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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1534

To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 5, 1999

Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. MCCAIN) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

Transportation

A BILL

To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act, 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 Zone Manage5 ment Act of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

7 ACT.

8 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

9 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

10 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
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1 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a

2 section or other provision of the Coastal Zone Manage3 ment Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).

4 SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

5 Section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1451) is amended—

6 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through

7 (m) as paragraphs (1) through (13);

8 (2) by inserting ‘‘ports,’’ in paragraph (3) (as

9 so redesignated) after ‘‘fossil fuels,’’;

10 (3) by inserting ‘‘including coastal waters and

11 wetlands,’’ in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)

12 after ‘‘zone,’’;

13 (4) by striking ‘‘therein,’’ in paragraph (4) (as

14 so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘dependent on that

15 habitat,’’;

16 (5) by striking ‘‘well-being’’ in paragraph (5)

17 (as so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘quality of life’’;

18 (6) by striking paragraph (11) (as so redesig19 nated) and inserting the following:

20 ‘‘(11) Land and water uses in the coastal zone

21 and coastal watersheds may significantly affect the

22 quality of coastal waters and habitats, and efforts to

23 control coastal water pollution from activities in

24 these areas must be improved;’’; and

25 (7) by adding at the end thereof the following:
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1 ‘‘(14) There is a need to enhance cooperation

2 and coordination among States and local commu3 nities, to encourage local community-based solutions

4 that address the impacts and pressures on coastal

5 resources and on public facilities and public service

6 caused by continued coastal demands, and to in7 crease State and local capacity to identify public in8 frastructure and open space needs and develop and

9 implement plans which provide for sustainable

10 growth, resource protection and community revital11 ization.’’.

12 SEC. 4. POLICY.

13 Section 303 (16 U.S.C. 1452) is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘the States’’ in paragraph (2)

15 and inserting ‘‘State and local governments’’;

16 (2) by striking ‘‘waters,’’ each place it appears

17 in paragraph (2)(C) and inserting ‘‘waters and habi18 tats,’’;

19 (3) by striking ‘‘agencies and State and wildlife

20 agencies; and’’ in paragraph (2)(J) and inserting

21 ‘‘and wildlife management; and’’;

22 (4) by inserting ‘‘other countries,’’ after ‘‘agen23 cies,’’ in paragraph (5);

24 (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

25 (5);
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1 (6) by striking ‘‘zone.’’ in paragraph (6) and in2 serting ‘‘zone;’’; and

3 (7) by adding at the end thereof the following:

4 ‘‘(7) to create and use a National Estuarine

5 Research Reserve System as a Federal, State, and

6 community partnership to support and enhance

7 coastal management and stewardship; and

8 ‘‘(8) to encourage the development, application,

9 and transfer of innovative coastal and estuarine en10 vironmental technologies and techniques for the

11 long-term conservation of coastal ecosystems.’’.

12 SEC. 5. CHANGES IN DEFINITIONS.

13 Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1453) is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘and the Trust Territories of

15 the Pacific Islands,’’ in paragraph (4);

16 (2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the

17 following:

18 ‘‘(8) The term ‘estuarine reserve’ means a

19 coastal protected area which may include any part

20 or all of an estuary and any island, transitional area,

21 and upland in, adjoining, or adjacent to the estuary,

22 and which constitutes to the extent feasible a nat23 ural unit, established to provide long-term opportu24 nities for conducting scientific studies and edu25 cational and training programs that improve the un-
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1 derstanding, stewardship, and management of estu2 aries.’’; and

3 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following:

4 ‘‘(19) The term ‘coastal nonpoint pollution con5 trol plan’ means a plan submitted by a coastal state

6 to the Secretary under section 306(d)(16).’’.

7 SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

8 DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

9 Section 305(a) (16 U.S.C. 1454(a)) is amended by

10 striking ‘‘1997, 1998, and 1999,’’ and inserting ‘‘2000,

11 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004,’’.

12 SEC. 7. REAUTHORIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS.

13 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 306(a) (16 U.S.C. 1455(a))

14 is amended by inserting ‘‘including developing and imple15 menting coastal nonpoint pollution control program com16 ponents,’’ after ‘‘program,’’.

17 (b) ACQUISITION CRITERIA.—Section 306(d)(10)(B)

18 (16 U.S.C. 1455(d)(10)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘less

19 than fee simple’’ and inserting ‘‘other’’.

20 SEC. 8. COASTAL RESOURCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

21 Section 306A (16 U.S.C. 1455a) is amended—

22 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the

23 following:

24 ‘‘(3) The term ‘qualified local entity’ means—

25 ‘‘(A) any local government;
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1 ‘‘(B) any areawide agency referred to in

2 section 204(a)(1) of the Demonstration Cities

3 and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42

4 U.S.C. 3334 (a)(1));

5 ‘‘(C) any regional agency;

6 ‘‘(D) any interstate agency; and

7 ‘‘(E) any reserve established under section

8 315.’’;

9 (2) by inserting ‘‘or other important coastal

10 habitats’’ in subsection (b)(1) after ‘‘306(d)(9)’’;

11 (3) by inserting ‘‘or historic’’ in subsection

12 (b)(2) after ‘‘urban’’;

13 (4) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the

14 following:

15 ‘‘(5) The coordination and implementation of

16 approved coastal nonpoint pollution control plans.

17 ‘‘(6) The preservation, restoration, enhance18 ment or creation of coastal habitats.’’;

19 (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in

20 subsection (c)(2)(D);

21 (6) by striking ‘‘section.’’ in subsection

22 (c)(2)(E) and inserting ‘‘section ;’’;

23 (7) by adding at the end of subsection (c)(2)

24 the following:
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1 ‘‘(F) work, resources, or technical support

2 necessary to preserve, restore, enhance, or cre3 ate coastal habitats; and

4 ‘‘(G) the coordination and implementation

5 of approved coastal nonpoint pollution control

6 plans.’’; and

7 (8) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f) and

8 inserting after subsection (c) the following:

9 ‘‘(d) SOURCE OF FEDERAL GRANTS; STATE MATCH10 ING CONTRIBUTIONS.—

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a coastal state chooses

12 to fund a project under this section, then—

13 ‘‘(A) it shall submit to the Secretary a

14 combined application for grants under this sec15 tion and section 306;

16 ‘‘(B) it shall match the combined amount

17 of such grants in the ratio required by section

18 306(a) for grants under that section; and

19 ‘‘(C) the Federal funding for the project

20 shall be a portion of that State’s annual alloca21 tion under section 306(a).

22 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided under

23 this section may be used to pay a coastal state’s

24 share of costs required under any other Federal pro-
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1 gram that is consistent with the purposes of this

2 section.

3 ‘‘(e) ALLOCATION OF GRANTS TO QUALIFIED LOCAL

4 ENTITY.—With the approval of the Secretary, the eligible

5 coastal State may allocate to a qualified local entity a por6 tion of any grant made under this section for the purpose

7 of carrying out this section; except that such an allocation

8 shall not relieve that State of the responsibility for ensur9 ing that any funds so allocated are applied in furtherance

10 of the State’s approved management program.

11 ‘‘(f) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall assist eligible

12 coastal States in identifying and obtaining from other

13 Federal agencies technical and financial assistance in

14 achieving the objectives set forth in subsection (b).’’.

15 SEC. 9. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

16 (a) TREATMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENTS.—Section

17 308(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1456a(a)(2)) is amended to read as

18 follows:

19 ‘‘(2) Loan repayments made under this

20 subsection—

21 ‘‘(A) shall be retained by the Secretary and

22 deposited into the Coastal Zone Management

23 Fund established under subsection (b); and

24 ‘‘(B) subject to amounts provided in Ap25 propriations Acts, shall be available to the Sec-
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1 retary for purposes of this title and transferred

2 to the Operations, Research, and Facilities ac3 count of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

4 Administration to offset the costs of imple5 menting this title.’’.

6 (b) USE OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.—Section 308(b) (16

7 U.S.C. 1456a(b)) is amended by striking paragraphs (2)

8 and (3) and inserting the following:

9 ‘‘(2) Subject to Appropriation Acts, amounts in

10 the Fund shall be available to the Secretary to carry

11 out the provisions of this Act.’’.

12 SEC. 10. COASTAL ZONE ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.

13 Section 309 (16 U.S.C. 1456b) is amended—

14 (1) by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting

15 the following:

16 ‘‘(1) Protection, restoration, enhancement, or

17 creation of coastal habitats, including wetlands,

18 coral reefs, marshes, and barrier islands.’’;

19 (2) by inserting ‘‘and removal’’ after ‘‘entry’’ in

20 subsection (a)(4);

21 (3) by striking ‘‘on various individual uses or

22 activities on resources, such as coastal wetlands and

23 fishery resources.’’ in subsection (a)(5) and inserting

24 ‘‘of various individual uses or activities on coastal
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1 waters, habitats, and resources, including sources of

2 polluted runoff.’’;

3 (4) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the

4 following:

5 ‘‘(10) Development and enhancement of coastal

6 nonpoint pollution control plan components, includ7 ing the satisfaction of conditions placed on such pro8 grams as part of the Secretary’s approval of the pro9 grams.

10 ‘‘(11) Significant emerging coastal issues as

11 identified by coastal states, in consultation with the

12 Secretary and qualified local entities.’’;

13 (5) by striking ‘‘proposals, taking into account

14 the criteria established by the Secretary under sub15 section (d).’’ in subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘pro16 posals.’’;

17 (6) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating

18 subsection (e) as subsection (d); and

19 (7) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating

20 subsection (g) as subsection (e).

21 SEC. 11. COASTAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

22 The Act is amended by inserting after section 309

23 the following:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 309A. COASTAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

2 ‘‘(a) COASTAL COMMUNITY GRANTS.—The Secretary

3 may make grants to any coastal state that is eligible under

4 subsection (b)—

5 ‘‘(1) to assist coastal communities in assessing

6 and managing growth, public infrastructure, and

7 open space needs in order to provide for sustainable

8 growth, resource protection and community revital9 ization;

10 ‘‘(2) to provide management-oriented research

11 and technical assistance in developing and imple12 menting community-based growth management and

13 resource protection strategies in qualified local enti14 ties;

15 ‘‘(3) to fund demonstration projects which have

16 high potential for improving coastal zone manage17 ment at the local level; and

18 ‘‘(4) to assist in the adoption of plans, strate19 gies, policies, or procedures to support local commu20 nity-based environmentally-protective solutions to

21 the impacts and pressures on coastal uses and re22 sources caused by development and sprawl that

23 will—

24 ‘‘(A) revitalize previously developed areas;
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1 ‘‘(B) undertake conservation activities and

2 projects in undeveloped and environmentally

3 sensitive areas;

4 ‘‘(C) emphasize water-dependent uses; and

5 ‘‘(D) protect coastal waters and habitats.

6 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under

7 this section for a fiscal year, a coastal state shall—

8 ‘‘(1) have a management program approved

9 under section 306; and

10 ‘‘(2) in the judgment of the Secretary, be mak11 ing satisfactory progress in activities designed to re12 sult in significant improvement in achieving the

13 coastal management objectives specified in section

14 303(2) (A) through (K).

15 ‘‘(c) SOURCE OF FEDERAL GRANTS; STATE MATCH16 ING CONTRIBUTIONS.—If a coastal state chooses to fund

17 a project under this section, then—

18 ‘‘(1) it shall submit to the Secretary a combined

19 application for grants under this section and section

20 309;

21 ‘‘(2) it shall match the amount of the grant

22 under this section on the basis of a total contribu23 tion of section 306, 306A, and this section so that,

24 in aggregate, the match is 1:1; and
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1 ‘‘(3) the Federal funding for the project shall

2 be a portion of that State’s annual allocation under

3 section 309.

4 ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF GRANTS TO QUALIFIED LOCAL

5 ENTITY.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With the approval of the

7 Secretary, the eligible coastal State may allocate to

8 a qualified local entity amounts received by the

9 State under this section.

10 ‘‘(2) ASSURANCES.—A coastal state shall en11 sure that amounts allocated by the State under

12 paragraph (1) are used by the qualified local entity

13 in furtherance of the State’s approved management

14 program, specifically furtherance of the coastal man15 agement objectives specified in section 303(2).

16 ‘‘(e) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall assist eligible

17 coastal States and qualified local entities in identifying

18 and obtaining from other Federal agencies technical and

19 financial assistance in achieving the objectives set forth

20 in subsection (a).’’.

21 SEC. 12. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

22 Section 310(b) (16 U.S.C. 1456c(b)) is amended by

23 adding at the end thereof the following:

24 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may conduct a program to

25 develop and apply innovative coastal and estuarine
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1 environmental technology and methodology through

2 a cooperative program. The Secretary may make ex3 tramural grants in carrying out the purpose of this

4 subsection.’’.

5 SEC. 13. PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

6 Section 312(a) (16 U.S.C. 1458(a)) is amended by

7 adding ‘‘coordinated with National Estuarine Research

8 Reserves in the State’’ after ‘‘303(2) (A) through (K)’’.

9 SEC. 14. WALTER B. JONES AWARDS.

10 Section 314 (16 U.S.C. 1461) is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘shall, using sums in the Coast12 al Zone Management Fund established under section

13 308’’ in subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘may, using

14 sums available under this Act’’;

15 (2) by striking ‘‘field.’’ in subsection (a) and in16 serting the following: ‘‘field of coastal zone manage17 ment. These awards, to be known as the ‘Walter B.

18 Jones Awards’, may include—

19 ‘‘(1) cash awards in an amount not to exceed

20 $5,000 each;

21 ‘‘(2) research grants; and

22 ‘‘(3) public ceremonies to acknowledge such

23 awards.’’;
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ in subsection (b) and

2 inserting ‘‘may select annually if funds are available

3 under subsection (a)—’’; and

4 (4) by striking subsection (e).

5 SEC. 15. NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE SYS6 TEM.

7 (a) Section 315(a) (16 U.S.C. 1461(a)) is amended

8 by striking ‘‘consists of—’’ and inserting ‘‘is a network

9 of areas protected by Federal, State, and community part10 nerships which promotes informed management of the Na11 tion’s estuarine and coastal areas through interconnected

12 programs in resource stewardship, education and training,

13 and scientific understanding consisting of—’’.

14 (b) Section 315(b)(2)(C) (16 U.S.C. 1461(b)(2)(C))

15 is amended by striking ‘‘public education and interpreta16 tion; and’’; and inserting ‘‘education, interpretation, train17 ing, and demonstration projects; and’’.

18 (c) Section 315(c) (16 U.S.C. 1461(c)) is amended—

19 (1) by striking ‘‘RESEARCH’’ in the subsection

20 caption and inserting ‘‘RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND

21 RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP’’;

22 (2) by striking ‘‘conduct of research’’ and in23 serting ‘‘conduct of research, education, and re24 source stewardship’’;
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘coordinated research’’ in para2 graph (1) and inserting ‘‘coordinated research, edu3 cation, and resource stewardship’’;

4 (4) by striking ‘‘research’’ before ‘‘principles’’

5 in paragraph (2);

6 (5) by striking ‘‘research programs’’ in para7 graph (2) and inserting ‘‘research, education, and

8 resource stewardship programs’’;

9 (6) by striking ‘‘research’’ before ‘‘methodolo10 gies’’ in paragraph (3);

11 (7) by striking ‘‘data,’’ in paragraph (3) and in12 serting ‘‘information,’’;

13 (8) by striking ‘‘research’’ before ‘‘results’’ in

14 paragraph (3);

15 (9) by striking ‘‘research purposes;’’ in para16 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘research, education, and

17 resource stewardship purposes;’’;

18 (10) by striking ‘‘research efforts’’ in para19 graph (4) and inserting ‘‘research, education, and

20 resource stewardship efforts’’;

21 (11) by striking ‘‘research’’ in paragraph (5)

22 and inserting ‘‘research, education, and resource

23 stewardship’’; and

24 (12) by striking ‘‘research’’ in the last sentence.
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1 (d) Section 315(d) (16 U.S.C. 1461(d)) is

2 amended—

3 (1) by striking ‘‘ESTUARINE RESEARCH.—’’ in

4 the subsection caption and inserting ‘‘ESTUARINE

5 RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCE STEWARD6 SHIP.—’’;

7 (2) by striking ‘‘research purposes’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘research, education, and resource stewardship

9 purposes’’;

10 (3) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the

11 following:

12 ‘‘(1) giving reasonable priority to research, edu13 cation, and stewardship activities that use the Sys14 tem in conducting or supporting activities relating to

15 estuaries; and’’;

16 (4) by striking ‘‘research.’’ in paragraph (2)

17 and inserting ‘‘research, education, and resource

18 stewardship activities.’’; and

19 (5) by adding at the end thereof the following:

20 ‘‘(3) establishing partnerships with other Fed21 eral and State estuarine management programs to

22 coordinate and collaborate on estuarine research.’’.

23 (e) Section 315(e) (16 U.S.C. 1461(e)) is amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘reserve,’’ in paragraph

25 (1)(A)(i) and inserting ‘‘reserve; and’’;
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘and constructing appropriate

2 reserve facilities, or’’ in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and in3 serting ‘‘including resource stewardship activities

4 and constructing reserve facilities.’’;

5 (3) by striking paragraph (1)(A)(iii);

6 (4) by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting

7 the following:

8 ‘‘(B) to any coastal State or public or pri9 vate person for purposes of—

10 ‘‘(i) supporting research and moni11 toring associated with a national estuarine

12 reserve that are consistent with the re13 search guidelines developed under sub14 section (c); or

15 ‘‘(ii) conducting educational, interpre16 tive, or training activities for a national es17 tuarine reserve that are consistent with the

18 education guidelines developed under sub19 section (c).’’;

20 (5) by striking ‘‘therein or $5,000,000, which21 ever amount is less.’’ in paragraph (3)(A) and in22 serting ‘‘therein. Non-Federal costs associated with

23 the purchase of any lands and waters, or interests

24 therein, which are incorporated into the boundaries
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1 of a reserve up to 5 years after the costs are in2 curred, may be used to match the Federal share.’’;

3 (6) by striking ‘‘and (iii)’’ in paragraph (3)(B);

4 (7) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(iii)’’ in para5 graph (3)(B) and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’;

6 (8) by striking ‘‘entire System.’’ in paragraph

7 (3)(B) and inserting ‘‘System as a whole.’’; and

8 (9) by adding at the end thereof the following:

9 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may—

10 ‘‘(A) enter into cooperative agreements, fi11 nancial agreements, grants, contracts, or other

12 agreements with any nonprofit organization, au13 thorizing the organization to solicit donations to

14 carry out the purposes and policies of this sec15 tion, other than general administration of re16 serves or the System and which are consistent

17 with the purposes and policies of this section;

18 and

19 ‘‘(B) accept donations of funds and serv20 ices for use in carrying out the purposes and

21 policies of this section, other than general ad22 ministration of reserves or the System and

23 which are consistent with the purposes and poli24 cies of this section.
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1 Donations accepted under this section shall be con2 sidered as a gift or bequest to or for the use of the

3 United States for the purpose of carrying out this

4 section.’’.

5 (f) Section 315(f)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1461(f)(1)) is

6 amended by inserting ‘‘coordination with other State pro7 grams established under sections 306 and 309A,’’ after

8 ‘‘including’’.

9 SEC. 16. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT REPORTS.

10 Section 316 (16 U.S.C. 1462) is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘to the President for trans12 mittal’’ in subsection (a);

13 (2) by striking ‘‘zone and an evaluation of the

14 effectiveness of financial assistance under section

15 308 in dealing with such consequences;’’ and insert

16 ‘‘zone;’’ in the provision designated as (10) in sub17 section (a);

18 (3) by adding ‘‘education,’’ after the ‘‘studies,’’

19 in the provision designated as (12) in subsection (a);

20 (4) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ in the first sentence

21 of subsection (c)(1) and inserting ‘‘Secretary, in con22 sultation with coastal States, and with the participa23 tion of affected Federal agencies,’’;

24 (5) by striking the second sentence of sub25 section (c)(1) and inserting the following: ‘‘The Sec-
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1 retary, in conducting such a review, shall coordinate

2 with, and obtain the views of, appropriate Federal

3 agencies.’’;

4 (6) by striking ‘‘shall promptly’’ in subsection

5 (c)(2) and inserting ‘‘shall, within 4 years after the

6 date of enactment of the Coastal Zone Management

7 Act of 1999,’’; and

8 (7) by adding at the end of subsection (c)(2)

9 the following: ‘‘If sufficient funds and resources are

10 not available to conduct such a review, the Secretary

11 shall so notify the Congress.’’.

12 SEC. 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 Section 318 (16 U.S.C. 1464) is amended—

14 (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub15 section (a) and inserting the following:

16 ‘‘(1) for grants under sections 306 and 306A,—

17 ‘‘(A) $55,500,000 for fiscal year 2000;

18 ‘‘(B) $59,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

19 ‘‘(C) $62,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;

20 ‘‘(D) $66,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

21 and

22 ‘‘(E) $69,500,000 for fiscal year 2004;

23 ‘‘(2) for grants under sections 309 and 309A,—

24 ‘‘(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

25 ‘‘(B) $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
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1 ‘‘(C) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

2 ‘‘(D) $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

3 and

4 ‘‘(E) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;

5 ‘‘(3) for grants under section 315,—

6 ‘‘(A) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

7 ‘‘(B) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2001;

8 ‘‘(C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

9 ‘‘(D) $8,500,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

10 ‘‘(E) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;

11 ‘‘(4) for grants to fund construction projects at

12 estuarine reserves designated under section 315,

13 $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001,

14 2002, 2003, and 2004; and

15 ‘‘(5) for costs associated with administering this

16 title, $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums

17 as are necessary for fiscal years 2001–2004.’’;

18 (2) by striking ‘‘306 or 309.’’ in subsection (b)

19 and inserting ‘‘306.’’;

20 (3) by striking ‘‘during the fiscal year, or dur21 ing the second fiscal year after the fiscal year, for

22 which’’ in subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘within 3

23 years from when’’;

24 (4) by striking ‘‘under the section for such re25 verted amount was originally made available.’’ in
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1 subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘to States under this

2 Act.’’; and

3 (5) by adding at the end thereof the following:

4 ‘‘(d) PURCHASE OF OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE FED5 ERAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.—Federal funds allo6 cated under this title may be used by grantees to purchase

7 Federal products and services not otherwise available.

8 ‘‘(e) RESTRICTION ON USE OF AMOUNTS FOR PRO9 GRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE, OR OVERHEAD COSTS.—Except

10 for funds appropriated under subsection (a)(5), amounts

11 appropriated under this section shall be available only for

12 grants to States and shall not be available for other pro13 gram, administrative, or overhead costs of the National

14 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Depart15 ment of Commerce.’’.

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