104 STAT. 2964 PUBLIC LAW 101-593 —NOV. 16, 1990 "(4) 'marine and coastal waters' means estuaries, waters of the estuarine zone, including wetlands, any other waters seaward of the historic height of tidal influence, the territorial seas, the contiguous zone, and the ocean; "(5) 'nonprofit organization' means any organization, association, or institution described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 which is exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(a) of such Code; "(6) 'region' means 1 of the 9 regions described in section 403(a); and "(7) 'State' means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. State listing. "REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH BOARDS 16 USC 1447b. "SEC. 403. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— A Regional Marine Research board shall be established for each of the following regions: "(1) the Gulf of Maine region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the State of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts (north of Cape Cod); "(2) the greater New York bight region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the States of Massachusetts (south of Cape Cod), Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, from Cape Cod to Cape May; "(3) the mid-Atlantic region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the States of New Jersey, Delaware, Mary- land, Virginia, and North Carolina, from Cape May to Cape Fear; "(4) the South Atlantic region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, from Cape Fear to the Florida Keys, including the marine and coastal waters off Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands; "(5) the Gulf of Mexico region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the States of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, along the Gulf coast from the Florida Keys to the Mexican border; "(6) the California region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the State of California, from Point Reyes to the Mexican border; "(7) the North Pacific region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the States of California, Oregon, and Washington, from Point Reyes to the Canadian border; "(8) the Alaska region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the State of Alaska; and "(9) insular Pacific region, comprised of the marine and coastal waters off the State of Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Great Lakes Research Office authorized under section 118(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(d)) shall be responsible for research in the Great Lakes region and shall be considered the Great Lakes counterpart to the research program established pursuant to this title. " (b) MEMBERSHIP. — "(1) COMPOSITION. —Each Board shall be comprised of 11 members of which—
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