§2495. Institutions of higher education
The coordinator by interagency contract may provide grants to state institutions of
higher education for research, testing, and development of discharge prevention and response
technology; discharge response training; wildlife and natural resources protection, rescue,
and rehabilitation; development of computer models to predict the movements and impacts
of discharges; and other purposes consistent with and in furtherance of the purposes of this
Chapter. Contracts or agreements relating to wildlife, aquatic resources, and habitats under
the jurisdiction of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall be made in coordination
with that department. Contracts or agreements relating to wetlands and coastal resources
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Energy shall be made in
coordination with that department. To the greatest extent possible, contracts shall be
coordinated with studies being done by other state agencies, the federal government, or
private industry to minimize duplication of efforts.
Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. April 23, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 740, §1; Acts
2023, No. 150, §5, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.