The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a community-based fishery and coastal habitat restoration program to implement and support the restoration of fishery and coastal habitats.
In carrying out the program, the Secretary may-
(1) provide funding and technical expertise to fishery and coastal communities to assist them in restoring fishery and coastal habitat;
(2) advance the science and monitoring of coastal habitat restoration;
(3) transfer restoration technologies to the private sector, the public, and other governmental agencies;
(4) develop public-private partnerships to accomplish sound coastal restoration projects;
(5) promote significant community support and volunteer participation in fishery and coastal habitat restoration;
(6) promote stewardship of fishery and coastal habitats; and
(7) leverage resources through national, regional, and local public-private partnerships.
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Section was enacted as part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, and not as part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which comprises this chapter.