marine 
Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1434(a)(2))— 
(A) facilitate all appropriate public and 
private uses of the national marine sanctuary to 
which each respective plan applies consistent 
with the primary objective of sanctuary re-
source protection; 
(B) establish temporal and geographical 
zoning if necessary to ensure protection of the 
resources of each of the Sanctuaries; 
(C) identify priority needs for research— 
(i) to improve management of the 
Sanctuaries; or 
(ii) to diminish threats to the health 
of the ecosystems in the Sanctuaries; 
(D) establish a long-term ecological moni-
toring program and database, including the de-
velopment and implementation of a resource in-
formation system to disseminate information on 
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the ecosystem, history, culture, and manage-
ment of the Sanctuaries; 
(E) identify alternative sources of funding 
needed to fully implement the provisions of each 
such plan to supplement appropriations made to 
carry out the National Marine Sanctuaries Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.); 
(F) ensure coordination and cooperation 
between the superintendents of each of the 
Sanctuaries and other Federal, State, and local 
authorities with jurisdiction over areas within 
or adjacent to one of the Sanctuaries to manage 
issues affecting the Sanctuaries, including sur-
face water runoff, stream and river drainages, 
and navigation; 
(G) in the case of revisions to such plan 
for the Farallones NMS, promote cooperation 
with farmers and ranchers operating in the wa-
tersheds adjacent to the Farallones NMS and 
establish voluntary best management practices 
programs; 
(H) promote cooperative and educational 
programs with fishing vessel operators and 
crews operating in the waters of the Sanc-
tuaries, and, whenever possible, include individ-
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uals who engage in fishing and their vessels in 
cooperative research, assessment, and moni-
toring programs and educational programs to 
promote sustainable fisheries, conservation of 
resources, and navigational safety; and 
(I) promote education and public aware-
ness, among users of the Sanctuaries, about the 
need for marine resource conservation and safe 
navigation and marine transportation. 
(c) APPLICATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS.—The 
regulations for Farallones NMS in subpart H of part 922 
of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or any cor-
responding similar regulation) or of the Cordell Bank 
NMS in subpart K of such part 922 (or any corresponding 
similar regulation), including any regulations issued as a 
result of a joint management plan review for the Sanc-
tuaries conducted pursuant to section 304(e) of the Na-
tional Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1434(e)), shall 
apply to the areas added to each Sanctuary, respectively, 
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 5 until the Secretary 
modifies such regulations in accordance with subsection 
(d) of this section. 
(d) REVISED REGULATIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) carry out an assessment of necessary 
revisions to the regulations for the Sanctuaries 
to ensure the protection of the resources of the 
Sanctuaries in a manner that is consistent with 
the purposes and policies of the National Ma-
rine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) 
and the goals and objectives for the areas added 
to either of the Sanctuaries under subsection 
(a) or (b) of section 5; and 
(B) issue final regulations for the Sanc-
tuaries that include any revisions identified in 
the assessment carried out under subparagraph 
(A). 
(2) REGULATION OF SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES.—In 
carrying out the assessment required by paragraph 
(1)(A), the Secretary shall consider appropriate reg-
ulations for— 
(A) the deposit or release of introduced 
species into the Sanctuaries; and 
(B) the alteration of stream and river 
drainage into the Sanctuaries. 
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(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the as-
sessment required by paragraph (1)(A), the Sec-
retary shall consider exempting from further regula-
tion under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act or 
this Act discharges that are permitted under a Na-
tional Pollution Discharge Elimination System per-
mit that is in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act, or under a new or renewed National Pollution 
Discharge Elimination System permit if such per-
mit— 
(A) does not increase pollution in the 
Sanctuaries; and 
(B) that originates— 
(i) in the Russian River Watershed 
outside the boundaries of the Gulf of the 
Farallones National Marine Sanctuary; or 
(ii) from the Bodega Marine Labora-
tory. 
(e) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary shall 
provide for the participation of the general public in the 
review and revision of the management plans for the Sanc-
tuaries and relevant regulations under this section. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act— 
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(1) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2016, for activities other than construction 
and acquisition activities; and 
(2) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2012 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2016, for construction and acquisition 
activities. 
Æ 
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