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 114 STAT. 1958 PUBLIC LAW 106-457—NOV. 7, 2000 Sec. 702. Demonstration program. TITLE VIII—TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY ESTUARY AND BEACH CLEANUP Sec. 801. Short title. Sec. 802. Purpose. Sec. 803. Definitions. Sec. 804. Actions to be taken by the Commission and the Administrator. Sec. 805. Negotiation of new treaty minute. Sec. 806. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE IX—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 901. Purchase of American-made equipment and products. Sec. 902. Long-term estuary assessment. Sec. 903. Rural sanitation grants. Estuary TITLE I—ESTUARY RESTORATION Restoration Act 33^USC 2901 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. °°*®- This title may be cited as the "Estuary Restoration Act of 2000". 33 USC 2901. SEC. 102. PURPOSES. The purposes of this title are— (1) to promote the restoration of estuary habitat; (2) to develop a national estuary habitat restoration strategy for creating and maintaining effective estuary habitat restoration partnerships among public agencies at all levels of government and to establish new partnerships between the public and private sectors; (3) to provide Federal assistance for estuary habitat restoration projects and to promote efficient financing of such projects; and (4) to develop and enhance monitoring and research capabilities through the use of the environmental technology innovation program associated with the National Estuarine Research Reserve System established by section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1461) to ensure that estuary habitat restoration efforts are based on sound scientific understanding and innovative technologies. 33 USC 2902. SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. In this title, the following definitions apply: (1) COUNCIL. —The term "Council" means the Estuary Habitat Restoration Council established by section 105. (2) ESTUARY.— The term "estuary means a part of a river or stream or other body of water that has an unimpaired connection with the open sea and where the sea water is measurably diluted with fresh water derived from land drainage. The term also includes near coastal waters and wetlands of the Great Lakes that are similar in form and function to estuaries, including the area located in the Great Lakes biogeographic region and designated as a National Estuarine Research Reserve under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) as of the date of enactment of this Act. (3) ESTUARY HABITAT.— The term "estuary habitat" means the physical, biological, and chemical elements associated with an estuary, including the complex of physical and hydrologic features and living organisms within the estuary and associated ecosystems.

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