106 STAT. 5048 PUBLIC LAW 102-587—NOV. 4, 1992 Massachusetts. SEC. 2202. STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. note. (&) DESIGNATION. — The area described in subsection (b) is designated as the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (hereafter 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 Alternative 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 comer of the Sanctuary shall be located at a point off Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the following 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) M^AGEMENT. —The Secretary of Conmierce 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 AcTivrnES PROHIBITED.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, exploration for, and mining of, sand ana 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 Hie 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. SEC. 2203. MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. (a) ISSUANCE OF DESIGNATION NOTICE. — Notwithstanding section 304(b) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Scuictuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1434(b)), the designation of the Monterey Bay National Marine Scmctuary (hereafter in this section the "Sanctuary"), as described in the notice of designation submitted to the Congress on September 15, 1992, shall take effect on September 18, 1992. (b) OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no leasing, exploration, development, or production of oil or gas shall be permitted within the Sanctuary as provided by section 944.5 of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Management Plan for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, published by the Depcuiiment of Commerce in June 1992. 16 USC 1433 note. Effective date.
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