,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,r4 #befj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ae 7legislative
 day1 ,april #aj71 #bjbd,receiv$  ,,an  
,,act  ,to require ! ,secret>y (        
,comm]ce to e/abli% ! ,sea ,turtle      
,rescue ,assi/ance ,grant ,program1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,sea ,turtle ,rescue   
,assi/ance & ,rehabilitation ,act (     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,sea ,turtle ,rescue        
,assi/ance & ,rehabilitation ,grant     
,program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y  
%all e/abli% a grant program1 to be kn[n
 z ! ,sea ,turtle ,rescue ,assi/ance &  
,rehabilitation ,grant ,program1 to     
enc\rage & facilitate coord9at$ rapid   
response & rescue by aw>d+ grants = !   
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7b7
 ,designation ( /r&+ & rehabilitation   
regions ,! ,secret>y %all designate     
geographic regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates z  
/r&+ & rehabilitation regions = !       
purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is section4  7c7  
,purposes ,! purposes ( ! ,program are  

to provide =-- 7#a7 ! recov]y1 %ort- or 
long-t]m c>e1 transportation1 & treatm5t
 ( /r&$ m>9e turtles2  7#b7 ! release ( 
rescu$ & recov]$ m>9e turtles2  7#c7 !  
collection ( data & samples f /r&$ m>9e 
turtles = sci5tific rese>* relat$ to    
m>9e turtle heal?2 &  7#d7 facility     
op]ation co/s t are directly relat$ to  
activities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a71   
7#b71 & 7#c74  7d7 ,equitable           
di/ribution ( funds ,! ,secret>y %all   
ensure1 to ! ext5t practicable1 t funds 
aw>d$ "u ?is section are di/ribut$      
equitably among /r&+ & rehabilitation   
regions1 tak+ into acc\nt-- 7#a7 ! numb]
 ( /r&+ & rehabilitation ev5ts t occurr$
 9 ea* /r&+ & rehabilitation region 9 ! 
prec$+ #e ye>s2 &  7#b7 ! cons]vation   
priorities & recov]y ne$s ( species (   
m>9e turtles t are ?reat5$ or endang]$  
"u ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474  7e7     
,application ,an applicant = a grant "u 
?is section %all submit an application 9
 su* =m & mann] z ! ,secret>y %all      

prescribe4  7f7 ,grant crit]ia  7#a7    
,developm5t ( crit]ia ,! ,secret>y %all1
 9 consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice1       
e/abli% by regulation appropriate       
crit]ia = aw>d+ grants "u ?is section4  
7#b7 ,/akehold] engagem5t ,z "p ( !     
process = develop+ & f9aliz+ crit]ia "u 
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all1 9      
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice1 provide
 opportunities = engagem5t )            
repres5tatives f /r&+ & rehabilitation  
regions & repres5tatives ( ,/ate        
gov]nm5ts & public & private            
organizations ) an e/abli%$ record 9    
coord9ation1 rescue1 rehabilitation1 &  
release1 z well z relat$ sci5tific      
rese>*1 m>9e cons]vation1 & =5sic       
sci5ce1 ) respect to /r&$ m>9e turtles4 
7#c7 ,requir$ crit]ia ,! crit]ia        
develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all          
prioritize applicants ) an e/abli%$     
record ( coord9ation1 rescu+1           
rehabilitation1 sci5tific rese>*1 &     

=5sic sci5ce ) respect to /r&$ &        
rehabilitat$ m>9e turtles or conduct+   
sci5tific rese>* & =5sic sci5ce on /r&$ 
& rehabilitat$ m>9e turtles4  7g7       
,limitations  7#a7 ,maximum am\nt (     
grant ,no grant aw>d$ "u ?is section may
 exce$ #aej1jjj 9 any #ab-mon? p]iod4   
7#b7 ,mat*+ requirem5t ,! non-,f$]al %>e
 ( ! co/s ( an activity conduct$ ) a    
grant aw>d$ "u ! ,program %all be n less
 ?an #ej p]c5t ( su* co/s1 includ+ 9-k9d
 s]vices & ! use ( prop]ty4  7h7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,m>9e  
turtle ,! t]m m>9e turtle means any     
memb] ( ! family ,*eloniidae or         
,d]mo*elyidae4  7#b7 ,program ,! t]m    
,program means ! ,sea ,turtle ,rescue   
,assi/ance & ,rehabilitation ,grant     
,program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74    
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4  7#d7 ,/r&+ ,! t]m
 /r&+ means an ev5t 9 :i*-- 7,a7 a m>9e 
turtle is dead & is-- 7i7 on a bea* or  
%ore ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7ii7 9 wat]s
 "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    

7includ+ any navigable wat]s72 or  7,b7 
a m>9e turtle is alive & is-- 7i7 on a  
bea* or %ore ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & unable 
to return to ! wat]2  7ii7 on a bea* or 
%ore ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 9 ne$ ( m$ical 
att5tion2 or  7iii7 9 wat]s "u !        
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7includ+ 
any navigable wat]s71 & 9 ne$ ( m$ical  
att5tion or o!r necess>y int]v5tion to  
aid its likelihood ( survival4  7#e7    
,/r&+ & rehabilitation region ,! t]m    
/r&+ & rehabilitation region means a    
geographic region designat$ by !        
,secret>y "u subsection 7b74  ,pass$ !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,april #aa1     
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