I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3577
To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 20, 2001
Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. UNDERWOOD) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972,
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal Resources
Conservation Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Amendment of Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
Sec. 4. Findings.
Sec. 5. Policy.
Sec. 6. Definitions.
Sec. 7. Administrative grants.
Sec. 8. Coastal resources improvement grants.
Sec. 9. Coastal Zone Management Fund.
Sec. 10. Repeal.
Sec. 11. Coastal services.
Sec. 12. Review of performance.
Sec. 13. Amendments relating to Walter B. Jones Awards for Excellence in
Coastal Zone Management.
Sec. 14. National Estuarine Reserve System.
Sec. 15. Reports.
Sec. 16. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 17. Technical corrections.
Sec. 18. Coastal zone management outcome indicators and monitoring and per-
formance evaluation system.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT
OF 1972.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of the Coastal Zone Manage-
ment Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).
SEC. 4. FINDINGS.
Section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1451) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘finds that—’’ and inserting
‘‘finds the following:’’;
(2) in paragraph (k), by striking ‘‘the uses of
adjacent lands which drain into the coastal zone’’
and inserting ‘‘coastal watersheds’’;
(3) in paragraph (f), by striking the semicolon
at the end and inserting a period; and
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through
(m) in order as paragraphs (1) through (13).
SEC. 5. POLICY.
Section 303 (16 U.S.C. 1452) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘development
and’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘protec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘protection, and where appro-
priate the restoration, and enhancement,’’;
(3) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the period
at the end and inserting a comma;
(4) in paragraph (2)(J) by striking ‘‘State’’ the
second place it appears and inserting ‘‘State and
Federal fish’’;
(5) in paragraph (2)(K) by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(6) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(7) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) to use the National Estuarine Reserve Sys-
tem established under section 315 to improve the
understanding, stewardship, and management of
coastal and estuarine resources, including the devel-
opment, application, and transfer to local, State, and
Federal resources managers of innovative coastal
and estuarine resources management technologies
and techniques.’’.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
Section 304(2) (16 U.S.C. 1453(2)) is amended by
inserting ‘‘, ecological,’’ after ‘‘biological’’.
SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 306 (16 U.S.C. 1455) is
amended by striking so much as precedes subsection (b)
and inserting the following:
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS
‘‘SEC. 306. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may
make grants to any coastal State for the purpose of ad-
ministering, amending, or modifying that State’s manage-
ment program, if the State matches any such grant—
‘‘(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), in a
ratio of 1 to 1 of Federal-to-State contributions; or
‘‘(2) for programs approved after October 1,
2001, in a ratio of—
‘‘(A) 4 to 1 for the first fiscal year;
‘‘(B) 2.3 to 1 for the second fiscal year;
‘‘(C) 1.5 to 1 for the third fiscal year; and
‘‘(D) 1 to 1 for each fiscal year there-
after.’’.
(b) 
ALLOCATION.—Section 
306(c) 
(16 
U.S.C.
1455(c)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) 
ALLOCATION
OF
GRANTS
TO
COASTAL
STATES.—(1) Grants under this section shall be allocated
to coastal States with approved management programs
based on rules and regulations promulgated by the Sec-
retary that take into account the extent and nature of the
shoreline and area covered by such a program, the popu-
lation of such area, and other relevant factors.
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary shall establish, after con-
sulting with the coastal States, maximum and minimum
grants for any fiscal year to promote equity between coast-
al States and effective coastal management.
‘‘(B) In promoting equity, the Secretary shall con-
sider the overall change in grant funding under this sec-
tion from the preceding fiscal year and minimize the rel-
ative increases or decreases among all the eligible coastal
States.
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall ensure that each eligible
coastal State receives increased funding under this section
in any fiscal year for which the total amount appropriated
to carry out this section is greater than the total amount
appropriated to carry out this section for the preceding
fiscal year.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in any fiscal
year that is the first full fiscal year for which an eligible
State may receive assistance under this section.’’.
SEC. 8. COASTAL RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.
Section 306A (16 U.S.C. 1455a) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible coastal State’ means a
coastal State that, for any fiscal year for which a
grant is applied for under this section, has a man-
agement program approved under section 306.
‘‘(2) The term ‘qualified local entity’ means—
‘‘(A) any local government;
‘‘(B) any areawide agency referred to in
section 204(a)(1) of the Demonstration Cities
and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 334(a)(1);
‘‘(C) any regional agency;
‘‘(D) any interstate agency; and
‘‘(E) any reserve established under section
315.
‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make
a grant to any eligible coastal State for the purpose of—
‘‘(1) carrying out coastal resource improvement
projects that—
‘‘(A)(i) protect, restore, and enhance and,
where appropriate, provide public access to or
interpretation of, coastal resources of national
significance 
designated 
under 
section
306(d)(13); and
‘‘(ii) preserve or restore conservation,
recreation, ecological, or historic resources lo-
cated in areas designated under section 306(9);
and
‘‘(B) are designed and carried out in co-
operation with a qualified local entity, and will
be carried out in the coastal zone; or
‘‘(2) developing or implementing a coastal wa-
tershed, multistate, or regional coastal ecosystem
management plan.’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by—
(A) striking subparagraph (C) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(C) in the case of grants made for the
purpose described in subsection (b)(1), among
other activities—
‘‘(i) reestablishment of the chemical,
physical, hydrologic, and biological features
and components;
‘‘(ii) control of nonnative and invasive
species which impact such resources;
‘‘(iii) reintroduction of native species,
including through such means as planting
or promoting natural succession;
‘‘(iv) construction of reefs to promote
fish and shellfish production; or
‘‘(v) development or implementation
of coastal watershed, multistate, or re-
gional 
coastal 
ecosystem 
management
plans;’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (D) by inserting
‘‘technical assistance, monitoring, assessment,’’
before ‘‘engineering designs,’’;
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by—
(i) striking ‘‘the project or purpose for
which such grants are awarded,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘projects, or develop or implement
plans under this section’’; and
(ii) striking ‘‘according to’’ and all
that follows through the period and insert-
ing ‘‘in a ratio of Federal to State con-
tributions equal to 2 to 1.’’;
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘under
any other Federal program’’, and inserting
‘‘under section 104(d)(3) of Public Law 106–
457’’; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(3) An application for a grant under this section
shall be submitted to the Secretary by the State agency
designated by the Governor of the State in accordance
with section 306(d)(6).
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall allocate grants under this
section among coastal States based on rules and regula-
tions promulgated by the Secretary under section
306(c).’’; and
(4) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘regarding the
objectives of this section.’’ and inserting ‘‘that fur-
thers the implementation of a project referred to in
subsection (b)(1) or that facilitates developing or im-
plementing a plan referred to in subsection (b)(2).’’.
SEC. 9. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.
Section 308 (16 U.S.C. 1456a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) Loan repayments made pursuant to this
subsection—
‘‘(A) shall be retained by the Secretary and
deposited into the Coastal Zone Management
Fund established under subsection (b); and
‘‘(B) subject to amounts provided in ap-
propriation Acts, shall be available to the Sec-
retary for purposes of this title and transferred
to the Operations, Research, and Facilities ac-
count to offset the costs of implementing this
title.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
and
(B) by striking ‘‘(b)(1)’’ and inserting
‘‘(b)’’.
SEC. 10. REPEAL.
Section 309 (16 U.S.C. 1456b) is repealed.
SEC. 11. COASTAL SERVICES.
Section 310 (16 U.S.C. 1456c) is amended—
(1) by striking so much as precedes subsection
(b) and inserting the following:
‘‘TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
‘‘SEC. 310. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may
provide to other Federal agencies, State and local govern-
ments, Indian tribes, and other persons, training, edu-
cation, and technical services relating to the conservation
and management of ocean and coastal resources.’’;
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘COORDINA-
TION AND CONSULTATION.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND PER-
SONS.—(1) Each department, agency, and instrumentality
of the executive branch of the Federal Government may
assist the Secretary, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise,
in carrying out the purposes of this section, including the
furnishing of information to the extent permitted by law,
the transfer of personnel with their consent and without
prejudice to their position and rating, and the perform-
ance of any research, study, and technical assistance that
does not interfere with the performance of the primary
duties of such department, agency, or instrumentality.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may enter into contracts or other
arrangements with other Federal agencies and any other
qualified person for the purposes of carrying out this sec-
tion.’’.
SEC. 12. REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE.
Section 312 (16 U.S.C. 1458) is amended by striking
‘‘SEC. 312.’’ and all that follows through subsection (a)
and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 312. (a) REVIEW.—No less than every 5 years,
the Secretary shall conduct a review of the performance
of a coastal State’s management program. Each review
shall include a written evaluation with an assessment and
detailed findings concerning the extent to which the State
has implemented and enforced the program approved by
the Secretary, met any outcome indicators established by
the Secretary under section 18 of the Coastal Resources
Conservation Act of 2001, and adhered to the terms of
any grant, loan, or cooperative agreement funded under
this title.’’.
SEC. 13. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO WALTER B. JONES
AWARDS 
FOR 
EXCELLENCE 
IN 
COASTAL
ZONE MANAGEMENT.
Section 314 (16 U.S.C. 1460) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—(1) The Sec-
retary may implement a program to promote excellence
in coastal zone management by identifying and making
awards acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in
the field of coastal zone management. An award under this
section shall be known as a ‘Walter B. Jones Award’.
‘‘(2) Awards under this section may include, subject
to the availability of appropriations—
‘‘(A) cash awards of not more than $5,000
each;
‘‘(B) research grants; and
‘‘(C) public ceremonies to acknowledge accom-
plishments in the field of coastal zone manage-
ment.’’;
(2) in subsection (b) in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘shall elect annually’’ and
inserting ‘‘may select annually for an award under
this section’’; and
(3) by repealing subsection (e).
SEC. 14. NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESERVE SYSTEM.
Section 315 (16 U.S.C. 1461) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESERVES
‘‘SEC. 315. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SYSTEM.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established the
National Estuarine Reserve System. The System
shall consist of—
‘‘(A) each component of the National Estu-
arine Research Reserve System established by
this section, as in effect immediately before the
enactment of the Coastal Community Conserva-
tion Act of 2001; and
‘‘(B) each national estuarine reserve des-
ignated under this section.
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the System
and of each reserve is to improve the understanding,
stewardship, and management of coastal and estua-
rine resources.
‘‘(3) DESIGNATION OF EXISTING SANCTUARIES
AS RESERVES.—Each component of the National Es-
tuarine Research Reserve System referred to in
paragraph (1)(A) is hereby designated as a national
estuarine reserve.
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARINE RE-
SERVES.—The Secretary may designate an area as a na-
tional estuarine reserve if—
‘‘(1) the area—
‘‘(A) includes any part or all of an estuary
and any island, transitional area, and upland
in, adjoining, or adjacent to the estuary; and
‘‘(B) constitutes to the extent feasible a
natural unit;
‘‘(2) the Government of the coastal State in
which the area is located nominates the area for that
designation; and
‘‘(3) the Secretary finds that—
‘‘(A) the area is a representative estuarine
ecosystem that is suitable for long-term re-
search and contributes to the biogeographical
and typological balance of the System;
‘‘(B) the law of the coastal State provides
long-term protection for reserve resources to en-
sure a stable environment for research, edu-
cation, and resource stewardship; and
‘‘(C) designation of the area as a reserve
will serve to enhance public awareness and un-
derstanding of coastal and estuarine resources,
and provide suitable opportunities for edu-
cation, interpretation, training, and demonstra-
tion projects to improve management of coastal
and estuarine resources.
‘‘(c) COASTAL AND ESTUARINE RESEARCH, EDU-
CATION, AND RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP GUIDELINES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop
guidelines for the conduct of research, education,
and resource stewardship within the System that
shall include—
‘‘(A) a mechanism for identifying, and es-
tablishing priorities among, the coastal and es-
tuarine management issues that should be ad-
dressed through coordinated research, edu-
cation, and resource stewardship within the
System;
‘‘(B) the establishment of common prin-
ciples and objectives to guide the development
of research, education, and resource steward-
ship programs within the System;
‘‘(C) the identification of uniform research
methodologies which will ensure comparability
of data, the broadest application of research re-
sults, and the maximum use of the System for
research purposes;
‘‘(D) the establishment of performance
standards upon which the effectiveness of the
research, education, and resource stewardship
efforts and the value of reserves within the Sys-
tem in addressing the coastal and estuarine
management issues identified in subparagraph
(A) may be measured; and
‘‘(E) the consideration of sources of funds
for coastal and estuarine research, education,
and resource stewardship in addition to the
funds authorized under this title, and strategies
for encouraging the use of such funds within
the System, with particular emphasis on mecha-
nisms established under subsection (d).
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the guide-
lines under this section, the Secretary shall consult
with State representatives and prominent members
of the coastal and estuarine research, education, and
resource stewardship community.
‘‘(d) PROMOTION AND COORDINATION OF COASTAL
AND
ESTUARINE
RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND
RE-
SOURCE STEWARDSHIP.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take
such actions as are necessary to promote and coordi-
nate the use of the System for coastal and estuarine
research, education, and resource stewardship pur-
poses.
‘‘(2) REQUIRED ACTIONS.—Actions under this
subsection shall include the following:
‘‘(A) Requiring that research, education,
and resource stewardship activities adminis-
tered or supported by the Secretary and relat-
ing to coastal and estuarine resources give pri-
ority consideration to activities that use the
System.
‘‘(B) Consulting with other Federal and
State agencies to promote use of one or more
reserves within the System by such agencies
when conducting coastal and estuarine research,
education, and resource stewardship activities.
‘‘(C) Establishing partnerships with other
Federal and State coastal and estuarine man-
agement programs to coordinate and collaborate
on coastal and estuarine research, education,
and resource stewardship.
‘‘(e) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, in ac-
cordance with such rules and regulations as the Sec-
retary shall promulgate, make grants—
‘‘(A) to a coastal State—
‘‘(i) for purposes of acquiring such
lands and waters, and any property inter-
ests therein, as are necessary to ensure the
appropriate long-term management of an
area as a reserve and constructing appro-
priate reserve facilities;
‘‘(ii) for purposes of operating or
managing a reserve; or
‘‘(iii) for purposes of conducting re-
source stewardship, educational, or inter-
pretive activities at a reserve; and
‘‘(B) to any coastal State or public or pri-
vate person for purposes of—
‘‘(i) supporting research and moni-
toring within a reserve that are consistent
with the research guidelines developed
under subsection (c); or
‘‘(ii) conducting educational, interpre-
tive, or training activities for a reserve that
are consistent with the education guide-
lines developed under subsection (c).
‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Financial as-
sistance provided under paragraph (1) shall be sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary
considers necessary or appropriate to protect the in-
terests of the United States, including requiring
coastal States to execute suitable title documents
setting forth the property interest or interests of the
United States in any lands and waters acquired in
whole or part with such financial assistance.
‘‘(3) 
AMOUNT
OF
ASSISTANCE.—(A) 
The
amount of the financial assistance provided under
paragraph (1)(A)(i) with respect to the acquisition
of lands and waters, or interests therein, for any one
national estuarine reserve may not exceed an
amount equal to 50 percent of the costs of the lands,
waters, and interests therein.
‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the
amount of the financial assistance provided under
paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and paragraph (1)(B) may not
exceed 70 percent in fiscal year 2003, 65 percent in
fiscal year 2004, 60 percent in fiscal year 2005, 55
percent in fiscal year 2006, and 50 percent in fiscal
year 2007 and thereafter, of the costs incurred to
achieve the purposes described in those paragraphs
with respect to a reserve.
‘‘(ii) The amount of financial assistance pro-
vided for education and interpretive activities under
paragraph (1)(A)(iii) or research and monitoring ac-
tivities under paragraph (1)(B) may be up to 100
percent of any costs for activities that service the
System as a whole, including System-wide moni-
toring equipment acquisition, data management, and
data synthesis; administration and synthesis of Sys-
tem-wide research programs; and graduate research
fellowship programs.
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and
(B), financial assistance under this subsection pro-
vided from amounts recovered as a result of damage
to natural resources located in the coastal zone may
be used to pay 100 percent of the costs of activities
carried out with the assistance.
‘‘(4) DONATIONS.—(A) The Secretary may—
‘‘(i) enter into cooperative agreements or
contracts with any nonprofit organization estab-
lished to benefit a reserve, authorizing the orga-
nization to solicit donations to carry out
projects, other than general administration of
the reserve or the System, that are consistent
with the purpose of the reserve and the System;
and
‘‘(ii) accept donations of funds and services
for use in carrying out projects, other than gen-
eral administration of a reserve or the System,
that are consistent with the purpose of the re-
serve and the System.
‘‘(B) Donations accepted under this paragraph
shall be considered as a gift or bequest to or for the
use of the United States for carrying out this sec-
tion.
‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall peri-
odically evaluate the operation and management of
each reserve, including coordination with State pro-
grams established under section 306, education and
interpretive activities, and the research being con-
ducted within the reserve.
‘‘(2) 
SUSPENSION
OF
FINANCIAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—If evaluation under paragraph (1) reveals
that the operation and management of the reserve is
deficient, or that the research, education, or resource
stewardship being conducted within the reserve is
not consistent with the guidelines developed under
subsection (c), the Secretary may suspend the eligi-
bility of that reserve for financial assistance under
subsection (e) until the deficiency or inconsistency
is remedied.
‘‘(3) WITHDRAWAL
OF
DESIGNATION.—The
Secretary may withdraw the designation of an estua-
rine area as a reserve if evaluation under paragraph
(1) reveals that—
‘‘(A) the basis for any one or more of the
findings made under subsection (b)(3) regard-
ing that area no longer exists;
‘‘(B) a substantial portion of the research,
education, or resource stewardship conducted
within the area, over a period of years, has not
been consistent with the guidelines developed
under subsection (c); or
‘‘(C) the coastal State in which the area is
located has not complied with the requirements
of any guidelines developed under subsection
(c).
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Every 2 years the Secretary shall re-
port to the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate information regarding—
‘‘(1) the designation of new reserves;
‘‘(2) the expansion of existing reserves;
‘‘(3) the status of the research, education, and
resource stewardship program being conducted with-
in the System; and
‘‘(4) a summary of the evaluations made under
subsection (f).
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) RESERVE.—The term ‘reserve’ means a
component of the National Estuarine Reserve des-
ignated under subsection (a)(3) or (b).
‘‘(2) SYSTEM.—The term ‘System’ means the
National Estuarine Reserve System established by
this section.’’.
SEC. 15. REPORTS.
Section 316(a) (16 U.S.C. 1462(a)) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘to the President for trans-
mittal’’; and
(B) in clause (10) by striking ‘‘and an
evaluation of the effectiveness of financial as-
sistance under section 308 in dealing with such
consequences’’; and
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) STATE OF THE COAST REPORT.—Not less than
24 months after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, and not less than every 24 months thereafter, the
Secretary shall provide a coastal status report to the Con-
gress that includes the following:
‘‘(1) An assessment of the ecological status and
trends of United States marine resources.
‘‘(2) An identification and analysis of the
changes in those status and trends since the pre-
vious report.
‘‘(3) An identification and assessment of Gov-
ernment performance measures that track the status
and trends of United States marine resources.
‘‘(4) An evaluation of the adequacy of marine
resource monitoring and assessment programs.’’.
SEC. 16. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 318 (16 U.S.C. 1464) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraphs (1)
and (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) for grants under section 306—
‘‘(A) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(B) $71,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
‘‘(C) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(D) $73,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
and
‘‘(E) $74,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
‘‘(2) for grants under section 306A—
‘‘(A) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(B) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
‘‘(C) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(D) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
and
‘‘(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
‘‘(3) to carry out section 310—
‘‘(A) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(B) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
‘‘(C) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2005 through 2007;
‘‘(4) for expenses incidental to the administra-
tion of this title and for awards under section 314,
$6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, and 2007; and
‘‘(5) for grants under section 315—
‘‘(A) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(B) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
‘‘(C) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(D) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
and
‘‘(E) $39,000,000 for fiscal year 2007’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or 309’’ and
inserting ‘‘or 306A’’;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘dur-
ing the fiscal year, or during the second fiscal
year after the fiscal year, for which’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘within 3 years’’; and
(B) in the second sentence by striking
‘‘under the section for such reverted amount
was originally made available.’’ and inserting
‘‘to States under this title.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(d) RESTRICTION ON USE OF AMOUNTS FOR PRO-
GRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE, OR OVERHEAD COSTS.—Except
for funds appropriated under subsection (a)(3), amounts
appropriated under this section shall be available only for
grants to States and shall not be available for other pro-
gram, administrative, or overhead costs of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Depart-
ment of Commerce.
‘‘(e) FUNDING OF COASTAL NONPOINT POLLUTION
CONTROL PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall ensure that of
the funds provided under paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (a), no less than $10,000,000 or 14 percent,
whichever is greater, is expended to implement State
coastal nonpoint pollution control programs as submitted,
or, upon approval, as approved under section 6217(c) of
the Coastal Zone Reauthorization Amendments of 1990
(16 U.S.C. 1455b(c)).
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON GRANTS FOR ACQUISITION AND
CONSTRUCTION FOR RESERVES.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that of the funds provided under paragraph (5) of
subsection (a), no more than $15,000,000 is used for as-
sistance under section 315(e)(1)(A)(i).’’.
SEC. 17. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 is
amended—
(1) in section 304(5) (16 U.S.C. 1453(5)) by
striking the semicolon and inserting a colon;
(2) in section 306(a), as redesignated by this
Act, in paragraph (10)(A) by inserting a comma
after ‘‘development’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘coastal state’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘coastal State’’;
(4) by striking ‘‘coastal states’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘coastal States’’;
(5) by striking ‘‘coastal state’s’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘coastal State’s’’;
(6) by striking the term ‘‘state’’ each place it
appears in reference to a State of the United States
(other than in the term ‘‘coastal state’’) and insert-
ing ‘‘State’’;
(7) by striking the term ‘‘states’’ each place it
appears in reference to States of the United States
(other than in the term ‘‘coastal states’’) and insert-
ing ‘‘States’’; and
(8) by striking the term ‘‘state’s’’ each place it
appears in reference to a State of the United States
(other than in the term ‘‘coastal state’s’’) and in-
serting ‘‘State’s’’.
SEC. 18. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT OUTCOME INDICA-
TORS AND MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce
shall—
(1) by not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives a com-
mon set of measurable outcome indicators to evalu-
ate the effectiveness of State coastal zone manage-
ment programs in the achievement of the national
policy declared in section 303 of the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1452); and
(2) by not later than 3 years after such date,
establish a national coastal zone management out-
come monitoring and performance evaluation system
using the common set of indicators prepared under
paragraph (1).
(b) CONSULTATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In preparing each report
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult
with and provide a copy of the draft report to each
coastal State, through the Governor of the State or
the head of the State agency designated by such
Governor pursuant to section 306(d)(6) of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1455(d)(6)).
(2) STATE COMMENTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in each final report any comments on the draft
report received from such a Governor or the head of
such a State agency.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry
out this section there are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Commerce $1,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
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