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 114 STAT. 1964 PUBLIC LAW 106-457—NOV. 7, 2000 (d) ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGY.— The estuary habitat restoration strategy shall include proposals, methods, and guidance on— (1) maximizing the incentives for the creation of new publicprivate partnerships to carry out estuary habitat restoration projects and the use of Federal resources to encourage increased private sector involvement in estuary habitat restoration activities; (2) ensuring that the estuary habitat restoration strategy will be implemented in a manner that is consistent with the estuary management or habitat restoration plans; (3) promoting estuary habitat restoration projects to— (A) provide healthy ecosystems in order to support— (i) wildlife, including endangered and threatened species, migratory birds, and resident species of an estuary watershed; and (ii) fish and shellfish, including commercial and recreational fisheries; (B) improve surface and ground water quality and quantity, and flood control; (C) provide outdoor recreation; and (D) address other areas of concern that the Council determines to be appropriate for consideration; (4) addressing the estimated historic losses, estimated current rate of loss, and extent of the threat of future loss or degradation of each type of estuary habitat; (5) measuring the rate of change for each type of estuary habitat; (6) selecting a balance of smaller and larger estuary habitat restoration projects; and (7) ensuring equitable geographic distribution of projects funded under tlus title. Federal Register, (e) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.— Before the Council adopts publication. a final or revised estuary habitat restoration strategy, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a draft of the estuary habitat restoration strategy and provide an opportunity for public review and comment. (f) PERIODIC REVISION. — Using data and information developed through project monitoring and management, and other relevant information, the Council may periodically review and update, as necessary, the estuary habitat restoration strategy. 33 USC 2906. SEC. 107. MONITORING OF ESTUARY HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS. (a) UNDER SECRETARY.—In this section, the term "Under Secretary" means the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere ^ of the Department of Commerce. (b) DATABASE OF RESTORATION PROJECT INFORMATION. —The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Council, shall develop and maintain an appropriate database of information concerning estuary habitat restoration projects carried out under this title, including information on project techniques, project completion, monitoring data, and other relevant information. (c) MONITORING DATA STANDARDS. —The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Council, shall develop standard data formats for monitoring projects, along with requirements for types of data collected and frequency of monitoring.

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