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 PUBLIC LAW 101-593—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2969 REPORT ON RESEARCH PROGRAM " SEC. 406. (a) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF REPORT.— Each Board receiving a grant under section 405 shall, not later than 2 years after the approval of its comprehensive plan under section 405 and at 2-year intervals thereafter, prepare and submit to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a report describing— "(1) the findings and conclusions of research projects conducted in the region; "(2) recommendations for improvements in the design or implementation of programs for the protection of the marine environment; and "(3) available data and information concerning ecosystem health within the region. "(h) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS. — Upon receipt of a report prepared by a Board under subsection (a), the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall transmit a copy of such report to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives. "AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS " SEC. 407. (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of carrying out the 16 USC I447f. provisions of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $18,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1996. " (b) ALLOCATION.—(1) Of funds appropriated in any fiscal year, not more than $500,000 shall be reserved for administration of this title by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency. "(2) Funds appropriated in a fiscal year which are available after allocation pursuant to paragraph (1), shall be used to support the administrative costs of Boards established pursuant to subsection 403(a), provided that such funding does not exceed $300,000 for each research Board in each fiscal year. "(3) Seventy-five percent of funds appropriated in a fiscal year available after allocation pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), shall be allocated equally among Boards located in regions submitting research project grant applications pursuant to section 405(b). "(4) Twenty-five percent of funds appropriated in a fiscal year available after allocation pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), shall be allocated among Boards located in regions submitting research project grant applications pursuant to section 405(b) which, in the judgment of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, propose the most needed and highest quality research.". TITLE IV—FOREST FOUNDATION SECTION 401. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "National Forest Foundation Act". National Forest Foundation Act. 16 USC 583j note.

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