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 PUBLIC LAW 101-593-NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2963 or a career reserve position as defined in 3132(A) of title 5 U.S.C. and the head of such office shall report directly, without intervening review or approval, to the Assistant Administrator for Enforcement. SEC. 203. CIVIL INVESTIGATORS. The Administrator, as soon as practicable following the date of the enactment of this Act, but no later than September 30, 1991, shall increase by fifty the number of civil investigators assigned to assist the Office of Enforcement in developing and prosecuting civil and administrative actions and carrying out its other functions. SEC. 204. NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE. The Administrator shall, as soon as practicable but no later than September 30, 1991 establish within the Office of Enforcement the National Enforcement Training Institute. It shall be the function of the Institute, among others, to train Federal, State, and local lawyers, inspectors, civil and criminal investigators, and technical experts in the enforcement of the Nation's environmental laws. SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and $33,000,000 for fiscal year 1995. TITLE III—REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAMS SEC. 301. REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAMS. The Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (33 U.S.C 1401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: "TITLE IV—REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAMS Establishment. PURPOSES "SEC. 401. The purpose of this title is to establish regional research programs, under effective Federal oversight, to— ' (1) set priorities for regional marine and coastal research in support of efforts to safeguard the water quality and ecosystem health of each region; and "(2) carry out such research through grants and improved coordination. "DEFINITIONS "SEC. 402. As used in this title, the term— "(1) 'Board' means any Regional Marine Research board established pursuant to section 403(a); "(2) 'Federal agency' means any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government, including any independent agency or establishment of the Federal Government and any government corporation; "(3) 'local government' means any city, town, borough, county, parish, district, or other public body which is a political subdivision of a State and which is created pursuant to State law; 16 USC 1447. 16 USC 1447a.

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