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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4477
To amend the Act commonly referred to as the ‘‘Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act’’ to provide funding for recreational boating safety
programs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1994
Mr. STUDDS (for himself, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. COBLE, Mr.
BATEMAN, and Mrs. FOWLER) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To amend the Act commonly referred to as the ‘‘Dingell-
Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act’’ to provide funding
for recreational boating safety programs, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BOATING SAFETY GRANTS.
(a) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS FOR STATE BOATING
SAFETY PROGRAMS.—
(1) TRANSFERS.—Section 4(b) of the Act of
August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(b); commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Res-
toration Act’’), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) Of the balance of each annual appropriation
remaining after making the distribution under subsection
(a), an amount equal to $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1995,
$52,500,000 for fiscal year 1996, $59,000,000 for fiscal
year 1997, and $64,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998
and 1999, shall, subject to paragraph (2), be used as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) A sum equal to $7,500,000 of the amount
available for fiscal year 1995, and a sum equal to
$10,000,000 of the amount available for each of fis-
cal years 1996 and 1997, shall be available for use
by the Secretary of the Interior for grants under
section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992.
Any portion of such a sum available for a fiscal year
that is not obligated for those grants before the end
of the following fiscal year shall be transferred to
the Secretary of Transportation and shall be ex-
pended by the Secretary of Transportation for State
recreational boating safety programs under section
13106 of title 46, United States Code.
‘‘(B) $7,500,000 of the amount available for
fiscal year 1995, $42,500,000 of the amount avail-
able for fiscal year 1996, $49,000,000 of the
amount 
available 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1997, 
and
$64,000,000 of the amount available for each of fis-
cal years 1998 and 1999, shall be transferred to the
Secretary of Transportation and shall be expended
by the Secretary of Transportation for recreational
boating safety programs under section 13106 of title
46, United States Code.
‘‘(2)(A) Beginning with fiscal year 1996, the amount
transferred under paragraph (1)(B) for a fiscal year shall
be reduced by the lesser of—
‘‘(i) the amount appropriated for that fiscal
year from the Boat Safety Account in the Aquatic
Resources Trust Fund established under section
9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to carry
out the purposes of section 13106 of title 46, United
States Code; or
‘‘(ii) $35,000,000.
‘‘(B) The amount of any reduction under subpara-
graph (A) shall be apportioned among the several States
under subsection (d) by the Secretary of the Interior.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
5604(c)(1) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33
U.S.C. 1322 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section
4(b)(2) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C.
777c(b)(2), as amended by this Act)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 4(b)(1) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16
U.S.C. 777c(b)(1))’’.
(b) EXPENDITURE OF AMOUNTS FOR STATE REC-
REATIONAL
BOATING
SAFETY
PROGRAMS.—Section
13106 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the first
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘Subject to
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall expend in each
fiscal year for State recreational boating safety pro-
grams authorized under this section an amount
equal to the total of the amount appropriated from
the Boat Safety Account established under section
9503(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(4)) for that fiscal year and the
amount transferred to the Secretary under section
4(b)(1) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C.
777c(b)(1)) in that fiscal year.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c).
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