SANCTUARY DESIGNATION PROCEDURE AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 202. SANCTUARY DESIGNATION PROCEDURE AMENDMENTS. Paragraph (1) of section 304(b) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1434(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: “The Secretary shall issue a notice of designation with respect to a proposed national marine sanctuary site not later than 30 months after the date a notice declaring the site to be an active candidate for sanctuary designation is published in the Federal Register under regulations issued under this Act, or shall publish not later than such date in the Federal Register findings regarding why such notice has not been published.”.