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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4914 

To promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing 

communities, revitalize waterfronts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 23, 2010 

Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, and Ms. PINGREE of Maine) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

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

Technology, 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 promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, revitalize waterfronts, 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 ‘‘Coastal Jobs Creation 

5 Act of 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

2 The purpose of this Act is to provide employment op3 portunities for coastal communities by increasing support 

4 for— 

5 (1) cooperative research and monitoring; 

6 (2) the revitalization of coastal infrastructure; 

7 (3) recreational fishing registry programs; 

8 (4) marine debris removal; and 

9 (5) restoration of coastal resources. 

10 SEC. 3. COASTAL JOBS CREATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce 

12 (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall use funds 

13 made available under this Act to implement a Coastal Jobs 

14 Creation Grant Program using the authorities listed in 

15 subsection (b). The Secretary shall expend such funds as 

16 quickly as possible consistent with prudent management. 

17 (b) AUTHORITIES.—The authorities referred to in 

18 subsection (a) are authorities under the following laws: 

19 (1) Section 306A of the Coastal Zone Manage20 ment Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455a). 

21 (2) Section 315(e) of the Coastal Zone Manage22 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1461(e)). 

23 (3) Section 204 of the Coral Reef Conservation 

24 Act (16 U.S.C. 6403). 


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1 (4) Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal 

2 and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 

3 U.S.C. 3603). 

4 (5) Section 318 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish5 ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 1867). 

7 (6) Section 401(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

8 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 

9 U.S.C. 1881(g)). 

10 (7) Section 3 of the Marine Debris Research, 

11 Prevention, and Reduction Act (33 U.S.C. 1952). 

12 (8) Section 408 of the Marine Mammal Protec13 tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421f-1). 

14 (9) Section 311 of the National Marine Sanc15 tuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1442). 

16 (10) Section 205 of the National Sea Grant 

17 College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1124). 

18 (c) ACTIVITIES.—Activities funded under the Coastal 

19 Jobs Creation Grant Program shall include the following: 

20 (1) Cooperative research to collect and compile 

21 economic and social data related to recreational and 

22 commercial fisheries management. 

23 (2) Cooperative research to identify habitat 

24 areas of particular concern and for habitat restora25 tion and conservation. 


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1 (3) Improving the quality and accuracy of infor2 mation generated by the Marine Recreational Fish3 ery Statistics Survey. 

4 (4) Establishment and implementation of State 

5 recreational fishing registry programs. 

6 (5) Training and deploying observers authorized 

7 or required under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

8 Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 

9 et seq.). 

10 (6) Preservation or restoration of coastal re11 sources identified for their conservation, rec12 reational, ecological, historic, or aesthetic values. 

13 (7) Redevelopment of deteriorating and under14 utilized working waterfronts and ports. 

15 (8) Research and monitoring within the Na16 tional Estuarine Research Reserve System, the Na17 tional Marine Sanctuary System, and coral reef eco18 systems, and under the National Sea Grant College 

19 Program. 

20 (9) Implementation of local strategies developed 

21 by State or Federal agencies to conserve coral reef 

22 ecosystems. 

23 (10) Research to develop, test, and deploy inno24 vations and improvements in coastal and ocean ob25 servation technologies. 


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1 (11) Cooperative research to collect data to im2 prove, supplement, or enhance fishery and marine 

3 mammal stock assessments. 

4 (12) Cooperative research to assess the amount 

5 and type of bycatch and to engineer gear types de6 signed to reduce bycatch. 

7 (13) Reducing and preventing the occurrence 

8 and adverse impacts of marine debris on the marine 

9 environment and navigation safety. 

10 (d) FUNDING CRITERIA.—The Secretary may not 

11 make funds available under this Act for a proposed project 

12 unless the project, to the maximum extent practicable— 

13 (1) provides the greatest employment opportu14 nities for coastal communities and benefits commer15 cial and recreational fishing industries; 

16 (2) replicates or builds upon a successful local, 

17 State, Federal, or tribal project; 

18 (3) utilizes existing fishing community infra19 structure, including idled fishing vessels; 

20 (4) supports research and monitoring that im21 proves science-based management decisions; or 

22 (5) contributes to restoring, protecting, or pre23 serving coastal and ocean ecosystems. 

24 (e) GUIDELINES.—Within 30 days after the date of 

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1 lines necessary to implement the Coastal Jobs Creation 

2 Grant Program. 

3 SEC. 4. AMENDMENT OF MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY 

4 CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT. 

5 Section 401(g) of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con6 servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881(g)) is 

7 amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 

8 (5), and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 

9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—The Secretary, subject to the 

11 availability of appropriations, shall enter into con12 tracts with, or provide grants to, States for the pur13 pose of establishing and implementing a registry 

14 program to meet the requirements for exemption 

15 under paragraph (2).’’. 

16 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 To carry out the Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Pro18 gram there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec19 retary of Commerce $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

20 2011 through 2015, of which no more than 5 percent may 

21 be used each fiscal year for administrative expenses of 

22 such program. 

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