I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5266 
To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2014 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. POSEY, and Mr. 
MURPHY of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the National Estuary 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. COMPETITIVE AWARDS. 
Section 320(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(4) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount made 
available under subsection (i)(2)(B), the Ad-
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ministrator shall make competitive awards 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION
FOR
AWARDS.—The 
Administrator shall solicit applications for 
awards under this paragraph from State, inter-
state, and regional water pollution control agen-
cies and entities, State coastal zone manage-
ment agencies, interstate agencies, other public 
or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, orga-
nizations, and individuals. 
‘‘(C) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—In se-
lecting award recipients under this paragraph, 
the Administrator shall select recipients that 
are best able to address urgent and challenging 
issues that threaten the ecological and economic 
well-being of coastal areas. Such issues shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) extensive seagrass habitat losses 
resulting in significant impacts on fisheries 
and water quality; 
‘‘(ii) recurring harmful algae blooms, 
unusual marine mammal mortalities; 
‘‘(iii) invasive exotic species which can 
threaten wastewater systems and cause 
other damage; 
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‘‘(iv) jellyfish proliferation limiting 
community access to water during peak 
tourism seasons; 
‘‘(v) flooding which may be related to 
sea level rise or wetland degradation or 
loss; or 
‘‘(vi) low dissolved oxygen conditions 
in estuarine waters and related nutrient 
management. 
‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—The Administrator shall 
give priority for the competitive awards de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) to national estuary 
programs that are not part of the Geographic 
Programs as described in the explanatory state-
ment referred to in section 4 of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 
113–76; 128 Stat. 7 and printed on page H978 
of the Congressional Record on January 15, 
2014).’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1330) is amended by striking subsection 
(i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator $27,000,000, for 
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 for— 
‘‘(A) expenses relating to the administra-
tion of grants or awards by the Administrator 
under this section, including the award and 
oversight of grants and awards, except that 
such expenses shall not exceed 5 percent of the 
amount appropriated under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) making grants and awards under 
subsection (g). 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) CONSERVATION
AND
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—The Administrator shall provide not 
less than 80 percent of the amounts made avail-
able for this section for each fiscal year referred 
to in paragraph (1) for the development, imple-
mentation, and monitoring of each conservation 
and management plan eligible for grant assist-
ance under subsection (g)(2). 
‘‘(B) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—The Admin-
istrator shall provide not less than 15 percent 
of the amounts made available for this section 
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in each fiscal year to make competitive awards 
described in subsection (g)(3).’’. 
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