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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 421 

To reauthorize programs relating to sport fishing and recreational boating 

safety, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 17, 2005 

Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. KOHL) introduced the following bill; which was 

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

Transportation 

A BILL

To reauthorize programs relating to sport fishing and 

recreational boating safety, 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 ‘‘Sportfishing and Rec5 reational Boating Safety Act of 2005’’. 
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1 TITLE I—FEDERAL AID IN SPORT 

2 FISH RESTORATION ACT 

3 AMENDMENTS 

4 SEC. 101. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL AID IN SPORT FISH 

5 RESTORATION ACT. 

6 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

7 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

8 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi9 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

10 section or other provision of the Dingell-Johnson Sport 

11 Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.). 

12 SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 777b) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘the succeeding fiscal year.’’ in 

16 the third sentence and inserting ‘‘succeeding fiscal 

17 years.’’; and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘in carrying on the research 

19 program of the Fish and Wildlife Service in respect 

20 to fish of material value for sport and recreation.’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘to supplement the 57 percent of the 

22 balance of each annual appropriation to be appor23 tioned among the States, as provided for in section 

24 4(c).’’. 

25 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 777b) 

2 is amended in the first sentence— 

3 (A) by striking ‘‘Sport Fish Restoration 

4 Account’’ and inserting ‘‘Sport Fish Restora5 tion and Boating Trust Fund’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘that Account’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘that Trust Fund, except as provided in 

8 section 9504(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

9 1986’’. 

10 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

11 by paragraph (1) take effect on October 1, 2005. 

12 SEC. 103. DIVISION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and 

15 redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as 

16 subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively; 

17 (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redes18 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal years 2006 through 

20 2020, the balance of each annual appropriation made in 

21 accordance with the provisions of section 3 remaining 

22 after the distributions for administrative expenses and 

23 other purposes under subsection (b) and for multistate 

24 conservation grants under section 14 shall be distributed 

25 as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(1) COASTAL WETLANDS.—18.5 percent to the 

2 Secretary of the Interior for distribution as provided 

3 in the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and 

4 Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3951 et seq.). 

5 ‘‘(2) BOATING SAFETY.—18.5 percent to the 

6 Secretary of Homeland Security for State rec7 reational boating safety programs under section 

8 13106 of title 46, United States Code. 

9 ‘‘(3) CLEAN VESSEL ACT.—2.0 percent to the 

10 Secretary of the Interior for qualified projects under 

11 section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 

12 U.S.C. 1322 note). 

13 ‘‘(4) BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE.—2.0 percent 

14 to the Secretary of the Interior for obligation for 

15 qualified projects under section 7404(d) of the 

16 Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (16 

17 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)). 

18 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COMMUNICA19 TIONS.—2.0 percent to the Secretary of the Interior 

20 for the National Outreach and Communications Pro21 gram under section 8(d) of this Act. Such amounts 

22 shall remain available for 3 fiscal years, after which 

23 any portion thereof that is unobligated by the Sec24 retary for that program may be expended by the 

25 Secretary under subsection (c) of this section.’’; 
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1 (3) by striking (b)(1)(A), as redesignated by 

2 paragraph (1), and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) SET-ASIDE.—For a fiscal year after 

4 fiscal year 2005, the Secretary of the Interior 

5 may use no more than the amount specified in 

6 subparagraph (B) for the fiscal year for ex7 penses of administration incurred in the imple8 mentation of this Act, in accordance with this 

9 section and section 9. The amount specified in 

10 subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year may not be 

11 included in the amount of the annual appro12 priation distributed under subsection (a) for the 

13 fiscal year.’’; 

14 (4) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior, after 

15 the distribution, transfer, use, and deduction under 

16 subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively, and 

17 after deducting amounts used for grants under sec18 tion 14, shall apportion the remainder’’ in subsection 

19 (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), and inserting 

20 ‘‘Secretary, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2005, 

21 after the distribution, transfer, use and deduction 

22 under subsection (b), and after deducting amounts 

23 used for grants under section 14 of this title, shall 

24 apportion 57 percent of the balance’’; 
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1 (5) by striking ‘‘per centum’’ each place it ap2 pears in subsection (c), as redesignated by para3 graph (1), and inserting ‘‘percent’’; 

4 (6) by striking ‘‘subsections (a), (b)(3)(A), 

5 (b)(3)(B), and (c)’’ in paragraph (1) of subsection 

6 (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1), and inserting 

7 ‘‘paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection 

8 (a)’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(f) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—Amounts 

11 available under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) 

12 that are unobligated by the Secretary of the Interior after 

13 3 fiscal years shall be transferred to the Secretary of 

14 Homeland Security and shall be expended for State rec15 reational boating safety programs under section 13106(a) 

16 of title 46, United States Code.’’. 

17 SEC. 104. MAINTENANCE OF PROJECTS. 

18 Section 8 (16 U.S.C. 777g) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘in carrying out the research 

20 program of the Fish and Wildlife Service in respect 

21 to fish of material value for sport or recreation.’’ in 

22 subsection (b)(2) and inserting ‘‘to supplement the 

23 57 percent of the balance of each annual appropria24 tion to be apportioned among the States under sec25 tion 4(c).’’; and 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘subsection (c) or (d)’’ in sub2 section (d)(3) and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(5) or 

3 subsection (b)’’. 

4 SEC. 105. BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE. 

5 Section 7404(d)(1) of the Sportfishing and Boating 

6 Safety Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)(1)) is amended 

7 by striking ‘‘section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act entitled ‘An Act 

8 to provide that the United States shall aid the States in 

9 fish restoration and management projects, and for other 

10 purposes,’ approved August 9, 1950, as amended by this 

11 Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(a)(4) of the Dingell-John12 son Sport Fish Restoration Act’’. 

13 SEC. 106. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS CON14 CERNING USE OF AMOUNTS FOR EXPENSES 

15 FOR ADMINISTRATION. 

16 Section 9 (16 U.S.C. 777h) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘section 4(d)(1)’’ in subsection 

18 (a) and inserting ‘‘section 4(b)’’; and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘section 4(d)(1)’’ in subsection 

20 (b)(1) and inserting ‘‘section 4(b)’’. 
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1 SEC. 107. PAYMENTS OF FUNDS TO AND COOPERATION 

2 WITH PUERTO RICO, THE DISTRICT OF CO3 LUMBIA, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, COMMON4 WEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS5 LANDS, AND VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

6 Section 12 (16 U.S.C. 777k) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘in carrying on the research program of the Fish and 

8 Wildlife Service in respect to fish of material value for 

9 sport or recreation.’’ and inserting ‘‘to supplement the 57 

10 percent of the balance of each annual appropriation to be 

11 apportioned among the States under section 4(b) of this 

12 Act.’’. 

13 SEC. 108. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

14 Section 14 (16 U.S.C. 777m) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking so much of subsection (a) as 

16 precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

18 ‘‘(1) AMOUNT FOR GRANTS.—For each fiscal 

19 year after fiscal year 2005, not more than 

20 $3,000,000 of each annual appropriation made in 

21 accordance with the provisions of section 3 shall be 

22 distributed to the Secretary of the Interior for mak23 ing multistate conservation project grants in accord24 ance with this section.’’; 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘section 4(e)’’ each place it ap2 pears in subsection (a)(2)(B) and inserting ‘‘section 

3 4(c)’’; and 

4 (3) by striking ‘‘Of the balance of each annual 

5 appropriation made under section 3 remaining after 

6 the distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), 

7 and (c) of section 4 for each fiscal year and after 

8 deducting amounts used for grants under subsection 

9 (a)—’’ in subsection (e) and inserting ‘‘Of amounts 

10 made available under section 4(b) for each fiscal 

11 year—’’. 

12 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

13 TRUST FUND CODE 

14 SEC. 201. TRANSFERS OF MOTORBOAT FUEL TAXES FROM 

15 THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND TO THE SPORT 

16 FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST 

17 FUND FOR AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 9503(c) 

19 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expendi20 tures from Highway Trust Fund) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking so much of that paragraph as 

22 precedes subparagraph (C) and inserting the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(4) TRANSFERS FROM THE TRUST FUND FOR

25 MOTORBOAT FUEL TAXES.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) TRANSFER TO LAND AND WATER

2 CONSERVATION FUND.— 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

4 shall pay from time to time from the High5 way Trust Fund into the land and water 

6 conservation fund provided for in title I of 

7 the Land and Water Conservation Fund 

8 Act of 1965 amounts (as determined by 

9 the Secretary) equivalent to the motorboat 

10 fuel taxes received on or after October 1, 

11 2005, and before October 1, 2010. 

12 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The aggregate 

13 amount transferred under this subpara14 graph during any fiscal year shall not ex15 ceed $1,000,000. 

16 ‘‘(B) EXCESS FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO

17 SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST

18 FUND.—Any amounts received in the Highway 

19 Trust Fund— 

20 ‘‘(i) which are attributable to motor21 boat fuel taxes, and 

22 ‘‘(ii) which are not transferred from 

23 the Highway Trust Fund under subpara24 graph (A), shall be transferred by the Sec25 retary from the Highway Trust Fund into 
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1 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating 

2 Trust Fund.’’, and 

3 (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesig4 nating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs 

5 (C) and (D), respectively. 

6 (b) MERGING OF ACCOUNTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 

8 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

9 amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is hereby 

11 established in the Treasury of the United States a trust 

12 fund to be known as the ‘Sport Fish Restoration and 

13 Boating Trust Fund’. Such Trust Fund shall consist of 

14 such amounts as may be appropriated, credited, or paid 

15 to it as provided in this section, section 9503(c)(4), section 

16 9503(c)(5), or section 9602(b).’’. 

17 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

18 (A) Subsection (b) of section 9504 of such 

19 Code is amended— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘ACCOUNT’’ in the 

21 heading and inserting ‘‘AND BOATING

22 TRUST FUND’’, 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘Account’’ both places 

24 it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and 

25 inserting ‘‘and Boating Trust Fund’’, and 
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1 (iii) by striking ‘‘ACCOUNT’’ both 

2 places it appears in the headings for para3 graphs (1) and (2) and inserting ‘‘AND

4 BOATING TRUST FUND’’. 

5 (B) Paragraph (2) of section 9504(b) of 

6 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Surface 

7 Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’ 

8 each place it appears and inserting 

9 ‘‘Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety 

10 Act of 2005’’. 

11 (C) The last sentence of paragraph (2) of 

12 section 9504(b) of such Code is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’. 

15 (D) Subsection (d) of section 9504 of such 

16 Code is amended— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘AQUATIC RE18 SOURCES’’ in the heading, 

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘any Account in the 

20 Aquatic Resources’’ in paragraph (1) and 

21 inserting ‘‘the Sports Fish Restoration and 

22 Boating’’, and 

23 (iii) by striking ‘‘any such Account’’ 

24 in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘such 

25 Trust Fund’’. 
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1 (E) Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 2005’’ and in3 serting ‘‘October 1, 2020’’. 

4 (F) Subsection (e) of section 9504 of such 

5 Code is amended by striking ‘‘Boat Safety Ac6 count and Sport Fish Restoration Account’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘Sport Fish Restoration and Boating 

8 Trust Fund’’. 

9 (G) Section 9504 of such Code is amended 

10 by striking ‘‘AQUATIC RESOURCES’’ in the 

11 heading and inserting ‘‘SPORT FISH RES12 TORATION AND BOATING’’. 

13 (H) The item relating to section 9504 in 

14 the table of sections for subchapter A of chap15 ter 98 of such Code is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘aquatic resources’’ and inserting ‘‘sport fish 

17 restoration and boating’’. 

18 (I) Paragraph (5) of section 9503(c) of 

19 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Account in 

20 the Aquatic Resources’’ in subparagraph (A) 

21 and inserting ‘‘and Boating’’. 

22 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

23 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2005. 
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1 SEC. 202. EXPENDITURES FROM THE BOAT SAFETY AC2 COUNT. 

3 Section 9504(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

4 1986 is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES FROM BOAT SAFETY AC6 COUNT.—Amounts in the Boat Safety Account on the date 

7 of the enactment of the Sport Fishing and Recreational 

8 Boating Safety Act, and amounts thereafter credited to 

9 the Account under section 9602(b), shall be available, 

10 without further appropriation, in the following amounts: 

11 ‘‘(1) In fiscal year 2006, $28,155,000 shall be 

12 distributed— 

13 ‘‘(A) under section 4 of the Act entitled 

14 ‘An Act to provide that the United States shall 

15 aid the States in fish restoration and manage16 ment projects, and for other purposes,’ ap17 proved August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c) in the 

18 following manner: 

19 ‘‘(i) $11,200,000 to be added to funds 

20 available under subsection (a)(2) of that 

21 section, 

22 ‘‘(ii) $1,245,000 to be added to funds 

23 available under subsection (a)(3) of that 

24 section, 
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1 ‘‘(iii) $1,245,000 to be added to funds 

2 available under subsection (a)(4) of that 

3 section, 

4 ‘‘(iv) $1,245,000 to be added to funds 

5 available under subsection (a)(5) of that 

6 section, and 

7 ‘‘(v) $12,800,000 to be added to 

8 funds available under subsection (b) of 

9 that section, and 

10 ‘‘(B) under section 14 of that Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 777m), $420,000, to be added to funds 

12 available under subsection (a)(1) of that sec13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(2) In fiscal year 2007, $22,419,000 shall be 

15 distributed— 

16 ‘‘(A) under section 4 of that Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 777c) in the following manner: 

18 ‘‘(i) $8,075,000 to be added to funds 

19 available under subsection (a)(2) of that 

20 section, 

21 ‘‘(ii) $713,000 to be added to funds 

22 available under subsection (a)(3) of that 

23 section, 
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1 ‘‘(iii) $713,000 to be added to funds 

2 available under subsection (a)(4) of that 

3 section, 

4 ‘‘(iv) $713,000 to be added to funds 

5 available under subsection (a)(5) of that 

6 section, and 

7 ‘‘(v) $11,925,000 to be added to 

8 funds available under subsection (b) of 

9 that Act, and 

10 ‘‘(B) under section 14 of that Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 777m), $280,000 to be added to funds 

12 available under subsection (a)(1) of that sec13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(3) In fiscal year 2008, $17,139,000 shall be 

15 distributed— 

16 ‘‘(A) under section 4 of that Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 777c) in the following manner: 

18 ‘‘(i) $6,800,000 to be added to funds 

19 available under subsection (a)(2) of that 

20 section, 

21 ‘‘(ii) $333,000 to be added to funds 

22 available under subsection (a)(3) of that 

23 section, 
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1 ‘‘(iii) $333,000 to be added to funds 

2 available under subsection (a)(4) of that 

3 section, 

4 ‘‘(iv) $333,000 to be added to funds 

5 available under subsection (a)(5) of that 

6 section, and 

7 ‘‘(v) $9,200,000 to be added to funds 

8 available under subsection (b) of that sec9 tion, and 

10 ‘‘(B) under section 14 of that Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 777m), $140,000, to be added to funds 

12 available under subsection (a)(1) of that sec13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(4) In fiscal year 2009, $12,287,000 shall be 

15 distributed— 

16 ‘‘(A) under section 4 of that Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 777c) in the following manner: 

18 ‘‘(i) $5,100,000 to be added to funds 

19 available under subsection (a)(2) of that 

20 section, 

21 ‘‘(ii) $48,000 to be added to funds 

22 available under subsection (a)(3) of that 

23 section, 
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1 ‘‘(iii) $48,000 to be added to funds 

2 available under subsection (a)(4) of that 

3 section, 

4 ‘‘(iv) $48,000 to be added to funds 

5 available under subsection (a)(5) of that 

6 section, and 

7 ‘‘(v) $6,900,000 to be added to funds 

8 available under subsection (b) of that sec9 tion, and 

10 ‘‘(B) under section 14 of that Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 777m), $143,000, to be added to funds 

12 available under subsection (a)(1) of that sec13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(5) In fiscal year 2010, all remaining funds in 

15 the Account shall be distributed under section 4 of 

16 that Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) in the following manner: 

17 ‘‘(A) one-third to be added to funds avail18 able under subsection (b), and 

19 ‘‘(B) two-thirds to be added to funds avail20 able under subsection (h).’’. 

21 TITLE III—CLEAN VESSEL ACT 

22 AMENDMENTS 

23 SEC. 301. GRANT PROGRAM. 

24 Section 5604(c)(2) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 

25 (33 U.S.C. 1322 note) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking subparagraph (A); and 

2 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

3 (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively. 

4 TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL BOAT5 ING SAFETY PROGRAM 

6 AMENDMENTS 

7 SEC. 401. STATE MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 

8 Section 13103(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘one-half’’ and inserting ‘‘75 per10 cent’’. 

11 SEC. 402. AVAILABILITY OF ALLOCATIONS. 

12 Section 13104(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ in paragraph (1) and 

15 inserting ‘‘3 years’’; and 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ in paragraph (2) and 

17 inserting ‘‘3-year’’. 

18 SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

19 STATE RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY 

20 PROGRAMS. 

21 Section 13106 of title 46, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

24 4(b) of the Act of August 9, 1950’’ and inserting 
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1 ‘‘subsections (a)(2) and (f) of section 4 of the Din2 gell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (c)(1)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transpor5 tation under paragraph (5)(C) of section 4(b)’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Secretary under subsections 

7 (a)(2) and (f) of section 4’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘$1,333,336’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘not less than $2,083,333’’. 

10 SEC. 404. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT FOR STATE REC11 REATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 131 of title 46, United 

13 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 13106 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘§ 13107. Maintenance of effort for State recreational 

16 boating safety programs 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount payable to a State 

18 for a fiscal year from an allocation under section 13103 

19 of this chapter shall be reduced if the usual amounts ex20 pended by the State for the State’s recreational boating 

21 safety program, as determined under section 13105 of this 

22 chapter, for the previous fiscal year is less than the aver23 age of the total of such expenditures for the 3 fiscal years 

24 immediately preceding that previous fiscal year. The re25 duction shall be proportionate, as a percentage, to the 
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1 amount by which the level of State expenditures for such 

2 previous fiscal year is less than the average of the total 

3 of such expenditures for the 3 fiscal years immediately 

4 preceding that previous fiscal year. 

5 ‘‘(b) REDUCTION OF THRESHOLD.—If the total 

6 amount available for allocation and distribution under this 

7 chapter in a fiscal year for all participating State rec8 reational boating safety programs is less than such 

9 amount for the preceding fiscal year, the level of State 

10 expenditures required under subsection (a) of this section 

11 for the preceding fiscal year shall be decreased proportion12 ately. 

13 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the written request 

15 of a State, the Secretary may waive the provisions 

16 of subsection (a) of this section for 1 fiscal year if 

17 the Secretary determines that a reduction in expend18 itures for the State’s recreational boating safety pro19 gram is attributable to a non-selective reduction in 

20 expenditures for the programs of all Executive 

21 branch agencies of the State government, or for 

22 other reasons if the State demonstrates to the Sec23 retary’s satisfaction that such waiver is warranted. 
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1 ‘‘(2) 30-DAY DECISION.—The Secretary shall 

2 approve or deny a request for a waiver not later 

3 than 30 days after the date the request is received.’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal5 ysis for chapter 131 of title 46, United States Code, is 

6 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

7 13106 the following:

‘‘13107. Maintenance of effort for State recreational boating safety programs.’’.

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