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 114 STAT. 2390 PUBLIC LAW 106-513—NOV. 13, 2000 (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated) in the first sentence by striking "in the United States district court for the appropriate district"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(2) An action under this subsection may be brought in the United States district court for any district in which— "(A) the defendant is located, resides, or is doing business, in the case of an action against a person; "(B) the vessel is located, in the case of an action against a vessel; or "(C) the destruction of, loss of, or injury to a sanctuary resource occurred.". (b) USE OF RECOVERED AMOUNTS. —Section 312(d) (16 U.S.C. 1443(d)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: "(1) RESPONSE COSTS.— Amounts recovered by the United States for costs of response actions and damage assessments under this section shall be used, as the Secretary considers appropriate— "(A) to reimburse the Secretary or any other Federal or State agency that conducted those activities; and "(B) after reimbursement of such costs, to restore, replace, or acquire the equivalent of any sanctuary resource. "(2) OTHER AMOUNTS.—All other amounts recovered shall be used, in order of priority— "(A) to restore, replace, or acquire the equivalent of the sanctuary resources that were the subject of the action, including for costs of monitoring and the costs of curation and conservation of archeological, historical, and cultural sanctuary resources; "(B) to restore degraded sanctuary resources of the national marine sanctuary that was the subject of the action, giving priority to sanctuary resources and habitats that are comparable to the sanctuary resources that were the subject of the action; and "(C) to restore degraded sanctuary resources of other national marine sanctuaries.". (c) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— Section 312 (16 U.S.C. 1443) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(e) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—An action for response costs or damages under subsection (c) shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within 3 years after the date on which the Secretary completes a damage assessment and restoration plan for the sanctuary resources to which the action relates.". SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 313 (16 U.S.C. 1444) is amended to read as follows: •«EC. 313. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. "There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— "(1) to carry out this title— "(A) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; "(B) $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; "(C) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; "(D) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; "(E) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and

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