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 94 STAT. 2044

PUBLIC LAW 96-460—OCT. 15, 1980

Public Law 96-460 96th Congress A n Act Oct. 15, 1980 [H.R. 4417]

rpp provide for the coordination of federally supported and conducted research efforts regarding the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Chesapeake Bay United States of America in Congress assembled, Coordination Act SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

16 USC 3001 note. 16 USC 3001.

This Act may be cited as the "Chesapeake Bay Research CoordinationAct ofl980". SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) the Chesapeake Bay area is one of the greatest national resources in the United States of America, serving as an abundant source of seafood, recreation, beauty, and enjoyment, as well as providing habitat for a wide variety of fish, waterfowl, flora, and fauna; (2) the Chesapeake Bay area serves as one of the world's major waterways, each year carrying millions of tons of waterborne shipping to and from all parts of the globe; (3) the productivity and beauty of the Chesapeake Bay area in recent years has been diminished and threatened by water pollution, shoreline erosion, excessive sedimentation, and other injuries; (4) numerous Federal agencies have initiated and supported research to study, manage, enhemce, protect, preserve, or restore the resources of the Chesapeake Bay area; and (5) the various research relating to the Chesapeake Bay area could be more effectively coordinated in order to obtain maximum benefits. (b) The purposes of this Act are— (1) to provide for the rational and effective coordination of federally conducted and supported research aimed at increasing fundamental knowledge in support of wise management of the Chesapeake Bay area; (2) to identify key management information needs and specify a coherent program of research that will respond to those needs; (3) to identify the needs and priorities for such additional research as are required for the improvement of fundamental knowledge about the Chesapeake Bay area; (4) to assure a comprehensive and balanced approach to federally conducted and supported research on the Chesapeake Bay area; (5) to encourage the utilization of the results and findings of research, and of other relevant information, in the management decisionmaking processes which have an impact on the Chesapeake Bay area; and

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