FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICIES.

SEC. 2101. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICIES. (a) Findings.— Section 301(a) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1431(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by inserting “, and in some cases international,” after “national”; (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) by inserting “, research,” after “conservation”; and (B) by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end; (3) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “(6) protection of these special areas can contribute to maintaining a natural assemblage of living resources for future generations.”. 106 STAT. 5040 (b) Purposes and Policies.— Section 301(b) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1431(b)) is amended to read as follows: “(b) Purposes and Policies.— The purposes and policies of this title are— “(1) to identify and designate as national marine sanctuaries areas of the marine environment which are of special national significance; “(2) to provide authority for comprehensive and coordinated conservation and management of these marine areas, and activities affecting them, in a manner which complements existing regulatory authorities. “(3) to support, promote, and coordinate scientific research on, and monitoring of, the resources of these marine areas, especially long-term monitoring and research of these areas; “(4) to enhance public awareness, understanding, appreciation, and wise use of the marine environment; “(5) to facilitate to the extent compatible with the primary objective of resource protection, all public and private uses of the resources of these marine areas not prohibited pursuant to other authorities; “(6) to develop and implement coordinated plans for the protection and management of these areas with appropriate Federal agencies, State and local governments, Native American tribes and organizations, international organizations, and other public and private interests concerned with the continuing health and resilience of these marine areas; “(7) to create models of, and incentives for, ways to conserve and manage these areas; “(8) to cooperate with global programs encouraging conservation of marine resources; and “(9) to maintain, restore, and enhance living resources by providing places for species that depend upon these marine areas to survive and propagate.”.