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 PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 110 STAT. 3965 the names of qualified individuals for consideration by the Governor. "(F) Two at-large representatives from among residents of communities in Alaska that were affected by the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill who are knowledgeable about the marine environment and wildlife within Prince Wiliiam Sound, and who shall serve terms of 2 years each, appointed by the remaining members of the Advisory Board. Interested parties may submit the names of qualified individuals for consideration by the Advisory Board."; (9) adding at the end of subsection (c) the following: "(4) SCIENTIFIC REVIEW.— The Advisory Board may request a scientific review of the research program every five years by the National Academy of Sciences which shall perform the review, if requested, as part of its responsibilities under section 7001(b)(2).' '; (10) by striking "the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill" in subsection (d)(2) and inserting "Arctic or Subarctic oil spills"; (11) by striking "Secretary of Commerce" in subsection (e) and inserting "Advisory Board"; (12) by strSdng ", the Advisory Board," in the second sentence of subsection (e); (13) by striking "Secretary" in subsection (e) and inserting "Advisory Board's"; (14) by inserting "authorization in section 5006(b) providing funding for the" in subsection (i) after "The"; (15) by striking "this Act" in subsection (i) and inserting "the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996"; (16) by striking the first sentence of subsection (j); and (17) by inserting 'The Advisory Board may compensate its Federal representatives for their reasonable travel costs." in subsection (j) after "Institute.". (b) FUNDING.—Section 5006 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2736) is amended by— (1) striking subsection (a) and redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (a); (2) striking "5003" in the caption of subsection (a), as redesignated, and inserting "5001, 5003,"; (3) inserting "to carry out section 5001 in the amount as determined in section 5006(b), and" after "limitation," in the text of subsection (a), as redesignated; and (4) adding at the end thereof the following: "(b) USE OF INTEREST ONLY.—The amount of funding to be made available annually to ceirry out section 5001 shall be the interest produced by the Fxind's investment of the $22,500,000 remaining funding authorized for the Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute and currently deposited in the Fund and invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in income producing securities along with other funds comprising the Fund. The NationsQ Pollution Funds Center shall transfer all such accrued interest, including the interest earned from the date funds in the Trans- Alaska Liability Pipeline Fund were transferred into the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund pursuant to section 8102(a)(2)(B)(ii), to the Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute annually, beginning 60 days sifter the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996.

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