§8206 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Top federal science leaders — the Director, the NOAA assistant administrator, the EPA assistant administrator, and the USGS director — working with the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and other agencies, can give scientific and technical help to Partnerships, people running fish habitat projects, and the Board. That help can include helping states, tribes, regions, towns, and nonprofit groups create and run Partnerships; helping with habitat surveys, planning, and picking priorities; supporting high‑priority conservation projects; advising on science‑based monitoring and a national habitat assessment; supplying experts to evaluate and report results; and providing funds or resources so state agencies can offer technical help.

Title 16, §8206

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(a)The Director, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator, the Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator, and the Director of the United States Geological Survey, in coordination with the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, may provide scientific and technical assistance to Partnerships, participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the Board.

(b)Scientific and technical assistance provided under subsection (a) may include—

(1)providing technical and scientific assistance to States, Indian Tribes, regions, local communities, and nongovernmental organizations in the development and implementation of Partnerships;

(2)providing technical and scientific assistance to Partnerships for habitat assessment, strategic planning, and prioritization;

(3)supporting the development and implementation of fish habitat conservation projects that are identified as high priorities by Partnerships and the Board;

(4)supporting and providing recommendations regarding the development of science-based monitoring and assessment approaches for implementation through Partnerships;

(5)supporting and providing recommendations for a national fish habitat assessment;

(6)ensuring the availability of experts to assist in conducting scientifically based evaluation and reporting of the results of fish habitat conservation projects; and

(7)providing resources to secure State agency scientific and technical assistance to support Partnerships, participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the Board.

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Amendments

2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–198 inserted “, the Bureau of Land Management,” after “the Forest Service”.

§8206 Technical and scientific assistance

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Title 16, §8206

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