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 118 STAT. 74 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 American Fisheries’’, $10,000,000 shall be provided to the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board, $2,000,000 shall be available to the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, $2,000,000 shall be available to the South Carolina Seafood Alliance, $1,500,000 shall be available to the Oregon Trawl Commission, and $1,500,000 shall be available to the Oregon State University Seafood Labora tory: Provided, That: (1) the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board (hereinafter ‘‘the Board’’) shall be a nonprofit organization and not an agency or establishment of the United States; (2) the Sec retary may appoint, assign, or otherwise designate as Executive Director an employee of the Department of Commerce, who may serve in an official capacity in such position, with or without reimbursement, and such appointment or assignment shall be with out interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege; and (3) the Board may adopt bylaws consistent with the purposes of this section, and may undertake other acts necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. SEC. 209. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Public Works and Economic Development Act as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121, et seq.) or any other provision of law, the Economic Development Administration shall approve the sale, transfer, or conveyance, with out compensation to the agency, of any land on the former Charleston Naval Base, located north of Viaduct Road which was improved by EDA project numbers 04–49–04196, 04–49–04280, 04– 49–04462, and 04–49–04461 and funds obligated but not yet dis bursed in connection with EDA project number 04–49–04347 shall remain available until expended and, as of September 30, 2003, shall be exempt from the application of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce shall approve, without compensation to the Agency, a lease to be entered into by the City of Florence, Alabama, and Alabama Real Estate Holdings, Inc., containing such terms and conditions as the city of Florence determines appropriate, for use of the parcel of land (including improvements thereon) located in Florence, Alabama, that was improved using assistance from the Economic Development Administration under EDA project number 04–01–03963. SEC. 210. (a) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to operate a marine laboratory in South Carolina in accordance with a memorandum of agreement, including any future amendments, among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the State of South Carolina, the Medical University of South Carolina, and the College of Charleston as a partnership for collaborative, interdisciplinary marine scientific research. (b) To carry out subsection (a), the agencies that are partners in the Laboratory may accept, apply for, use, and spend Federal, State, private and grant funds as necessary to further the mission of the Laboratory without regard to the source or of the period of availability of these funds and may apply for and hold patents, as well as share personnel, facilities, and property. Any funds collected or accepted by any partner may be used to offset all or portions of its costs, including overhead, without regard to 31 U.S.C. 143302(b); to reimburse other participating agencies for all or portions of their costs; and to fund research and facilities expan sion. Funds for management and operation of the Laboratory may South Carolina. Memorandum. Alabama. Alabama Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

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