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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1534

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 6, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee

on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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

AN ACT

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 2000’’.
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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 strategies and measures’ means strategies and

10 measures included as part of the coastal nonpoint

11 pollution control program under section 6217 of the

12 Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of

13 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1455b).

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

15 ‘‘(A) any local government;

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

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

18 and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42

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

20 ‘‘(C) any regional agency;

21 ‘‘(D) any interstate agency;

22 ‘‘(E) any nonprofit organization; or

23 ‘‘(F) any reserve established under section

24 315.’’.
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1 SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

2 DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

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

4 follows:

5 ‘‘SEC. 305. MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

6 GRANTS.

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

8 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, the Secretary may make a

9 grant annually to any coastal state without an approved

10 program if the coastal state demonstrates to the satisfac11 tion of the Secretary that the grant will be used to develop

12 a management program consistent with the requirements

13 set forth in section 306. The amount of any such grant

14 shall not exceed $200,000 in any fiscal year, and shall re15 quire State matching funds according to a 4-to-1 ratio of

16 Federal-to-State contributions. After an initial grant is

17 made to a coastal state under this subsection, no subse18 quent grant may be made to that coastal state under this

19 subsection unless the Secretary finds that the coastal state

20 is satisfactorily developing its management program. No

21 coastal state is eligible to receive more than 4 grants

22 under this subsection.

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

24 coastal state that has completed the development of its

25 management program shall submit the program to the

26 Secretary for review and approval under section 306.’’.
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1 SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS.

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

3 is amended by inserting ‘‘including developing and imple4 menting coastal nonpoint pollution control program com5 ponents,’’ after ‘‘program,’’.

6 (b) EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Section

7 306(c) (16 U.S.C. 1455(c)) is amended by adding at the

8 end thereof ‘‘In promoting equity, the Secretary shall con9 sider the overall change in grant funding under this sec10 tion from the preceding fiscal year and minimize the rel11 ative increases or decreases among all the eligible States.

12 The Secretary shall ensure that each eligible State receives

13 increased funding under this section in any fiscal year for

14 which the total amount appropriated to carry out this sec15 tion is greater than the total amount appropriated to carry

16 out this section for the preceding fiscal year.

17 (c) 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 inserting ‘‘or other important coastal

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

24 (2) by inserting ‘‘or historic’’ in subsection

25 (b)(2) after ‘‘urban’’;
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1 (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the

2 following:

3 ‘‘(5) The coordination and implementation of

4 approved coastal nonpoint pollution control plans.

5 ‘‘(6) The preservation, restoration, enhance6 ment or creation of coastal habitats.’’;

7 (4) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in

8 subsection (c)(2)(D);

9 (5) by striking ‘‘section.’’ in subsection

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

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

12 the following:

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

14 necessary to preserve, restore, enhance, or cre15 ate coastal habitats; and

16 ‘‘(G) the coordination and implementation

17 of approved coastal nonpoint pollution control

18 plans.’’; and

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

20 inserting after subsection (c) the following:

21 ‘‘(d) SOURCE OF FEDERAL GRANTS; STATE MATCH22 ING CONTRIBUTIONS.—

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

24 to fund a project under this section, then—
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1 ‘‘(A) it shall submit to the Secretary a

2 combined application for grants under this sec3 tion and section 306;

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

5 of such grants in the ratio required by section

6 306(a) for grants under that section; and

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

8 shall be a portion of that state’s annual alloca9 tion under section 306(a).

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

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

12 share of costs required under any other Federal pro13 gram that is consistent with the purposes of this

14 section.

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

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

17 coastal state may allocate to a qualified local entity a por18 tion of any grant made under this section for the purpose

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

20 shall not relieve that state of the responsibility for ensur21 ing that any funds so allocated are applied in furtherance

22 of the state’s approved management program.

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

24 coastal states in identifying and obtaining from other Fed-
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1 eral agencies technical and financial assistance in achiev2 ing the objectives set forth in subsection (b).’’.

3 SEC. 9. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

4 (a) TREATMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENTS.—Section

5 308(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1456a(a)(2)) is amended to read as

6 follows:

7 ‘‘(2) Loan repayments made under this

8 subsection—

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

10 deposited into the Coastal Zone Management

11 Fund established under subsection (b); and

12 ‘‘(B) subject to amounts provided in Ap13 propriations Acts, shall be available to the Sec14 retary for purposes of this title and transferred

15 to the Operations, Research, and Facilities ac16 count of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

17 Administration to offset the costs of imple18 menting this title.’’.

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

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

21 and (3) and inserting the following:

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

23 the Fund shall be available to the Secretary to carry

24 out the provisions of this Act.’’.
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1 SEC. 10. COASTAL ZONE ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.

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

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

4 the following:

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

6 creation of coastal habitats, including wetlands,

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

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

9 subsection (a)(4);

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

11 activities on resources, such as coastal wetlands and

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

13 ‘‘of various individual uses or activities on coastal

14 waters, habitats, and resources, including sources of

15 polluted runoff.’’;

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

17 following:

18 ‘‘(10) Development and enhancement of coastal

19 nonpoint pollution control program components, in20 cluding the satisfaction of conditions placed on such

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

22 programs.

23 ‘‘(11) Significant emerging coastal issues as

24 identified by coastal states, in consultation with the

25 Secretary and qualified local entities.’’;
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1 (5) by striking ‘‘proposals, taking into account

2 the criteria established by the Secretary under sub3 section (d).’’ in subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘pro4 posals.’’;

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

6 subsection (e) as subsection (d);

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

8 $10,000,000 annually’’ in subsection (f) and insert9 ing ‘‘section.’’; and

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

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

12 SEC. 11. COASTAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

13 The Act is amended by inserting after section 309

14 the following:

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

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

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

18 subsection (b)—

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

20 and managing growth, public infrastructure, and

21 open space needs in order to provide for sustainable

22 growth, resource protection and community revital23 ization;

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

25 and technical assistance in developing and imple-
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1 menting community-based growth management and

2 resource protection strategies in qualified local enti3 ties;

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

5 high potential for improving coastal zone manage6 ment at the local level;

7 ‘‘(4) to assist in the adoption of plans, strate8 gies, policies, or procedures to support local commu9 nity-based environmentally-protective solutions to

10 the impacts and pressures on coastal uses and re11 sources caused by development and sprawl that

12 will—

13 ‘‘(A) revitalize previously developed areas;

14 ‘‘(B) undertake conservation activities and

15 projects in undeveloped and environmentally

16 sensitive areas;

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

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

19 and

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

21 and implement approved coastal nonpoint pollution

22 control strategies and measures that reduce the

23 causes and impacts of polluted runoff on coastal wa24 ters and habitats.’’.
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1 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under

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

3 ‘‘(1) have a management program approved

4 under section 306; and

5 ‘‘(2) in the judgment of the Secretary, be mak6 ing satisfactory progress in activities designed to re7 sult in significant improvement in achieving the

8 coastal management objectives specified in section

9 303(2)(A) through (K).

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

11 STATE MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—

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

13 shall be allocated to coastal states as provided in

14 section 306(c).

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

16 state chooses to fund a project under this section,

17 then—

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

19 combined application for grants under this sec20 tion and section 306; and

21 ‘‘(B) it shall match the amount of the

22 grant under this section on the basis of a total

23 contribution of section 306, 306A, and this sec24 tion 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

5 a qualified local entity amounts received by the state

6 under this section.

7 ‘‘(2) ASSURANCES.—A coastal state shall en8 sure that amounts allocated by the state under para9 graph (1) are used by the qualified local entity in

10 furtherance of the state’s approved management

11 program, specifically furtherance of the coastal man12 agement objectives 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

24 a cooperative program. The Secretary may make ex-
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1 tramural grants in carrying out the purpose of this

2 subsection.’’.

3 SEC. 13. PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

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

5 inserting ‘‘coordinated with National Estuarine Research

6 Reserves 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 Coast10 al 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

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

5 of areas protected by Federal, state, and community part6 nerships which promotes informed management of the Na7 tion’s estuarine and coastal areas through interconnected

8 programs in resource stewardship, education and training,

9 and scientific understanding consisting of—’’.

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

11 is amended by striking ‘‘public education and interpreta12 tion; and’’; and inserting ‘‘education, interpretation, train13 ing, 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 in19 serting ‘‘conduct of research, education, and re20 source 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’’

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

3 resource stewardship programs’’;

4 (6) by striking ‘‘research’’ before ‘‘methodolo5 gies’’ 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

12 resource stewardship purposes;’’;

13 (10) by striking ‘‘research efforts’’ in para14 graph (4) and inserting ‘‘research, education, and

15 resource stewardship efforts’’;

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

17 and inserting ‘‘research, education, and resource

18 stewardship’’; and

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

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

21 amended—

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

23 the subsection caption and inserting ‘‘ESTUARINE

24 RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCE STEWARD25 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 Sys8 tem in conducting or supporting activities relating to

9 estuaries; and’’;

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

11 and inserting ‘‘research, education, and resource

12 stewardship activities.’’; and

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

14 ‘‘(3) establishing partnerships with other Fed15 eral and state estuarine management programs to

16 coordinate 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

19 (1)(A)(i) 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

23 and 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 re8 search guidelines developed under sub9 section (c); or

10 ‘‘(ii) conducting educational, interpre11 tive, or training activities for a national es12 tuarine reserve that are consistent with the

13 education guidelines developed under sub14 section (c).’’;

15 (5) by striking ‘‘therein or $5,000,000, which16 ever amount is less.’’ in paragraph (3)(A) and in17 serting ‘‘therein. Non-Federal costs associated with

18 the purchase of any lands and waters, or interests

19 therein, which are incorporated into the boundaries

20 of a reserve up to 5 years after the costs are in21 curred, may be used to match the Federal share.’’;

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

23 (7) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(iii)’’ in para24 graph (3)(B) and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’;
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1 (8) by striking ‘‘entire System.’’ in paragraph

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

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

4 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may—

5 ‘‘(A) enter into cooperative agreements, fi6 nancial agreements, grants, contracts, or other

7 agreements with any nonprofit organization, au8 thorizing the organization to solicit donations to

9 carry out the purposes and policies of this sec10 tion, other than general administration of re11 serves or the System and which are consistent

12 with the purposes and policies of this section;

13 and

14 ‘‘(B) accept donations of funds and serv15 ices for use in carrying out the purposes and

16 policies of this section, other than general ad17 ministration of reserves or the System and

18 which are consistent with the purposes and poli19 cies of this section.

20 Donations accepted under this section shall be con21 sidered as a gift or bequest to or for the use of the

22 United States for the purpose of carrying out this

23 section.’’.

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

25 amended by inserting ‘‘coordination with other state pro-
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1 grams established under sections 306 and 309A,’’ after

2 ‘‘including’’.

3 SEC. 16. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT REPORTS.

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

5 (1) by striking ‘‘to the President for trans6 mittal’’ in subsection (a);

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

8 effectiveness of financial assistance under section

9 308 in dealing with such consequences;’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘zone;’’ in the provision designated as (10) in

11 subsection (a);

12 (3) by inserting ‘‘education,’’ after the ‘‘stud13 ies,’’ in the provision designated as (12) in sub14 section (a);

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

16 of subsection (c)(1) and inserting ‘‘Secretary, in con17 sultation with coastal states, and with the participa18 tion of affected Federal agencies,’’;

19 (5) by striking the second sentence of sub20 section (c)(1) and inserting the following: ‘‘The Sec21 retary, in conducting such a review, shall coordinate

22 with, and obtain the views of, appropriate Federal

23 agencies.’’;

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

25 (c)(2) and inserting ‘‘shall, within 4 years after the
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1 date of enactment of the Coastal Zone Management

2 Act of 2000,’’; and

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

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

5 not available to conduct such a review, the Secretary

6 shall so notify the Congress.’’.

7 SEC. 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

9 (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub10 section (a) and inserting the following:

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

12 309—

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

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

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

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

17 and

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

19 ‘‘(2) for grants under section 309A—

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

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

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

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

24 and

25 ‘‘(E) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
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1 of which $10,000,000, or 35 percent, whichever is

2 less, shall be for purposes set forth in section

3 309A(a)(5);

4 ‘‘(3) for grants under section 315—

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

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

7 ‘‘(C) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

8 ‘‘(D) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

9 and

10 ‘‘(E) $15,000,000 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, $6,500,000 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 SEC. 18. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

17 It is the sense of Congress that the Undersecretary

18 for Oceans and Atmosphere should re-evaluate the calcula19 tion of shoreline mileage used in the distribution of fund20 ing under the Coastal Zone Management Program to en21 sure equitable treatment of all regions of the coastal zone,
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1 including the Southeastern States and the Great Lakes

2 States.

Passed the Senate September 28 (legislative day,

September 22), 2000.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.