33 U.S.C. § 2266 : US Code - Section 2266: Canadian tidal power study

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2266 : US Code - Section 2266: Canadian tidal power study

(a) Study authority
The Secretary, after consultation with the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, the National Marine Fisheries Service,
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other appropriate
governmental agencies, and the National Research Council of the
National Academy of Sciences, is authorized and directed to
undertake studies to identify the impacts on the United States of
potential Canadian tidal power development in the Bay of Fundy, and
submit such studies to the appropriate committees of the Congress.
(b) Study phases
The Secretary shall conduct the studies authorized in subsection
(a) of this section in two phases:
(1) Studies to be completed not later than October 1, 1988, to
(A) identify effects of any such projects on tidal ranges and
resulting impacts to beaches and estuarine areas, and (B)
identify further studies which would be needed to meet the
requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection; and
(2) Studies to be completed not later than October 1, 1990, to
(A) determine further environmental, social, economic, and
institutional impacts of such tidal power development, and (B)
determine what measures could be taken in Canada and the United
States to offset or minimize any adverse impacts of such
development on the United States.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, or in any fiscal
year thereafter, there is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary the sum of $1,100,000 for the purposes of subsection
(b)(1) of this section, and the sum of $8,900,000 for the purposes
of subsection (b)(2) of this section, such sums to remain available
until expended.