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 108 STAT. 562 PUBLIC LAW 103-238—APR. 30, 1994 (c) USE BY NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRA- TION.—The property conveyed pursuant to this section shall be used by the Secretary of Commerce in support of the operations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (d) REVERSION RIGHTS. —Conveyance of the property pursuant to this section shall be subject to the condition that all right, title, and interest in and to the property so conveyed shall immediately be conveyed to the public entity vested with ownership of the remainder of the Charleston Naval Base, if and when— (1) continued ownership and occupation of the property by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration no longer is compatible with the comprehensive plan for reuse of the Charleston Naval Base developed by the community reuse committee and approved by the Secretary of the Navy; and (2) such public entity provides for relocation of the programs and personnel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration occupying such property, at no further cost to the United States Government, to a comparable facility, including adjacent waterfront and pier, within the Charleston area. SEC. 23. PACIFIC COAST TASK FORCE; GULF OF MAINE. Title I (16 U.S.C. 1371 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 16 USC 1389. "SEC. 120. PACIFIC COAST TASK FORCE; GULF OF MAINE. "(a) PINNIPED REMOVAL AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Secretary may permit the intentional lethal taking of pinnipeds in accordance with this section. "(b) APPLICATION.- - -(1) A State may apply to the Secretary to authorize the intentional lethal taking of individually identifiable pinnipeds which are having a significant negative impact on the decline or recovery of salmonid fishery stocks which— "(A) have been listed as threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); "(B) the Secretary finds are approaching threatened species or endangered species status (as those terms are defined in that Act); or "(C) migrate through the Ballard Locks at Seattle, Washington. "(2) Any such application shall include a means of identifying the individual pinniped or pinnipeds, and shall include a detailed description of the problem interaction and expected benefits of the taking. "(c) ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO APPLICATION.—(1) Within 15 days of receiving an application, the Secretary shall determine whether the application has produced sufficient evidence to warrant establishing a Pinniped-Fishery Interaction Task Force to address Federal the situation described in the application. If the Secretary deter- ^^bl^^tion mines sufficient evidence has been provided, the Secretary shall pu ica ion. establish a Pinniped-Fishery Interaction Task Force and publish a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on the application. "(2) A Pinniped-Fishery Interaction Task Force established under paragraph (1) shall consist of designated employees of the Department of Commerce, scientists who are knowledgeable about

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