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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1196 

To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a grant program to benefit coastal habitats, 

resiliency, and the economy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 

Ms. PLASKETT (for herself, Ms. SALAZAR, Mrs. PELTOLA, and Mrs. 

GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration to establish a grant program 

to benefit coastal habitats, resiliency, and the economy, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Don Young Restora5 tion Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DON YOUNG RESTORATION GRANTS FOR COAST2 LINES AND FISHERIES. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es4 tablish a grant program to provide funding and technical 

5 assistance to eligible entities for purposes of carrying out 

6 a project described in subsection (d). 

7 (b) PROJECT PROPOSAL.—To be considered for a 

8 grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit 

9 a grant proposal to the Administrator in a time, place, 

10 and manner determined by the Administrator. Such pro11 posal shall include monitoring, data collection, and meas12 urable performance criteria with respect to the project. 

13 (c) DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA.—The Adminis14 trator shall select eligible entities to receive grants under 

15 this section based on criteria developed by the Adminis16 trator, in consultation with relevant offices of the National 

17 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, such as the Of18 fice of Habitat Conservation, the Office for Coastal Man19 agement, the Office of Response and Restoration, and the 

20 Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. 

21 (d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A proposal is eligible for 

22 a grant under this section if— 

23 (1) the purpose of the project is to restore a 

24 marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lake habitat, 

25 including— 


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1 (A) restoration of habitat to protect or re2 cover a species that is threatened, endangered, 

3 or a species of concern under the Endangered 

4 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 

5 (B) through the removal or remediation of 

6 marine debris, including derelict vessels and 

7 abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear, in 

8 coastal and marine habitats; or 

9 (C) for the benefit of— 

10 (i) shellfish; 

11 (ii) fish, including diadromous fish; 

12 (iii) coral reef systems; 

13 (iv) marine wildlife; 

14 (v) blue carbon ecosystems such as 

15 coastal wetlands, marshes, coastal forests, 

16 seagrasses, kelp forests, and other habitats 

17 important to carbon sequestration and 

18 storage; or 

19 (vi) ecosystems such as beaches, 

20 dunes, oyster beds, submerged aquatic 

21 vegetation, and other ecosystems that pro22 vide protection from flooding, wave effects, 

23 and other coastal hazards; or 

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1 structing, restoring, or protecting ecological features 

2 or nature-based infrastructure that protects coastal 

3 communities from sea level rise, coastal storms, or 

4 flooding. 

5 (e) PRIORITY.—In determining which projects to 

6 fund under this section, the Administrator shall give pri7 ority to a proposed project— 

8 (1) that would stimulate the economy; 

9 (2) for which the applicant can demonstrate 

10 that the grant will fund work that will begin not 

11 more than 90 days after the date of award; 

12 (3) for which the applicant can demonstrate 

13 that the grant will fund work that will employ fish14 ermen who have been negatively impacted by finan15 cial hardship or pay a fisherman for the use of a 

16 fishing vessel; 

17 (4) for which the applicant can demonstrate 

18 that any preliminary study or permit required before 

19 the project can begin has been completed or can be 

20 completed shortly after an award is made; 

21 (5) that includes communities that may not 

22 have adequate resources including low-income com23 munities, communities of color, Tribal communities, 

24 Indigenous communities, and rural communities; or 


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1 (6) that is happening within National Wildlife 

2 Refuges, National Parks, and Marine Protected 

3 Areas, such as National Marine Sanctuaries. 

4 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

5 authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 

6 $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 

7 2032 to carry out this section, to remain available until 

8 expended. 

9 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi10 nitions apply: 

11 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis12 trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 

13 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

14 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti15 ty’’ means a nonprofit, a for-profit business, an in16 stitution of higher education, or a State, local, Trib17 al, or Territorial government. 

18 (3) FISHERMEN.—The term ‘‘fishermen’’ 

19 means commercial or for-hire fishermen or oyster 

20 farmers. 

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