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Union Calendar No. 454 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5266 

[Report No. 113–612] 

To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 30, 2014 

Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. POSEY, and Mr. 

MURPHY of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Additional sponsor: Mr. JOLLY

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 30, 2014] 


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A BILL 

To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other 

purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. COMPETITIVE AWARDS. 

4 Section 320(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

5 Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(4) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount made 

9 available under subsection (i)(2)(B), the Admin10 istrator shall make competitive awards under 

11 this paragraph. 

12 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION FOR AWARDS.—The Ad13 ministrator shall solicit applications for awards 

14 under this paragraph from State, interstate, and 

15 regional water pollution control agencies and en16 tities, State coastal zone management agencies, 

17 interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit pri18 vate agencies, institutions, organizations, and 

19 individuals. 

20 ‘‘(C) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—In select21 ing award recipients under this paragraph, the 

22 Administrator shall select recipients that are best 

23 able to address urgent and challenging issues 

24 that threaten the ecological and economic wellVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:17 Nov 12, 2014 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5266.RH H5266

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1 being of coastal areas. Such issues shall in2 clude— 

3 ‘‘(i) extensive seagrass habitat losses re4 sulting in significant impacts on fisheries 

5 and water quality; 

6 ‘‘(ii) recurring harmful algae blooms, 

7 unusual marine mammal mortalities; 

8 ‘‘(iii) invasive exotic species which can 

9 threaten wastewater systems and cause 

10 other damage; 

11 ‘‘(iv) jellyfish proliferation limiting 

12 community access to water during peak 

13 tourism seasons; 

14 ‘‘(v) flooding which may be related to 

15 sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(vi) low dissolved oxygen conditions 

18 in estuarine waters and related nutrient 

19 management.’’. 

20 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 Section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

22 (33 U.S.C. 1330) is amended by striking subsection (i) and 

23 inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap2 propriated to the Administrator $27,000,000, for each 

3 of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 for— 

4 ‘‘(A) expenses relating to the administration 

5 of grants or awards by the Administrator under 

6 this section, including the award and oversight 

7 of grants and awards, except that such expenses 

8 shall not exceed 5 percent of the amount appro9 priated under this subsection; and 

10 ‘‘(B) making grants and awards under sub11 section (g). 

12 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

14 PLAN.—The Administrator shall provide not less 

15 than 80 percent of the amounts made available 

16 for this section for each fiscal year referred to in 

17 paragraph (1) for the development, implementa18 tion, and monitoring of each conservation and 

19 management plan eligible for grant assistance 

20 under subsection (g)(2). 

21 ‘‘(B) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—The Adminis22 trator shall provide not less than 15 percent of 

23 the amounts made available for this section in 

24 each fiscal year to make competitive awards de25 scribed in subsection (g)(4).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 454 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5266 

[Report No. 113–612] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, 

and for other purposes. 

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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