114 STAT. 2768 PUBLIC LAW 106-555—DEC. 21, 2000 the development of criteria for the implementation of the grant program and the awarding of grants under the program. "(d) LIMITATION. — The amount of a grant under this section shall not exceed $100,000. "(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— - "(1) IN GENERAL.— The non-Federal share of the costs of an activity conducted with a grant under this section shall be 25 percent of such costs. "(2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary may apply to the non-Federal share of an activity conducted with a grant under this section the amount of funds, and the fair market value of property and services, provided by non-Federal sources and used for the activity. "(f) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— Of amounts available each fiscal year to carry out this section, the Secretary may expend not more than 6 percent or $80,000, whichever is greater, to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this section. "(g) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: "(1) DESIGNATED STRANDING REGION.— The term 'designated stranding region' means a geographic region designated by the Secretary for purposes of administration of this title. "(2) SECRETARY.— The term 'Secretary* has the meaning given that term in section 3(12)(A). "(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2003, to remain available until expended, of which— "(1) $4,000,000 may be available to the Secretary of Commerce; and "(2) $1,000,000 may be available to the Secretary of the Interior.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 3(12)(B) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1362(12)(B)) is amended by inserting "(other than section 408)" after "title IV". (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1027) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 408 and 409 and inserting the following: "Sec. 408. John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program. "Sec. 409. Authorization of appropriations. "Sec. 410. Definitions.". 16 USC 917a SEC. 203. STUDY OF THE EASTERN GRAY WHALE POPULATION. Deadline. (a) STUDY.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Commerce shall initiate a study of the environmental and biological factors responsible for the significant increase in mortality events of the eastern gray whale population and other potential impacts these factors may be having on the eastern gray whale population. (b) CONSIDERATION OF WESTERN POPULATION INFORMATION. — The Secretary should ensure that, to the greatest extent practicable, information From current and future studies of the western gra^ whale population is considered in the study under this section, so as to better understand the dynamics of each population and to test different h3^otheses that may lead to an increased understanding of the mechanism driving their respective population dynamics.
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