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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 272IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 11, 2021Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prescribe an additional requirement for the designation of marine sanctuaries off the coast of Alaska, and for other purposes.

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Limitation on authority to designate marine sanctuaries

Section 303 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1433) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking The Secretary may and inserting Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary may; and(2)by adding at the end the following:(c)

Limitation

The Secretary may not designate as a national marine sanctuary any area of the marine environment off the coast of Alaska seaward of the high tide line unless an Act of Congress—(1)requires the Secretary to make such a designation; and(2)prescribes the boundaries of the area to be given such designation by the Secretary..