33 U.S.C. § 3701

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 3701 - Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are to provide for-

(1) development coordination ¹ and implementation of a comprehensive interagency plan to-

(A) monitor and conduct research on the processes and consequences of ocean acidification and coastal acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems; and

(B) maintain and advise an interagency research, monitoring, and public outreach program on ocean acidification and coastal acidification;

(2) maintenance of an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;

(3) assessment and consideration of regional and national ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean acidification and coastal acidification; and

(4) research adaptation strategies and mitigating the impacts of ocean and coastal acidification and related co-stressors on marine ecosystems.

¹ So in original.

33 U.S.C. § 3701

Pub. L. 111-11, title XII, §124022402,, 123 Stat. 1436; Pub. L. 117-167, div. B, title VI, §106420642,, 136 Stat. 1672.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2022- Pub. L. 117-167, §10642(b), struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading "Purposes" before "The purposes" in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 117-167, §10642(a)(1), substituted "development coordination and implementation" for "development and coordination" in introductory provisions, "acidification and coastal acidification on marine organisms" for "acidification on marine organisms" in subpar. (A), and "maintain and advise an interagency research, monitoring, and public outreach program on ocean acidification and coastal acidification;" for "establish an interagency research and monitoring program on ocean acidification;" in subpar. (B).Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 117-167, §10642(a)(2), substituted "maintenance" for "establishment". Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 117-167, §10642(a)(3), inserted "and coastal acidification" after "ocean acidification".Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117-167, §10642(a)(4), substituted "mitigating the impacts of ocean and coastal acidification and related co-stressors on marine ecosystems." for "techniques for effectively conserving marine ecosystems as they cope with increased ocean acidification."

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

SHORT TITLE OF 2022 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 117-167, div. B, title VI, §106410641,, 136 Stat. 1672, provided that: "This subtitle [subtitle E (§§10641-10649) of title VI of div. B of Pub. L. 117-167 amending this section and sections 3702 to 3708 of this title] may be cited as the 'Coastal and Ocean Acidification Research and Innovation Act of 2021'."

SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 111-11, title XII, §124012401,, 123 Stat. 1436, provided that: "This subtitle [subtitle D (§§12401-12409) of title XII of Pub. L. 111-11 enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009' or the 'FOARAM Act'."

coastal acidification: The term "coastal acidification" means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of coastal oceans, estuaries, and Great Lakes from atmospheric pollution, freshwater inputs, and excess nutrient run-off from land.
ocean acidification: The term "ocean acidification" means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of the Earth's oceans, coastal estuaries, marine waterways, and Great Lakes caused by carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the breakdown of organic matter.