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Calendar No. 803

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1534

[Report No. 106–412]

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

SEPTEMBER 14, 2000

Reported by Mr. MCCAIN, with an amendment

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

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’’.
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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

2 ACT.

3 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

4 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

5 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi6 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a

7 section or other provision of the Coastal Zone Manage8 ment Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).

9 SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

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

11 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through

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

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

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

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

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

17 after ‘‘zone,’’;

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

19 so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘dependent on that

20 habitat,’’;

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

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

23 (6) by striking paragraph (11) (as so redesig24 nated) and inserting the following:

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

26 and coastal watersheds may significantly affect the
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1 quality of coastal waters and habitats, and efforts to

2 control coastal water pollution from activities in

3 these areas must be improved;’’; and

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

5 ‘‘(14) There is a need to enhance cooperation

6 and coordination among States and local commu7 nities, to encourage local community-based solutions

8 that address the impacts and pressures on coastal

9 resources and on public facilities and public service

10 caused by continued coastal demands, and to in11 crease State and local capacity to identify public in12 frastructure and open space needs and develop and

13 implement plans which provide for sustainable

14 growth, resource protection and community revital15 ization.’’.

16 SEC. 4. POLICY.

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

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

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

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

21 in paragraph (2)(C) and inserting ‘‘waters and habi22 tats,’’;

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

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

25 ‘‘and wildlife management; and’’;
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1 (4) by inserting ‘‘other countries,’’ after ‘‘agen2 cies,’’ in paragraph (5);

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

4 (5);

5 (6) by striking ‘‘zone.’’ in paragraph (6) and in6 serting ‘‘zone;’’; and

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

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

9 Research Reserve System as a Federal, State, and

10 community partnership to support and enhance

11 coastal management and stewardship; and

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

13 and transfer of innovative coastal and estuarine en14 vironmental technologies and techniques for the

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

16 SEC. 5. CHANGES IN DEFINITIONS.

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

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

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

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

21 following:

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

23 coastal protected area which may include any part

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

25 and upland in, adjoining, or adjacent to the estuary,
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1 and which constitutes to the extent feasible a nat2 ural unit, established to provide long-term opportu3 nities for conducting scientific studies and edu4 cational and training programs that improve the un5 derstanding, stewardship, and management of estu6 aries.’’; and

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

8 ‘‘(19) The term ‘coastal nonpoint pollution con9 trol plan’ means a plan submitted by a coastal state

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

11 SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

12 DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

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

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

15 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004,’’.

16 SEC. 7. REAUTHORIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS.

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

18 is amended by inserting ‘‘including developing and imple19 menting coastal nonpoint pollution control program com20 ponents,’’ after ‘‘program,’’.

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

22 (16 U.S.C. 1455(d)(10)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘less

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

24 SEC. 8. COASTAL RESOURCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

25 Section 306A (16 U.S.C. 1455a) is amended—
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1 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the

2 following:

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

4 ‘‘(A) any local government;

5 ‘‘(B) any areawide agency referred to in

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

7 and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42

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

9 ‘‘(C) any regional agency;

10 ‘‘(D) any interstate agency; and

11 ‘‘(E) any reserve established under section

12 315.’’;

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

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

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

16 (b)(2) after ‘‘urban’’;

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

18 following:

19 ‘‘(5) The coordination and implementation of

20 approved coastal nonpoint pollution control plans.

21 ‘‘(6) The preservation, restoration, enhance22 ment or creation of coastal habitats.’’;

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

24 subsection (c)(2)(D);
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1 (6) by striking ‘‘section.’’ in subsection

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

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

4 the following:

5 ‘‘(F) work, resources, or technical support

6 necessary to preserve, restore, enhance, or cre7 ate coastal habitats; and

8 ‘‘(G) the coordination and implementation

9 of approved coastal nonpoint pollution control

10 plans.’’; and

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

12 inserting after subsection (c) the following:

13 ‘‘(d) SOURCE OF FEDERAL GRANTS; STATE MATCH14 ING CONTRIBUTIONS.—

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

16 to fund a project under this section, then—

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

18 combined application for grants under this sec19 tion and section 306;

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

21 of such grants in the ratio required by section

22 306(a) for grants under that section; and

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

24 shall be a portion of that State’s annual alloca25 tion under section 306(a).
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1 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided under

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

3 share of costs required under any other Federal pro4 gram that is consistent with the purposes of this

5 section.

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

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

8 coastal State may allocate to a qualified local entity a por9 tion of any grant made under this section for the purpose

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

11 shall not relieve that State of the responsibility for ensur12 ing that any funds so allocated are applied in furtherance

13 of the State’s approved management program.

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

15 coastal States in identifying and obtaining from other

16 Federal agencies technical and financial assistance in

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

18 SEC. 9. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

19 (a) TREATMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENTS.—Section

20 308(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1456a(a)(2)) is amended to read as

21 follows:

22 ‘‘(2) Loan repayments made under this

23 subsection—
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1 ‘‘(A) shall be retained by the Secretary and

2 deposited into the Coastal Zone Management

3 Fund established under subsection (b); and

4 ‘‘(B) subject to amounts provided in Ap5 propriations Acts, shall be available to the Sec6 retary for purposes of this title and transferred

7 to the Operations, Research, and Facilities ac8 count of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

9 Administration to offset the costs of imple10 menting this title.’’.

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

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

13 and (3) and inserting the following:

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

15 the Fund shall be available to the Secretary to carry

16 out the provisions of this Act.’’.

17 SEC. 10. COASTAL ZONE ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.

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

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

20 the following:

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

22 creation of coastal habitats, including wetlands,

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

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

25 subsection (a)(4);
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘on various individual uses or

2 activities on resources, such as coastal wetlands and

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

4 ‘‘of various individual uses or activities on coastal

5 waters, habitats, and resources, including sources of

6 polluted runoff.’’;

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

8 following:

9 ‘‘(10) Development and enhancement of coastal

10 nonpoint pollution control plan components, includ11 ing the satisfaction of conditions placed on such pro12 grams as part of the Secretary’s approval of the pro13 grams.

14 ‘‘(11) Significant emerging coastal issues as

15 identified by coastal states, in consultation with the

16 Secretary and qualified local entities.’’;

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

18 the criteria established by the Secretary under sub19 section (d).’’ in subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘pro20 posals.’’;

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

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

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

24 subsection (g) as subsection (e).
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1 SEC. 11. COASTAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

2 The Act is amended by inserting after section 309

3 the following:

4 ‘‘SEC. 309A. COASTAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

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

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

7 subsection (b)—

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

9 and managing growth, public infrastructure, and

10 open space needs in order to provide for sustainable

11 growth, resource protection and community revital12 ization;

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

14 and technical assistance in developing and imple15 menting community-based growth management and

16 resource protection strategies in qualified local enti17 ties;

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

19 high potential for improving coastal zone manage20 ment at the local level; and

21 ‘‘(4) to assist in the adoption of plans, strate22 gies, policies, or procedures to support local commu23 nity-based environmentally-protective solutions to

24 the impacts and pressures on coastal uses and re25 sources caused by development and sprawl that

26 will—
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1 ‘‘(A) revitalize previously developed areas;

2 ‘‘(B) undertake conservation activities and

3 projects in undeveloped and environmentally

4 sensitive areas;

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

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

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

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

9 ‘‘(1) have a management program approved

10 under section 306; and

11 ‘‘(2) in the judgment of the Secretary, be mak12 ing satisfactory progress in activities designed to re13 sult in significant improvement in achieving the

14 coastal management objectives specified in section

15 303(2)(A) through (K).

16 ‘‘(c) SOURCE OF FEDERAL GRANTS; STATE MATCH17 ING CONTRIBUTIONS.—If a coastal state chooses to fund

18 a project under this section, then—

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

20 application for grants under this section and section

21 309;

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

23 under this section on the basis of a total contribu24 tion of section 306, 306A, and this section so that,

25 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.’’.

16 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

17 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal Zone Manage18 ment Act of 2000’’.

19 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.

20 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

21 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of

22 an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,

23 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or

24 other provision of the Coastal Zone Management Act of

25 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).
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1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

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

3 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (m)

4 as paragraphs (1) through (13);

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

6 redesignated) after ‘‘fossil fuels,’’;

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

8 wetlands,’’ in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) after

9 ‘‘zone,’’;

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

11 so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘dependent on that

12 habitat,’’;

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

14 so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘quality of life’’;

15 (6) by striking paragraph (11) (as so redesig16 nated) and inserting the following:

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

18 and coastal watersheds may significantly affect the

19 quality of coastal waters and habitats, and efforts to

20 control coastal water pollution from activities in these

21 areas must be improved.’’; and

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

23 ‘‘(14) There is a need to enhance cooperation and

24 coordination among states and local communities, to

25 encourage local community-based solutions that ad26 dress the impacts and pressures on coastal resources
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1 and on public facilities and public service caused by

2 continued coastal demands, and to increase state and

3 local capacity to identify public infrastructure and

4 open space needs and develop and implement plans

5 which provide for sustainable growth, resource protec6 tion and community revitalization.’’.

7 SEC. 4. POLICY.

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

9 (1) by striking ‘‘the states’’ in paragraph (2)

10 and inserting ‘‘state and local governments’’;

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

12 in paragraph (2)(C) and inserting ‘‘waters and habi13 tats,’’;

14 (3) by striking ‘‘agencies and state and wildlife

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

16 ‘‘and wildlife management; and’’;

17 (4) by inserting ‘‘other countries,’’ after ‘‘agen18 cies,’’ in paragraph (5);

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

20 (5);

21 (6) by striking ‘‘zone.’’ in paragraph (6) and in22 serting ‘‘zone;’’; and

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

24 ‘‘(7) to create and use a National Estuarine Re25 search Reserve System as a Federal, state, and com-
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1 munity partnership to support and enhance coastal

2 management and stewardship; and

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

4 and transfer of innovative coastal and estuarine envi5 ronmental technologies and techniques for the long6 term conservation of coastal ecosystems.’’.

7 SEC. 5. CHANGES IN DEFINITIONS.

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

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

10 Pacific Islands,’’ in paragraph (4);

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

12 following:

13 ‘‘(8) The term ‘estuarine reserve’ means a coastal

14 protected area which may include any part or all of

15 an estuary and any island, transitional area, and

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

17 which constitutes to the extent feasible a natural unit,

18 established to provide long-term opportunities for con19 ducting scientific studies and educational and train20 ing programs that improve the understanding, stew21 ardship, and management of estuaries.’’; and

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

23 ‘‘(19) The term ‘coastal nonpoint pollution con24 trol strategies and measures’ means strategies and

25 measures included as part of the coastal nonpoint pol-
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1 lution control program under section 6217 of the

2 Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of

3 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1455b).

4 ‘‘(20) The term ‘qualified local entity’ means—

5 ‘‘(A) any local government;

6 ‘‘(B) any areawide agency referred to in

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

8 and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42

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

10 ‘‘(C) any regional agency;

11 ‘‘(D) any interstate agency;

12 ‘‘(E) any nonprofit organization; or

13 ‘‘(F) any reserve established under section

14 315.’’.

15 SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DE16 VELOPMENT GRANTS.

17 Section 305 (16 U.S.C. 1454) is amended to read as

18 follows:

19 ‘‘SEC. 305. MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

20 GRANTS.

21 ‘‘(a) STATES WITHOUT PROGRAMS.—In fiscal years

22 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, the Secretary may make a

23 grant annually to any coastal state without an approved

24 program if the coastal state demonstrates to the satisfaction

25 of the Secretary that the grant will be used to develop a
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1 management program consistent with the requirements set

2 forth in section 306. The amount of any such grant shall

3 not exceed $200,000 in any fiscal year, and shall require

4 State matching funds according to a 4-to-1 ratio of Federal5 to-State contributions. After an initial grant is made to a

6 coastal state under this subsection, no subsequent grant may

7 be made to that coastal state under this subsection unless

8 the Secretary finds that the coastal state is satisfactorily

9 developing its management program. No coastal state is eli10 gible to receive more than 4 grants under this subsection.

11 ‘‘(b) SUBMITTAL OF PROGRAM FOR APPROVAL.—A

12 coastal state that has completed the development of its man13 agement program shall submit the program to the Secretary

14 for review and approval under section 306.’’.

15 SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS.

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

17 is amended by inserting ‘‘including developing and imple18 menting coastal nonpoint pollution control program compo19 nents,’’ after ‘‘program,’’.

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

21 (16 U.S.C. 1455(d)(10)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘less

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

23 SEC. 8. COASTAL RESOURCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

24 Section 306A (16 U.S.C. 1455a) is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘or other important coastal

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

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘or historic’’ in subsection (b)(2)

4 after ‘‘urban’’;

5 (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the fol6 lowing:

7 ‘‘(5) The coordination and implementation of

8 approved coastal nonpoint pollution control plans.

9 ‘‘(6) The preservation, restoration, enhancement

10 or creation of coastal habitats.’’;

11 (4) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in sub12 section (c)(2)(D);

13 (5) by striking ‘‘section.’’ in subsection (c)(2)(E)

14 and inserting ‘‘section;’’;

15 (6) by adding at the end of subsection (c)(2) the

16 following:

17 ‘‘(F) work, resources, or technical support

18 necessary to preserve, restore, enhance, or create

19 coastal habitats; and

20 ‘‘(G) the coordination and implementation

21 of approved coastal nonpoint pollution control

22 plans.’’; and

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

24 inserting after subsection (c) the following:
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1 ‘‘(d) SOURCE OF FEDERAL GRANTS; STATE MATCHING

2 CONTRIBUTIONS.—

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

4 fund a project under this section, then—

5 ‘‘(A) it shall submit to the Secretary a com6 bined application for grants under this section

7 and section 306;

8 ‘‘(B) it shall match the combined amount of

9 such grants in the ratio required by section

10 306(a) for grants under that section; and

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

12 shall be a portion of that state’s annual alloca13 tion under section 306(a).

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

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

16 of costs required under any other Federal program

17 that is consistent with the purposes of this section.

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

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

20 coastal state may allocate to a qualified local entity a por21 tion of any grant made under this section for the purpose

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

23 shall not relieve that state of the responsibility for ensuring

24 that any funds so allocated are applied in furtherance of

25 the state’s approved management program.
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1 ‘‘(f) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall assist eligible

2 coastal states in identifying and obtaining from other Fed3 eral agencies technical and financial assistance in achiev4 ing the objectives set forth in subsection (b).’’.

5 SEC. 9. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

6 (a) TREATMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENTS.—Section

7 308(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1456a(a)(2)) is amended to read as

8 follows:

9 ‘‘(2) Loan repayments made under this

10 subsection—

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

12 deposited into the Coastal Zone Management

13 Fund established under subsection (b); and

14 ‘‘(B) subject to amounts provided in Appro15 priations Acts, shall be available to the Secretary

16 for purposes of this title and transferred to the

17 Operations, Research, and Facilities account of

18 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis19 tration to offset the costs of implementing this

20 title.’’.

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

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

23 and (3) and inserting the following:
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1 ‘‘(2) Subject to Appropriation Acts, amounts in

2 the Fund shall be available to the Secretary to carry

3 out the provisions of this Act.’’.

4 SEC. 10. COASTAL ZONE ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.

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

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

7 the following:

8 ‘‘(1) Protection, restoration, enhancement, or cre9 ation of coastal habitats, including wetlands, coral

10 reefs, marshes, and barrier islands.’’;

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

12 subsection (a)(4);

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

14 activities on resources, such as coastal wetlands and

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

16 ‘‘of various individual uses or activities on coastal

17 waters, habitats, and resources, including sources of

18 polluted runoff.’’;

19 (4) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the fol20 lowing:

21 ‘‘(10) Development and enhancement of coastal

22 nonpoint pollution control program components, in23 cluding the satisfaction of conditions placed on such

24 programs as part of the Secretary’s approval of the

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1 ‘‘(11) Significant emerging coastal issues as

2 identified by coastal states, in consultation with the

3 Secretary and qualified local entities.’’;

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

5 the criteria established by the Secretary under sub6 section (d).’’ in subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘pro7 posals.’’;

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

9 subsection (e) as subsection (d);

10 (7) by striking ‘‘section, up to a maximum of

11 $10,000,000 annually’’ in subsection (f) and inserting

12 ‘‘section.’’; and

13 (8) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as

14 subsections (e) and (f), respectively.

15 SEC. 11. COASTAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

16 The Act is amended by inserting after section 309 the

17 following:

18 ‘‘SEC. 309A. COASTAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

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

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

21 subsection (b)—

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

23 and managing growth, public infrastructure, and

24 open space needs in order to provide for sustainable
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1 growth, resource protection and community revital2 ization;

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

4 and technical assistance in developing and imple5 menting community-based growth management and

6 resource protection strategies in qualified local enti7 ties;

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

9 high potential for improving coastal zone manage10 ment at the local level;

11 ‘‘(4) to assist in the adoption of plans, strategies,

12 policies, or procedures to support local community13 based environmentally-protective solutions to the im14 pacts and pressures on coastal uses and resources

15 caused by development and sprawl that will—

16 ‘‘(A) revitalize previously developed areas;

17 ‘‘(B) undertake conservation activities and

18 projects in undeveloped and environmentally

19 sensitive areas;

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

21 ‘‘(D) protect coastal waters and habitats;

22 and

23 ‘‘(5) to assist coastal communities to coordinate

24 and implement approved coastal nonpoint pollution

25 control strategies and measures that reduce the causes
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1 and impacts of polluted runoff on coastal waters and

2 habitats.’’.

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

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

5 ‘‘(1) have a management program approved

6 under section 306; and

7 ‘‘(2) in the judgment of the Secretary, be making

8 satisfactory progress in activities designed to result in

9 significant improvement in achieving the coastal

10 management objectives specified in section 303(2)(A)

11 through (K).

12 ‘‘(c) ALLOCATIONS; SOURCE OF FEDERAL GRANTS;

13 STATE MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—

14 ‘‘(1) ALLOCATION.—Grants under this section

15 shall be allocated to coastal states as provided in sec16 tion 306(c).

17 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION; MATCHING.—If a coastal state

18 chooses to fund a project under this section, then—

19 ‘‘(A) it shall submit to the Secretary a com20 bined application for grants under this section

21 and section 306; and

22 ‘‘(B) it shall match the amount of the grant

23 under this section on the basis of a total con24 tribution of section 306, 306A, and this section

25 so that, in aggregate, the match is 1:1.
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1 ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF GRANTS TO QUALIFIED LOCAL

2 ENTITY.—

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

4 Secretary, the eligible coastal state may allocate to a

5 qualified local entity amounts received by the state

6 under this section.

7 ‘‘(2) ASSURANCES.—A coastal state shall ensure

8 that amounts allocated by the state under paragraph

9 (1) are used by the qualified local entity in further10 ance of the state’s approved management program,

11 specifically furtherance of the coastal management ob12 jectives specified in section 303(2).

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

14 coastal states and qualified local entities in identifying and

15 obtaining from other Federal agencies technical and finan16 cial assistance in achieving the objectives set forth in sub17 section (a).’’.

18 SEC. 12. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

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

20 adding at the end thereof the following:

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

22 develop and apply innovative coastal and estuarine

23 environmental technology and methodology through a

24 cooperative program. The Secretary may make extra-
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1 mural grants in carrying out the purpose of this sub2 section.’’.

3 SEC. 13. PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

4 Section 312(a) (16 U.S.C. 1458(a)) is amended by in5 serting ‘‘coordinated with National Estuarine Research Re6 serves in the state’’ after ‘‘303(2)(A) through (K),’’.

7 SEC. 14. WALTER B. JONES AWARDS.

8 Section 314 (16 U.S.C. 1460) is amended—

9 (1) by striking ‘‘shall, using sums in the Coastal

10 Zone Management Fund established under section

11 308’’ in subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘may, using

12 sums available under this Act’’;

13 (2) by striking ‘‘field.’’ in subsection (a) and in14 serting the following: ‘‘field of coastal zone manage15 ment. These awards, to be known as the ‘Walter B.

16 Jones Awards’, may include—

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

18 $5,000 each;

19 ‘‘(2) research grants; and

20 ‘‘(3) public ceremonies to acknowledge such

21 awards.’’;

22 (3) by striking ‘‘shall elect annually—’’ in sub23 section (b) and inserting ‘‘may select annually if

24 funds are available under subsection (a)—’’; and

25 (4) by striking subsection (e).
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1 SEC. 15. NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE SYS2 TEM.

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

4 striking ‘‘consists of—’’ and inserting ‘‘is a network of

5 areas protected by Federal, state, and community partner6 ships which promotes informed management of the Nation’s

7 estuarine and coastal areas through interconnected pro8 grams in resource stewardship, education and training, and

9 scientific understanding consisting of—’’.

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

11 amended by striking ‘‘public education and interpretation;

12 and’’; and inserting ‘‘education, interpretation, training,

13 and demonstration projects; and’’.

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

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

16 caption and inserting ‘‘RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND

17 RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP’’;

18 (2) by striking ‘‘conduct of research’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘conduct of research, education, and resource

20 stewardship’’;

21 (3) by striking ‘‘coordinated research’’ in para22 graph (1)) and inserting ‘‘coordinated research, edu23 cation, and resource stewardship’’;

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

25 paragraph (2);
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1 (5) by striking ‘‘research programs’’ in para2 graph (2) and inserting ‘‘research, education, and re3 source stewardship programs’’;

4 (6) by striking ‘‘research’’ before ‘‘methodologies’’

5 in paragraph (3);

6 (7) by striking ‘‘data,’’ in paragraph (3) and in7 serting ‘‘information,’’;

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

9 paragraph (3);

10 (9) by striking ‘‘research purposes;’’ in para11 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘research, education, and re12 source stewardship purposes;’’;

13 (10) by striking ‘‘research efforts’’ in paragraph

14 (4) and inserting ‘‘research, education, and resource

15 stewardship efforts’’;

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

17 and inserting ‘‘research, education, and resource stew18 ardship’’; and

19 (12) by striking ‘‘research’’ in the last sentence.

20 (d) Section 315(d) (16 U.S.C. 1461(d)) is amended—

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

22 the subsection caption and inserting ‘‘ESTUARINE RE23 SEARCH, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCE STEWARD24 SHIP.—’’;
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘research purposes’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘research, education, and resource stewardship

3 purposes’’;

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

5 following:

6 ‘‘(1) giving reasonable priority to research, edu7 cation, and stewardship activities that use the System

8 in conducting or supporting activities relating to es9 tuaries; and’’;

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

11 inserting ‘‘research, education, and resource steward12 ship activities.’’; and

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

14 ‘‘(3) establishing partnerships with other Federal

15 and state estuarine management programs to coordi16 nate and collaborate on estuarine research.’’.

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

18 (1) by striking ‘‘reserve,’’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i)

19 and inserting ‘‘reserve; and’’;

20 (2) by striking ‘‘and constructing appropriate

21 reserve facilities, or’’ in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and in22 serting ‘‘including resource stewardship activities and

23 constructing reserve facilities; and’’;

24 (3) by striking paragraph (1)(A)(iii);
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1 (4) by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting

2 the following:

3 ‘‘(B) to any coastal state or public or pri4 vate person for purposes of—

5 ‘‘(i) supporting research and moni6 toring associated with a national estuarine

7 reserve that are consistent with the research

8 guidelines developed under subsection (c); or

9 ‘‘(ii) conducting educational, interpre10 tive, or training activities for a national es11 tuarine reserve that are consistent with the

12 education guidelines developed under sub13 section (c).’’;

14 (5) by striking ‘‘therein or $5,000,000, whichever

15 amount is less.’’ in paragraph (3)(A) and inserting

16 ‘‘therein. Non-Federal costs associated with the pur17 chase of any lands and waters, or interests therein,

18 which are incorporated into the boundaries of a re19 serve up to 5 years after the costs are incurred, may

20 be used to match the Federal share.’’;

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

22 (7) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(iii)’’ in para23 graph (3)(B) and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’;

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

25 (3)(B) and inserting ‘‘System as a whole.’’; and
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1 (9) by adding at the end thereof the following:

2 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may—

3 ‘‘(A) enter into cooperative agreements, fi4 nancial agreements, grants, contracts, or other

5 agreements with any nonprofit organization, au6 thorizing the organization to solicit donations to

7 carry out the purposes and policies of this sec8 tion, other than general administration of re9 serves or the System and which are consistent

10 with the purposes and policies of this section;

11 and

12 ‘‘(B) accept donations of funds and services

13 for use in carrying out the purposes and policies

14 of this section, other than general administration

15 of reserves or the System and which are con16 sistent with the purposes and policies of this sec17 tion.

18 Donations accepted under this section shall be consid19 ered as a gift or bequest to or for the use of the United

20 States for the purpose of carrying out this section.’’.

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

22 by inserting ‘‘coordination with other state programs estab23 lished under sections 306 and 309A,’’ after ‘‘including’’.

24 SEC. 16. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT REPORTS.

25 Section 316 (16 U.S.C. 1462) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘to the President for transmittal’’

2 in subsection (a);

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

4 effectiveness of financial assistance under section 308

5 in dealing with such consequences;’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘zone;’’ in the provision designated as (10) in sub7 section (a);

8 (3) by inserting ‘‘education,’’ after the ‘‘studies,’’

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

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

11 of subsection (c)(1) and inserting ‘‘Secretary, in con12 sultation with coastal states, and with the participa13 tion of affected Federal agencies,’’;

14 (5) by striking the second sentence of subsection

15 (c)(1) and inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary, in

16 conducting such a review, shall coordinate with, and

17 obtain the views of, appropriate Federal agencies.’’;

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

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

20 date of enactment of the Coastal Zone Management

21 Act of 2000,’’; and

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

23 following: ‘‘If sufficient funds and resources are not

24 available to conduct such a review, the Secretary shall

25 so notify the Congress.’’.
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1 SEC. 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

3 (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub4 section (a) and inserting the following:

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

6 309—

7 ‘‘(A) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

8 ‘‘(B) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

9 ‘‘(C) $83,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;

10 ‘‘(D) $87,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

11 ‘‘(E) $90,500,000 for fiscal year 2004;

12 ‘‘(2) for grants under section 309A,—

13 ‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

14 ‘‘(B) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

15 ‘‘(C) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

16 ‘‘(D) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

17 ‘‘(E) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;

18 of which $10,000,000, or 35 percent, whichever is less,

19 shall be for purposes set forth in section 309A(a)(5);

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

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

22 ‘‘(B) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

23 ‘‘(C) $12,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;

24 ‘‘(D) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

25 ‘‘(E) $13,500,000 for fiscal year 2004;
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1 ‘‘(4) for grants to fund construction projects at

2 estuarine reserves designated under section 315,

3 $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002,

4 2003, and 2004; and

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

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

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

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

9 and inserting ‘‘306.’’;

10 (3) by striking ‘‘during the fiscal year, or during

11 the second fiscal year after the fiscal year, for which’’

12 in subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘within 3 years from

13 when’’;

14 (4) by striking ‘‘under the section for such re15 verted amount was originally made available.’’ in

16 subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘to states under this

17 Act.’’; and

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

19 ‘‘(d) PURCHASE OF OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE FED20 ERAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.—Federal funds allocated

21 under this title may be used by grantees to purchase Federal

22 products and services not otherwise available.

23 ‘‘(e) RESTRICTION ON USE OF AMOUNTS FOR PRO24 GRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE, OR OVERHEAD COSTS.—Except

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1 appropriated under this section shall be available only for

2 grants to states and shall not be available for other pro3 gram, administrative, or overhead costs of the National Oce4 anic and Atmospheric Administration or the Department

5 of Commerce.’’.

Calendar No. 803

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1534

[Report No. 106–412]

A BILL

To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act,

and for other purposes.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2000

Reported with an amendment