waterfronts plan submitted by the coastal State 
come under threat or become available; and 
‘‘(E) the impact of the working waterfronts 
plan approved for the coastal State under sub-
section (c) on the coastal ecosystem and the users 
of the coastal ecosystem. 
‘‘(4) TIMELINE FOR APPROVAL.—The Secretary 
shall approve or reject an application for such a 
grant not later than 60 days after receiving an appli-
cation for the grant. 
‘‘(c) WORKING WATERFRONTS PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) 
DEVELOPMENT
AND
SUBMISSION
OF 
PLAN.—To be eligible for a grant under subsection 
(b), a coastal State shall submit to the Secretary a 
comprehensive working waterfronts plan in accord-
ance with this subsection, or be in the process of de-
veloping such a plan and have an established working 
waterfronts program at the State or local level. 
‘‘(2) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Such plan— 
‘‘(A) shall provide for preservation and ex-
pansion of access to coastal waters to persons en-
gaged in commercial fishing, marine recreational 
and 
tourism 
businesses, 
aquaculture, 
boatbuilding, or other water-dependent, coastal- 
related business; 
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‘‘(B) shall include— 
‘‘(i) an assessment of the economic, so-
cial, cultural, and historic value of working 
waterfronts to the coastal State; 
‘‘(ii) a description of relevant State 
and local laws and regulations affecting 
working waterfronts in the geographic areas 
identified in the working waterfronts plan; 
‘‘(iii) identification of geographic areas 
where working waterfronts are currently 
under threat of conversion to uses incompat-
ible with commercial and recreational fish-
ing, recreational fishing and boating busi-
nesses, other marine recreational and tour-
ism businesses, aquaculture, boatbuilding, 
or other water-dependent, coastal-related 
business, and the level of that threat; 
‘‘(iv) identification of geographic areas 
with a historic connection to working wa-
terfronts where working waterfronts are not 
currently available, and, where appropriate, 
an assessment of the environmental impacts 
of any expansion or new development of 
working waterfronts on the coastal eco-
system; 
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‘‘(v) identification of other working 
waterfronts needs including improvements 
to existing working waterfronts and work-
ing waterfronts areas; 
‘‘(vi) a strategic and prioritized plan 
for the preservation, expansion, and im-
provement of working waterfronts in the 
coastal State; 
‘‘(vii) 
for 
areas 
identified 
under 
clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi), identifica-
tion of current availability and potential 
for expansion of public access to coastal 
waters; 
‘‘(viii) a description of the degree of 
community support for such strategic plan; 
and 
‘‘(ix) a contingency plan for properties 
that revert to the coastal State pursuant to 
determinations made by the coastal State 
under subsection (g)(4)(C); 
‘‘(C) may include detailed descriptions of 
environmental impacts on working waterfronts, 
including hazards, sea level rise, inundation ex-
posure, and other resiliency issues; 
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‘‘(D) may be part of the management pro-
gram approved under section 306; 
‘‘(E) shall utilize to the maximum extent 
practicable existing information contained in 
relevant surveys, plans, or other strategies to ful-
fill the information requirements under this 
paragraph; and 
‘‘(F) shall incorporate the policies and regu-
lations adopted by communities under local 
working waterfronts plans or strategies in exist-
ence before the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(3) A working waterfront plan— 
‘‘(A) shall be effective for purposes of this 
section for the 5-year period beginning on the 
date it is approved by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) must be updated and re-approved by 
the Secretary before the end of such period; and 
‘‘(C) shall be complimentary to and incor-
porate the policies and objectives of regional or 
local working waterfronts plan as in effect before 
the date of the enactment of this section or as 
subsequently revised. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may— 
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‘‘(A) award planning grants to coastal 
States for the purpose of developing or revising 
comprehensive working waterfronts plan; 
‘‘(B) award grants consistent with the pur-
poses of this section to States undertaking the 
working waterfronts planning process under this 
section, for the purpose of preserving and pro-
tecting working waterfronts during such process; 
and 
‘‘(C) determine that a preexisting coastal 
land use plan for that State is in accordance 
with the requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(5) Any coastal State applying for a working 
waterfronts grant under this title shall— 
‘‘(A) develop a working waterfronts plan, 
using a process that involves the public and those 
with an interest in the coastal zone; 
‘‘(B) coordinate development and implemen-
tation of such a plan with other coastal manage-
ment programs, regulations, and activities of the 
coastal State; and 
‘‘(C) if the coastal State allows qualified 
holders (other than the coastal State) to enter 
into working waterfronts covenants, provide as 
part of the working waterfronts plan under this 
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subsection a procedure to ensure that the quali-
fied holders are fulfilling such qualified holder’s 
obligations under the working waterfronts cov-
enant. 
‘‘(d) USES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS.—A grant under 
this section may be used— 
‘‘(1) to acquire a working waterfronts, or an in-
terest in a working waterfront; 
‘‘(2) to make improvements to a working water-
fronts, including the construction or repair of wharfs, 
boat ramps, or related facilities; or 
‘‘(3) for necessary climate change adaptation or 
mitigation. 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC ACCESS REQUIREMENT.—A working wa-
terfronts project funded by grants made under this section 
must provide for expansion, improvement, or preservation 
of reasonable and appropriate public access to coastal 
waters at or in the vicinity of a working waterfront, except 
for commercial fishing or other industrial access points 
where the coastal State determines that public access would 
be unsafe. 
‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
grant awarded under this section may be used to pur-
chase working waterfronts or an interest in working 
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