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H.R. 4493 (111th)

Bunitan Tasi Act

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Introduced

21 January 2010

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.

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Summary

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Management Enhancement Act of 2010 or Bonitan Tasi - Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and of Commerce to treat the government of Guam as a cooperating agency and as substantially similar to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, including in: (1) the implementation of management plans and management regulations affecting the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument; (2) the identification of indigenous persons for whom traditional access for cultural and religious uses within the National Monument is otherwise required; (3) carrying out a comprehensive program to assess and promote National Monument-related living and non-living natural resource exploration and research, tourism, and recreational and economic opportunities; and (4) the appointment of the members of the Mariana Monument Advisory Council. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) expand and enhance visitor services programs at Guam National Wildlife Refuge; and (2) initiate the comprehensive program. Permits, under the expansion and enhancement of such programs and the comprehensive program, the inclusion of activities for: (1) improvement of the conservation of coral reef ecosystems of Guam; and (2) construction or lease of a facility for a multipurpose center in Guam to facilitate marine and coastal fish and wildlife research and conservation, to facilitate environmental education, and to preserve specified natural and historical artifacts and information.

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