STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.

SEC. 2202. STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. (a) Designation.— The area described in subsection (b) is designated as the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (here-after in this section referred to as the “Sanctuary”). (b) Area.— The Sanctuary shall consist of all submerged lands and waters, including living and nonliving marine resources within those waters, bounded by the area described as Boundary Alter-native 3 in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Management Plan for the Proposed Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, published by the Department of Commerce in January 1991, except that the western boundary shall be modified as follows: (1) The southwestern corner of the Sanctuary shall be located at a point off Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the fol-lowing coordinates: 42 degrees, 7 minutes, 44.89 seconds (latitude), 70 degrees, 28 minutes, 15.44 seconds (longitude). (2) The northwestern comer of the Sanctuary shall be located at a point off Cape Ann, Massachusetts, at the following coordinates: 42 degrees, 37 minutes, 53.52 seconds (latitude), 70 degrees, 35 minutes, 52.38 seconds (longitude). (c) Management.— The Secretary of Commerce shall issue a management plan for the Sanctuary in accordance with section 304 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1434), as amended by this title. (d) Sand and Gravel Mining Activities Prohibited.— Not-withstanding any other provision of law, exploration for, and mining of, sand and gravel and other minerals in the Sanctuary is prohibited. (e) Consultation.— In accordance with the procedures established in section 304(e) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended by this title, the appropriate Federal agencies shall consult with the Secretary on proposed agency actions in the vicinity of the Sanctuary that may affect sanctuary resources. (f) Authorization.— There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for carrying out the purposes of this section $570,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $250,000 for fiscal year 1994. (g) Office.— The Secretary of Commerce shall consider establishing a satellite office for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary in Provincetown, Gloucester, or Hull, Massachusetts.