PUBLIC LAW 107-295—NOV. 25, 2002 116 STAT. 2075 destruction, loss or injury from crime, or sabotage due to terrorist activity, and to respond to such activity in accordance with the transportation security plans developed under section 70103. "(b) MISSION. —Each maritime safety and security team shall be trained, equipped, and capable of being employed to— "(1) deter, protect against, and rapidly respond to threats of maritime terrorism; "(2) enforce moving or fixed safety or security zones established pursuant to law; "(3) conduct high speed intercepts; "(4) board, search, and seize any article or thing on or at, respectively, a vessel or facility found to present a risk to the vessel or facility, or to a port; "(5) rapidly deploy to supplement United States armed forces domestically or overseas; "(6) respond to criminal or terrorist acts within a port so as to minimize, insofar as possible, the disruption caused by such acts; "(7) assist with facility vulnerability assessments required under this chapter; and "(8) carry out other security missions as are assigned to it by the Secretary. " (c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES. —To the maximum extent feasible, each maritime safety and security team shall coordinate its activities with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and emergency response agencies. «§ 70107. Grants "(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Maritime Administrator, shall establish a grant program for making a fair and equitable allocation among port authorities, facility operators, and State and local agencies required to provide security services of funds to implement Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans. The program shall take into account national economic and strategic defense considerations. "(b) ELIGIBLE COSTS. —The following costs of funding the correction of Coast Guard identified vulnerabilities in port security and ensuring compliance with Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans are eligible to be funded: "(1) Salary, benefits, overtime compensation, retirement contributions, and other costs of additional Coast Guard mandated security personnel. "(2) The cost of acquisition, operation, and maintenance of security equipment or facilities to be used for security monitoring and recording, security gates and fencing, marine barriers for designated security zones, security-related lighting systems, remote surveillance, concealed video systems, security vessels, and other security-related infrastructure or equipment that contributes to the overall security of passengers, cargo, or crewmembers. "(3) The cost of screening equipment, including equipment that detects weapons of mass destruction and conventional explosives, and of testing and evaluating such equipment, to certify secure systems of transportation. "(4) The cost of conducting vulnerability assessments to evaluate and make recommendations with respect to security.
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