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Calendar No. 378 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1215 

[Report No. 109–224] 

To authorize the acquisition of interests in undeveloped coastal areas in 

order better to ensure their protection from development. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 9, 2005 

Mr. GREGG (for himself, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. 

CORZINE, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. REED, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. 

COCHRAN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. INOUYE, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. LAUTENBERG, 

Ms. COLLINS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. 

CHAFEE, Mr. WARNER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. DEMINT, and 

Mrs. BOXER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

MARCH 27, 2006 

Reported by Mr. STEVENS, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the acquisition of interests in undeveloped 

coastal areas in order better to ensure their protection 

from development. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal and Estuarine 

3 Land Protection Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) Coastal and estuarine areas provide impor7 tant nursery habitat for two-thirds of the nation’s 

8 commercial fish and shellfish, provide nesting and 

9 foraging habitat for coastal birds, harbor significant 

10 natural plant communities, and serve to facilitate 

11 coastal flood control and pollutant filtration. 

12 (2) The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 

13 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) recognizes the national im14 portance of these areas and their ecological vulner15 ability to anthropogenic activities by establishing a 

16 comprehensive Federal-State partnership for pro17 tecting natural reserves and managing growth in 

18 these areas. 

19 (3) The National Estuarine Research Reserve 

20 system established under that Act relies on the pro21 tection of pristine designated areas for long-term 

22 protection and for the conduct of education and re23 search critical to the protection and conservation of 

24 coastal and estuarine resources. 

25 (4) Intense development pressures within the 

26 coastal zone are driving the need to provide coastal 


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1 managers with a wider range of tools to protect and 

2 conserve important coastal and estuarine areas. 

3 (5) Protection of undeveloped coastal lands 

4 through the acquisition of interests in property from 

5 a willing seller are a cost-effective means of pro6 viding these areas with permanent protection from 

7 development. 

8 (6) Permanent protection of lands in the coast9 al zone is a necessary component of any program to 

10 maintain and enhance coastal and estuarine areas 

11 for the benefit of the Nation, including protection of 

12 water quality, access to public beachfront, con13 serving wildlife habitat, and sustaining sport and 

14 commercial fisheries. 

15 (7) Federal-State-nongovernmental organization 

16 pilot land acquisition projects have already substan17 tially contributed to the long-term health and viabil18 ity of coastal and estuarine systems. 

19 (8) Enhanced protection of estuarine and coast20 al areas can be attained through watershed-based 

21 acquisition strategies coordinated through Federal, 

22 State, regional, and local efforts. 


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1 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COASTAL AND ESTUARINE 

2 LAND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce shall 

4 establish a Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Pro5 gram, in cooperation with appropriate State, regional, and 

6 other units of government for the purposes of protecting 

7 the environmental integrity of important coastal and estu8 arine areas, including wetlands and forests, that have sig9 nificant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or 

10 aesthetic values, and that are threatened by conversion 

11 from their natural, undeveloped, or recreational state to 

12 other uses. The program shall be administered by the Na13 tional Ocean Service of the National Oceanic and Atmos14 pheric Administration through the Office of Ocean and 

15 Coastal Resource Management. 

16 (b) PROPERTY ACQUISITION GRANTS.—The Sec17 retary shall make grants under the program to coastal 

18 States, except coastal States that have lost less than 1 

19 percent of their wetlands to development or conversion to 

20 other land uses by the date of enactment of this Act, with 

21 approved coastal zone management plans or National Es22 tuarine Research Reserve units for the purpose of acquir23 ing property or interests in property described in sub24 section (a) that will further the goals of— 


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1 (1) a Coastal Zone Management Plan or Pro2 gram approved under the Coastal Zone Management 

3 Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.); or 

4 (2) a National Estuarine Research Reserve 

5 management plan; or 

6 (3) a regional or State watershed protection 

7 plan involving coastal States with approved coastal 

8 zone management plans. 

9 (c) GRANT PROCESS.—The Secretary shall allocate 

10 funds to coastal States or National Estuarine Research 

11 Reserves under this section through a competitive grant 

12 process in accordance with guidelines that meet the fol13 lowing requirements: 

14 (1) The Secretary shall consult with the State’s 

15 coastal zone management program, any National Es16 tuarine Research Reserve in that State, and the lead 

17 agency designated by the Governor for coordinating 

18 the establishment and implementation of this Act (if 

19 different from the coastal zone management pro20 gram). 

21 (2) Each participating State shall identify pri22 ority conservation needs within the State, the values 

23 to be protected by inclusion of lands of the program, 

24 and the threats to those values that should be avoid25 ed. 


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1 (3) Each participating State shall evaluate how 

2 the acquisition of property or easements might im3 pact working waterfront needs. 

4 (4) The applicant shall identify the values to be 

5 protected by inclusion of the lands in the program, 

6 management activities that are planned and the 

7 manner in which they may affect the values identi8 fied, and any other information from the landowner 

9 relevant to administration and management of the 

10 land. 

11 (5) Awards shall be based on demonstrated 

12 need for protection and ability to successfully lever13 age funds among participating entities, including 

14 Federal programs, regional organizations, State and 

15 other governmental units, landowners, corporations, 

16 or private organizations. 

17 (6) Applications must be determined to be con18 sistent with the State’s or territory’s approved coast19 al zone plan, program and policies prior to submittal 

20 to the Secretary. 

21 (7) Priority shall be given to lands described in 

22 subsection (a) that can be effectively managed and 

23 protected and that have significant ecological or wa24 tershed protection value. 


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1 (8) In developing guidelines under this section, 

2 the Secretary shall consult with other Federal agen3 cies and non-governmental entities expert in land ac4 quisition and conservation procedures. 

5 (9) Eligible States or National Estuarine Re6 search Reserves may allocate grants to local govern7 ments or agencies eligible for assistance under sec8 tion 306A(e) of the Coastal Zone Management Act 

9 of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455a) and may acquire lands 

10 in cooperation with nongovernmental entities and 

11 Federal agencies. 

12 (10) The Secretary shall develop performance 

13 measures that will allow periodic evaluation of the 

14 program’s effectiveness in meeting the purposes of 

15 this section and such evaluation shall be reported to 

16 Congress. 

17 (d) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not 

19 make a grant under the program unless the Federal 

20 funds are matched by non-Federal funds in accord21 ance with this subsection. 

22 (2) MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE.— 

23 (A) 75 PERCENT FEDERAL FUNDS.—No 

24 more than 75 percent of the funding for any 

25 grant under this section shall be derived from 


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1 Federal sources, unless such requirement is 

2 specifically waived by the Secretary. 

3 (B) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT.—The Sec4 retary may grant a waiver of the limitation in 

5 subparagraph (A) for underserved communities, 

6 communities that have an inability to draw on 

7 other sources of funding because of the small 

8 population or low income of the community, or 

9 for other reasons the Secretary deems appro10 priate. 

11 (3) OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.—Where financial 

12 assistance awarded under this section represents 

13 only a portion of the total cost of a project, funding 

14 from other Federal sources may be applied to the 

15 cost of the project. Each portion shall be subject to 

16 match requirements under the applicable provision 

17 of law. 

18 (4) SOURCE OF MATCHING COST SHARE.—For 

19 purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the non-Federal cost 

20 share for a project may be determined by taking into 

21 account the following: 

22 (A) Land value may be used as non-Fed23 eral match if the lands are identified in project 

24 plans and acquired within three years prior to 

25 the submission of the project application or 


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1 after the submission of a project application 

2 until the project grant is closed (not to exceed 

3 3 years). The appraised value of the land at the 

4 time of project closing will be considered the 

5 non-Federal cost share. 

6 (B) Costs associated with land acquisition, 

7 land management planning, remediation, res8 toration, and enhancement may be used as non9 Federal match if the activities are identified in 

10 the plan and expenses are incurred within the 

11 period of the grant award. These costs may in12 clude either case or in-kind contributions. 

13 (e) REGIONAL WATERSHED DEMONSTRATION

14 PROJECT.—The Secretary may provide up to $5,000,000 

15 for a regional watershed protection demonstration project 

16 that will meet the requirements of this section, and— 

17 (1) leverages land acquisition funding from 

18 other Federal land conservation or acquisition pro19 grams such that other Federal contributions, at a 

20 minimum, equal the amounts provided by the Sec21 retary; 

22 (2) involves partnerships from a broad spec23 trum of Federal, State, and non-governmental enti24 ties; 


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1 (3) provides for the creation of conservation 

2 corridors and preservation of unique coastal habitat; 

3 (4) protects largely unfragmented habitat under 

4 imminent threat of development or conversion; 

5 (5) provides water quality protection for areas 

6 set aside for research under the National Estuarine 

7 Research Reserve program; and 

8 (6) provides a model for future regional water9 shed protection projects. 

10 (f) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL ESTUA11 RINE RESEARCH RESERVE SITES.—No less than 15 per12 cent of funds made available under this section shall be 

13 available for acquisitions benefiting National Estuarine 

14 Research Reserve acquisitions. 

15 (g) LIMIT ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—No more 

16 than 5 percent of the funds made available to the Sec17 retary under this section shall be used by the Secretary 

18 for planning or administration of the program. The Sec19 retary shall provide a report to Congress with an account 

20 of all expenditures under this section for fiscal year 2006, 

21 fiscal year 2007, and triennially thereafter. 

22 (h) TITLE AND MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED PROP23 ERTY.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any property is acquired 

25 in whole or in part with funds made available 


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1 through a grant under this section, the grant recipi2 ent shall provide such assurances as the Secretary 

3 may require that— 

4 (A) the title to the property will be held by 

5 the grant recipient or other appropriate public 

6 agency designated by the recipient in per7 petuity; 

8 (B) the property will be managed in a 

9 manner that is consistent with the purposes for 

10 which the land entered into the program and 

11 shall not convert such property to other uses; 

12 and 

13 (C) if the property or interest in land is 

14 sold, exchanged, or divested, funds equal to the 

15 correct value will be returned to the Secretary, 

16 for re-distribution in the grant process. 

17 (2) CONSERVATION EASEMENT.—In this sub18 section, the term ‘‘conservation easement’’ includes 

19 an easement, recorded deed, or interest deed where 

20 the grantee acquires all rights, title, and interest in 

21 a property, that do not conflict with the goals of this 

22 Act except those rights, title, and interests that may 

23 run with the land that are expressly reserved by a 

24 grantor and are agreed to at the time of purchase. 


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1 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘coastal 

2 State’’ has the meaning given that term by section 304(4) 

3 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 

4 1453(4)), and any other term used in this section that 

5 is defined in section 304 of that Act has the meaning given 

6 that term in that section. 

7 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— 

9 (1) such sums as may be necessary for each of 

10 fiscal years 2006 through 2009 to carry out this sec11 tion (other than subsection (e)); and 

12 (2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 to carry out 

13 subsection (e), such sum to remain available without 

14 fiscal year limitation. 

15 SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES. 

16 Section 310(a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act 

17 of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456c(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘any 

18 qualified person for the purposes of carrying out this sub19 section.’’ and inserting ‘‘any other Federal agencies (in20 cluding interagency financing of Coastal America activi21 ties) and any other qualified person for the purposes of 

22 carrying out this section.’’. 

23 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

24 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal and Estuarine 

25 Land Protection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Coastal and estuarine areas provide impor4 tant nursery habitat for two-thirds of the nation’s 

5 commercial fish and shellfish, provide nesting and 

6 foraging habitat for coastal birds, harbor significant 

7 natural plant communities, and serve to facilitate 

8 coastal flood control and pollutant filtration. 

9 (2) The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 

10 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) recognizes the national im11 portance of these areas and their ecological vulner12 ability to anthropogenic activities by establishing a 

13 comprehensive Federal-State partnership for pro14 tecting natural reserves and managing growth in 

15 these areas. 

16 (3) The National Estuarine Research Reserve 

17 system established under that Act relies on the protec18 tion of pristine designated areas for long-term protec19 tion and for the conduct of education and research 

20 critical to the protection and conservation of coastal 

21 and estuarine resources. 

22 (4) Intense development pressures within the 

23 coastal watershed are driving the need to provide 

24 coastal managers with a wider range of tools to pro25 tect and conserve important coastal and estuarine 

26 areas. 


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1 (5) Protection of undeveloped coastal lands 

2 through the acquisition of interests in property from 

3 a willing seller are a cost-effective means of providing 

4 these areas with permanent protection from develop5 ment. 

6 (6) Permanent protection of lands in the coastal 

7 zone is a necessary component of any program to 

8 maintain and enhance coastal and estuarine areas for 

9 the benefit of the Nation, including protection of 

10 water quality, access to public beachfront, conserving 

11 wildlife habitat, and sustaining sport and commercial 

12 fisheries. 

13 (7) Federal-State-nongovernmental organization 

14 pilot land acquisition projects have already substan15 tially contributed to the long-term health and viabil16 ity of coastal and estuarine systems. 

17 (8) Enhanced protection of estuarine and coastal 

18 areas can be attained through watershed-based acqui19 sition strategies coordinated through Federal, State, 

20 regional, and local efforts. 

21 (9) Conserving coastal and estuarine landscapes 

22 can support the traditional economic and natural re23 source bases of communities in the coastal watershed, 

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1 standing ecological, recreational, historical, and aes2 thetic attributes. 

3 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COASTAL AND ESTUARINE 

4 LAND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce shall 

6 establish a Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Pro7 gram, in cooperation with appropriate State, regional, and 

8 other units of government for the purposes of protecting the 

9 environmental integrity of important coastal and estuarine 

10 areas, including wetlands and forests, that have significant 

11 conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic 

12 values, and that are threatened by conversion from their 

13 natural, undeveloped, or recreational state to other uses. 

14 The program shall be administered by the National Ocean 

15 Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis16 tration through the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

17 Management. 

18 (b) PROPERTY ACQUISITION GRANTS.—The Secretary 

19 shall make grants under the program to coastal States with 

20 approved coastal zone management plans or National Estu21 arine Research Reserve units for the purpose of acquiring 

22 property or interests in property described in subsection (a) 

23 that will further the goals of— 


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1 (1) a Coastal Zone Management Plan or Pro2 gram approved under the Coastal Zone Management 

3 Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.); or 

4 (2) a National Estuarine Research Reserve man5 agement plan; or 

6 (3) a regional or State watershed protection plan 

7 involving coastal States with approved coastal zone 

8 management plans. 

9 (c) GRANT PROCESS.—The Secretary shall allocate 

10 funds to coastal States or National Estuarine Research Re11 serves under this section through a competitive grant proc12 ess in accordance with guidelines that meet the following 

13 requirements: 

14 (1) The Secretary shall consult with the State’s 

15 coastal zone management program, any National Es16 tuarine Research Reserve in that State, and the lead 

17 agency designated by the Governor for coordinating 

18 the implementation of this Act (if different from the 

19 coastal zone management program). 

20 (2) Each participating State shall identify pri21 ority conservation needs within the State, the values 

22 to be protected by inclusion of lands of the program, 

23 and the threats to those values that should be avoided. 


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1 (3) Each participating State shall evaluate how 

2 the acquisition of property or easements might impact 

3 working waterfront needs. 

4 (4) The applicant shall identify the values to be 

5 protected by inclusion of the lands in the program, 

6 management activities that are planned and the man7 ner in which they may affect the values identified, 

8 and any other information from the landowner rel9 evant to administration and management of the land. 

10 (5) Awards shall be based on demonstrated need 

11 for protection and ability to successfully leverage 

12 funds among participating entities, including Federal 

13 programs, regional organizations, State and other 

14 governmental units, landowners, corporations, or pri15 vate organizations. 

16 (6) The governor, or the lead agency designated 

17 by the governor for coordinating the implementation 

18 of this Act, shall determine that the application is 

19 consistent with the State’s or territory’s approved 

20 coastal zone plan, program and policies prior to sub21 mittal to the Secretary. 

22 (7) Priority shall be given to lands described in 

23 subsection (a) that can be effectively managed and 

24 protected and that have significant ecological or wa25 tershed protection value. 


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1 (8) In developing guidelines under this section, 

2 the Secretary shall consult with other Federal agen3 cies and non-governmental entities with expertise in 

4 land acquisition and conservation procedures. 

5 (9) Eligible States or National Estuarine Re6 search Reserves may allocate grants to local govern7 ments or agencies eligible for assistance under section 

8 306A(e) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 

9 (16 U.S.C. 1455a) and may acquire lands in coopera10 tion with nongovernmental entities and Federal agen11 cies. 

12 (10) The Secretary shall develop measures that 

13 will ensure that property or interests in property ac14 quired in whole or in part through the use of funds 

15 under the program are acquired only from willing 

16 sellers. 

17 (11) The Secretary shall develop performance 

18 measures that will allow periodic evaluation and re19 porting of the program’s effectiveness in accom20 plishing its purposes. 

21 (d) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make 

23 a grant under the program unless the Federal funds 

24 are matched by non-Federal funds in accordance with 

25 this subsection. 


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1 (2) MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE.— 

2 (A) 75 PERCENT FEDERAL FUNDS.—No 

3 more than 75 percent of the funding for any 

4 project under this section shall be derived from 

5 Federal sources, unless such requirement is spe6 cifically waived by the Secretary. 

7 (B) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT.—The Sec8 retary may grant a waiver of the limitation in 

9 subparagraph (A) for underserved communities, 

10 communities that have an inability to draw on 

11 other sources of funding because of the small pop12 ulation or low income of the community, or for 

13 other reasons the Secretary deems appropriate. 

14 (3) OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.—Where financial 

15 assistance awarded under this section represents only 

16 a portion of the total cost of a project, funding from 

17 other Federal sources may be applied to the cost of the 

18 project. Each portion shall be subject to match re19 quirements under the applicable provision of law. 

20 (4) SOURCE OF MATCHING COST SHARE.—For 

21 purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the non-Federal cost 

22 share for a project may be determined by taking into 

23 account the following: 

24 (A) Land value may be used as non-Federal 

25 match if the lands are identified in project plans 


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1 and acquired within three years prior to the sub2 mission of the project application or after the 

3 submission of a project application until the 

4 project grant is closed (not to exceed 3 years). 

5 The appraised value of the land at the time of 

6 project closing will be considered the non-Federal 

7 cost share. The value of land that is held by a 

8 nongovernmental organization may be used for 

9 such purpose if it is held in perpetuity by a 

10 qualified conservation organization, as deter11 mined by the Secretary. 

12 (B) Costs associated with land acquisition, 

13 land management planning, remediation, res14 toration, and enhancement may be used as non15 Federal match if the activities are identified in 

16 the plan and expenses are incurred within the 

17 period of the grant award. These costs may in18 clude either cash or in-kind contributions. 

19 (e) REGIONAL WATERSHED DEMONSTRATION

20 PROJECT.—The Secretary may provide up to $5,000,000 

21 for a regional watershed protection demonstration project 

22 that— 

23 (1) leverages land acquisition funding from other 

24 Federal land conservation or acquisition programs 


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1 such that other Federal contributions, at a minimum, 

2 equal the amounts provided by the Secretary; 

3 (2) involves funding from and participation by 

4 multiple Federal, State, and non-governmental enti5 ties; 

6 (3) provides for the creation of conservation cor7 ridors and preservation of unique coastal habitat; 

8 (4) protects largely unfragmented habitat under 

9 imminent threat of development or conversion; 

10 (5) provides water quality protection for areas 

11 set aside for research under the National Estuarine 

12 Research Reserve program; and 

13 (6) provides a model for future regional water14 shed protection projects. 

15 (f) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL ESTUA16 RINE RESEARCH RESERVE SITES.—No less than 15 percent 

17 of funds made available under this section shall be available 

18 for acquisitions benefiting National Estuarine Research Re19 serve acquisitions. 

20 (g) LIMIT ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—No more than 

21 5 percent of the funds made available to the Secretary under 

22 this section shall be used by the Secretary for planning or 

23 administration of the program. The Secretary shall provide 

24 a report to Congress with an account of all expenditures 


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1 under this section for fiscal year 2007 and triennially there2 after. 

3 (h) TITLE AND MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED PROP4 ERTY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any property is acquired in 

6 whole or in part with funds made available through 

7 a grant under this section, the grant recipient shall 

8 provide such assurances as the Secretary may require 

9 that— 

10 (A) the title to the property will be held by 

11 the grant recipient or another appropriate public 

12 agency designated by the recipient in perpetuity; 

13 (B) the property will be managed in a 

14 manner that is consistent with the purposes for 

15 which the land entered into the program and 

16 shall not convert such property to other uses; and 

17 (C) if the property or interest in land is 

18 sold, exchanged, or divested, funds equal to the 

19 correct value will be returned to the Secretary, 

20 for re-distribution in the grant process. 

21 (2) CONSERVATION EASEMENT.—In this sub22 section, the term ‘‘conservation easement’’ includes an 

23 easement, recorded deed, or interest deed where the 

24 grantee acquires all rights, title, and interest in a 

25 property, that do not conflict with the goals of this 


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1 Act except those rights, title, and interests that may 

2 run with the land that are expressly reserved by a 

3 grantor and are agreed to at the time of purchase. 

4 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘coastal 

5 State’’ has the meaning given that term by section 304(4) 

6 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 

7 1453(4)), and any other term used in this section that is 

8 defined in section 304 of that Act has the meaning given 

9 that term in that section. 

10 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

11 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— 

12 (1) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 

13 through 2010 to carry out this section (other than 

14 subsection (e)); and 

15 (2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 to carry out 

16 subsection (e), such sum to remain available without 

17 fiscal year limitation. 


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Calendar No. 378 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1215 

[Report No. 109

–224] 

A BILL 

To authorize the acquisition of interests in undevelprotection from development. oped coastal areas in order better to ensure their 

MARCH 27, 2006 

Reported with an amendment in the nature of a 

substitute 


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