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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2046 Introduced in House (IH)]

104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2046

To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to 
coastal States for development of State coastal zone management program 
changes to support adoption of procedures and policies to evaluate and 
  facilitate siting of certain aquaculture facilities in the coastal 
    zone, and to establish in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration a marine aquaculture development program to be known as 
                         the Nantucket Program.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 1995

   Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to 
coastal States for development of State coastal zone management program 
changes to support adoption of procedures and policies to evaluate and 
  facilitate siting of certain aquaculture facilities in the coastal 
    zone, and to establish in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration a marine aquaculture development program to be known as 
                         the Nantucket Program.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aquaculture Employment Investment 
Act''.
SEC. 2. AQUACULTURE IN THE COASTAL ZONE.

    Section 309(a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1456b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(9) Adoption of procedures and policies to evaluate and 
        facilitate the siting of public and private aquaculture 
        facilities in the coastal zone which will enable States to 
        formulate, administer, and implement strategic plans for marine 
        aquaculture.''.

SEC. 3. THE NANTUCKET PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--There is established within the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a marine aquaculture 
development program to be known as the Nantucket Program (in this 
section referred to as the ``Program''). The purpose of the Program is 
to expand coastal economic opportunities through activities that 
provide job training, technical assistance, and employment 
opportunities in marine aquaculture, transplant, and relay operations.
    (b) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, the Secretary of Commerce (in this section 
        referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall provide grants under 
        the Program to eligible coastal communities to develop marine 
        aquaculture training and support activities that contribute to 
        achieving the purpose of the Program set forth in subsection 
        (a).
            (2) Grant eligibility.--A coastal community shall be an 
        eligible coastal community under paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
        determines that the community meets the criteria issued under 
        paragraph (3).
            (3) Eligibility criteria.--The Secretary shall issue 
        guidelines and criteria for determining whether a coastal 
        community is an eligible coastal community under paragraph (1).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For grants under subsection 
(b) there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $6,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
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