§2335 Coastal Aquatic Habitat Management

Summary

The Secretary can team up with the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, the heads of EPA and NOAA, other federal, state, and local agencies, and affected private groups to make a plan to deal with toxic microorganisms and the damage they cause to tidal and non‑tidal wetlands and waters in the United States. The Secretary can give planning, design, and technical help to states for voluntary fixes and habitat restoration. The federal share of project costs may be no more than 65 percent. Non‑federal partners must pay 100 percent of operation and maintenance costs. Up to $7,000,000 was authorized beginning in fiscal year 2000.