‘‘(5) coastal training programs that provide 
technical assistance to coastal communities, resource 
managers, and coastal decisionmakers; 
‘‘(6) identifying priority land for acquisition to 
enhance ecosystem and community resilience to the 
negative effects of climate change; 
‘‘(7) the lands and facilities that support such 
accessible research, monitoring, stewardship, edu-
cation, and coastal training activities; and 
‘‘(8) the engagement of a wide variety of com-
munity members, including Tribal nations, Indige-
nous communities, and Historic Heritage commu-
nities to inform the programs above. 
‘‘(j) EXISTING USES.—Except as otherwise explicitly 
provided in a management plan of a National Estuarine 
Research Reserve, any activity allowed at the time the Na-
tional Estuarine Research Reserve is designated may be 
allowed to continue, including, as applicable— 
‘‘(1) commercial and recreational fishing; 
‘‘(2) hunting; and 
‘‘(3) cultural uses.’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
318(a)(2) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1464(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(2) for grants under section 315, $47,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1453)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (13) 
through (18) as paragraphs (14) through (19), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (12) the 
following: 
‘‘(13) The term ‘National Estuarine Research Re-
serve’ means a national estuarine reserve designated under 
section 315.’’; 
(2) in section 312(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1458(c)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘national estuarine reserve established 
under section 315 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Estuarine Research Reserve’’; and 
(3) in section 315 (16 U.S.C. 1461)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a na-
tional estuarine reserve’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘a National Estuarine Research 
Reserve’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
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(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NA-
TIONAL ESTUARINE RESERVES’’ and in-
serting ‘‘NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH 
RESERVES’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a national estuarine 
reserve’’ and inserting ‘‘a National Estua-
rine Research Reserve’’; 
(C) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘national 
estuarine reserve’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘National Estuarine Research Reserve’’; 
(D) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘national 
estuarine reserve’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘National Estuarine Research Reserve’’; 
and 
(E) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘national 
estuarine reserves’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘National Estuarine Research Re-
serves’’. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
COASTAL
STATE.—The 
term 
‘‘coastal 
State’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘coastal 
state’’ in section 304 of title III of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453), as ap-
plicable to such title. 
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(2) NATIONAL
ESTUARINE
RESEARCH
RE-
SERVE.—The term ‘‘National Estuarine Research 
Reserve’’ means a national estuarine reserve des-
ignated under section 315 of the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1461). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 304 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1453). 
(4) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the 
National Estuarine Research Reserve System estab-
lished by section 315 of the Coastal Zone Manage-
ment Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1461). 
Æ 
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