Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§1891a Community-based restoration program for fishery and coastal habitats
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 38— - FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 1891a
Summary
The Secretary of Commerce must set up a community program to help restore fish and coastal habitats. Under the program, the Secretary can give money and technical help to communities, support science and monitoring, share restoration technology, form public‑private and government partnerships, encourage volunteer and community involvement, promote stewardship, and combine resources across partners.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §1891a
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(a)The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a community-based fishery and coastal habitat restoration program to implement and support the restoration of fishery and coastal habitats.
(b)In carrying out the program, the Secretary may—
(1)provide funding and technical expertise to fishery and coastal communities to assist them in restoring fishery and coastal habitat;
(2)advance the science and monitoring of coastal habitat restoration;
(3)transfer restoration technologies to the private sector, the public, and other governmental agencies;
(4)develop public-private partnerships to accomplish sound coastal restoration projects;
(5)promote significant community support and volunteer participation in fishery and coastal habitat restoration;
(6)promote stewardship of fishery and coastal habitats; and
(7)leverage resources through national, regional, and local public-private partnerships.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, and not as part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which comprises this chapter.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 1891a
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73