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 PUBLIC LAW 107-372—DEC. 19, 2002 116 STAT. 3099 "(ii) that will administer such grants in coordination with a government referred to in subparagraph (A). "(4) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Director may prescribe any additional requirements, including procedures, that the Director considers necessary to carry out the program under this subsection. "(d) CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.— For purposes of this section, 'Chesapeake Executive Council' means the representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Environmental Protection Agency, the District of Columbia, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, who are signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, and any futiu-e signatories to that Agreement. "(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRL\TIONS. —T here is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for the Chesapeake Bay Office $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 2 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act (Public Law 98-210; 97 Stat. 1409) is amended by striking subsection (e). (c) MULTIPLE SPECIES MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. — 15 USC isiid (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date note of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Chesapeake Bay l^eadiine. Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall begin a 5-year study, in cooperation with the scientific community of the Chesapeake Bay, appropriate State and interstate resource management entities, and appropriate Federal agencies— (A) to determine and expand the understanding of the role and response of living resources in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem; and (B) to develop a multiple species management strategy for the Chesapeake Bay. (2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—In order to improve the understanding necessary for the development of the strategy under paragraph (1)(B), the study shall— (A) determine the current status and trends of fish and shellfish that live in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributEu^es and are selected for study; (B) evaluate and assess interactions among the fish and shellfish referred to in subparagraph (A) and other living resources, with particular attention to the impact of changes within and among trophic levels; and (C) recommend management actions to optimize the return of a healthy and balanced ecosystem for the Chesapeake Bay. SEC. 402. CONVEYANCE OF NOAA LABORATORY IN TIBURON, CALI- FORNIA. (a) IN GENERAL. —Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of Commerce shall convey to the Board of Trustees of the California State University, by suitable instrument, in accordance with this section, by as soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United

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