33 U.S.C. § 2906 : US Code - Section 2906: Monitoring of estuary habitat restoration projects

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2906 : US Code - Section 2906: Monitoring of estuary habitat restoration projects

(a) Under Secretary
In this section, the term "Under Secretary" means the Under
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce.
(b) Database of restoration project information
The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Council, shall
develop and maintain an appropriate database of information
concerning estuary habitat restoration projects carried out under
this chapter, including information on project techniques, project
completion, monitoring data, and other relevant information.
(c) Monitoring data standards
The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Council, shall
develop standard data formats for monitoring projects, along with
requirements for types of data collected and frequency of
monitoring.
(d) Coordination of data
The Under Secretary shall compile information that pertains to
estuary habitat restoration projects from other Federal, State, and
local sources and that meets the quality control requirements and
data standards established under this section.
(e) Use of existing programs
The Under Secretary shall use existing programs within the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create and
maintain the database required under this section.
(f) Public availability
The Under Secretary shall make the information collected and
maintained under this section available to the public.