33 U.S.C. § 1273
Section 1273 · Lake Pontchartrain Basin
Current version, with additions and removals from the December 28, 2012 version.
The Administrator shall establish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program.
The Administrator shall establish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program.
The purpose of the program shall be to restore the ecological health of the Basin by developing and funding restoration projects and related scientific and public education projects.
The purpose of the program shall be to restore the ecological health of the Basin by developing and funding restoration projects and related scientific and public education projects.
In carrying out the program, the Administrator shall—
In carrying out the program, the Administrator shall—
(1) provide administrative and technical assistance to a management conference convened for the Basin under section 1330 of this title;
(1) provide administrative and technical assistance to a management conference convened for the Basin under section 1330 of this title;
(2) assist and support the activities of the management conference, including the implementation of recommendations of the management conference;
(2) assist and support the activities of the management conference, including the implementation of recommendations of the management conference;
(3) support environmental monitoring of the Basin and research to provide necessary technical and scientific information;
(3) support environmental monitoring of the Basin and research to provide necessary technical and scientific information;
(4) develop a comprehensive research plan to address the technical needs of the program;
(4) develop a comprehensive research plan to address the technical needs of the program;
(7) ensure that the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under section 1330 of this title is reviewed and revised in accordance with section 1330 of this title not less often than once every 5 years, beginning on December 23, 2022.
The Administrator may make grants to pay not more than 75 percent of the costs—
The Administrator may make grants to pay not more than 75 percent of the costs—
(2) for public education projects recommended by the management conference.
(2) for public education projects recommended by the management conference.
In this section, the following definitions apply:
In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Basin
(1) Basin
(2) Program
(2) Program
(1) In general
(1) In general
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2012 and the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2012 and the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
(2) Public education projects
(2) Public education projects
(3) Administrative expenses
Not more than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be used for administrative expenses.