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 106 STAT. 5040 PUBLIC LAW 102-587—NOV. 4, 1992 (b) PURPOSES AND POUCIES.—Section 301(b) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1431(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(b) PURPOSES AND POLICIES. —The purposes and policies of this title are— "(1) to identify and designate as national marine sanctuaries areas of the marine environment which are of special national significance; "(2) to provide authority for comprehensive and coordinated conservation and management of these marine areas, and activities affecting them, in a manner which complements existing regulatory authorities. ''(3) to support, promote, and coordinate scientific research on, and monitoring of, the resources of these marine areas, especially long-term monitoring and research of these areas; "(4) to enhance public awareness, understanding, appreciation, and wise use of the marine environment; "(5) to facilitate to the extent compatible with the primary objective of resource protection, all public and private uses of the resources of these marine areas not prohibited pursuant to other authorities; "(6) to develop and implement coordinated plans for the protection and management of these areas with appropriate Federal agencies, State and local governments. Native American tribes and organizations, international organizations, and other public and private interests concerned with the continuing health and resilience of these marine areas; "(7) to create models of, and incentives for, ways to conserve and msuiage these areas; "(8) to cooperate with global programs encouraging conservation of marine resources; and "(9) to maintain, restore, and enhance living resources by providing places for species that depend upon these marine areas to siurvive and propagate.". SEC. 2102. DEFINITIONS. (a) MARINE ENVIRONMENT. — Section 302(3) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1432(3)) is amended by adding "including the exclusive economic zone," after "jurisdiction,". (b) DAMAGES.—Section 302(6) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1432(6)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking "and" at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B) by adding "and" at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(C) the reasonable cost of monitoring appropriate to the ii^jured, restored, or replaced resources,. (c) RESPONSE COSTS. —Section 302(7) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1432(7)) is amended by inserting "or authorized" after "taken". (d) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.— Section 302 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1432) is amended (1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting "; and"; and (2) by adding after paragraph (8) the following:

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