16 U.S.C. § 8301

Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to legislatively authorize the Coastal Program of the Service in effect as of December 11, 2024 , to conduct collaborative landscape-level planning and on-the-ground coastal habitat assessment, coastal habitat protection, coastal habitat restoration, and coastal habitat enhancement projects in priority coastal landscapes to conserve and recover Federal trust species.

( Pub. L. 118–138, § 2 , Dec. 11, 2024 , 138 Stat. 1651 .)