I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1965
To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 1995
Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. FARR, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr.
STUDDS, Mr. HORN, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania,
Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. LOBIONDO,
Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. KLUG, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. REED, Mr. SPENCE,
Mr. FROST, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. TORRES, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island,
Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr.
GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
BERMAN, Mr. GOSS, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. CARDIN, Mr.
MEEHAN, Mr. LANTOS, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. BALDACCI,
Ms. FURSE, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
STUPAK, Mr. MANTON, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. HOYER, Mr. GILMAN,
Mr. GEJDENSON, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FLAKE, Mr.
KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. ENGEL, Mr.
EHLERS, Mr. FORBES, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SPRATT,
Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. QUINN,
Mr. WALSH, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. LAZIO of
New York, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mrs. KELLY, Ms. WOOLSEY,
Mr. NADLER, Mr. MINETA, Mr. FRISA, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, and
Mr. DEFAZIO) 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 Zone Manage-
ment Reauthorization Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DE-
VELOPMENT OF STATE COASTAL PROGRAMS.
Section 305(a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1454(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1991, 1992, and 1993’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting ‘‘four’’.
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR COASTAL
ZONE ENHANCEMENT.
Section 309(b) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1456b(b)) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Subject to’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2)(A) Following the approval of program changes
by the Secretary in accordance with section 306(e) and
subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary
may make grants under this subsection to States for im-
plementing the changes.
‘‘(B) Grants may be made under this paragraph to
implement a program change only in the first 2 full fiscal
years following the approval of the change by the Sec-
retary.’’.
SEC. 4. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF NATIONAL ES-
TUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE BOUNDARIES.
Section 315(e) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1461(e)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(4) Financial assistance under paragraph (1)(B) for
research may be used for research activities conducted
outside the boundaries of a national estuarine reserve if
such activities support research conducted within the
boundaries of the reserve.’’.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) STATE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—Sec-
tion 318(a)(1) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1464(a)(1)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) for grants under section 305, to remain
available until expended, $750,000 for each of the
fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
and 2002;’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE, RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT,
AND COASTAL ZONE ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.—Section
318(a)(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1464(a)(2)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(2) for grants under sections 306, 306A, and
309, to remain available until expended—
‘‘(A) $64,064,000 for fiscal year 1996;
‘‘(B) $65,583,000 for fiscal year 1997;
‘‘(C) $70,493,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(D) $73,312,000 for fiscal year 1999;
and
‘‘(E) $76,244,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2000, 2001, and 2002;’’.
(c) NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESERVE GRANTS.—Sec-
tion 318(a)(3) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1464(a)(3)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) for grants under section 315, to remain
available until expended—
‘‘(A) $7,148,000 for fiscal year 1996;
‘‘(B) $7,286,000 for fiscal year 1997;
‘‘(C) $7,394,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(D) $7,519,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
‘‘(E) $7,644,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2000, 2001, and 2002;’’.
(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 318(a)(4) of such Act (16 U.S.C.
1464(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) for activities under section 310 and for ad-
ministrative expenses incident to the administration
of this title, to remain available until expended,
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.’’.
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