and the effectiveness of management actions to ad-
dress threats to coral reefs.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
6401 et seq.) is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 208 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 208. Report to Congress.’’. 
SEC. 6. FUND; GRANTS; GROUNDING INVENTORY; COORDI-
NATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Coral Reef Conservation Act 
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘organization solely’’ and all 
that follows in section 205(a) (16 U.S.C. 6404(a)) 
and inserting ‘‘organization— 
‘‘(1) to support partnerships between the public 
and private sectors that further the purposes of this 
Act and are consistent with the national coral reef 
strategy under section 203; and 
‘‘(2) to address emergency response actions 
under section 206.’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of section 205(b) 16 
U.S.C. 6404(b)) ‘‘The organization is encouraged to 
solicit funding and in-kind services from the private 
sector, including nongovernmental organizations, for 
emergency response actions under section 206 and 
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for activities to prevent damage to coral reefs, in-
cluding activities described in section 210(b)(2).’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘the grant program’’ in section 
205(c) (16 U.S.C. 6404(c)) and inserting ‘‘any 
grant program or emergency response action’’; 
(4) by redesignating sections 209 and 210 as 
sections 212 and 213, respectively; and 
(5) by inserting after section 208 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 209. COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may make 
grants to entities who have received grants under section 
204(c) to provide additional funds to such entities to work 
with local communities and through appropriate Federal 
and State entities to prepare and implement plans for the 
increased protection of coral reef areas identified by the 
community and scientific experts as high priorities for fo-
cused attention. The plans shall— 
‘‘(1) support attainment of 1 or more of the cri-
teria described in section 204(g); 
‘‘(2) be developed at the community level; 
‘‘(3) utilize watershed-based approaches; 
‘‘(4) provide for coordination with Federal and 
State experts and managers; and 
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‘‘(5) build upon local approaches or models, in-
cluding traditional or island-based resource manage-
ment concepts. 
‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The provisions of 
subsections (b), (d), (f), and (h) of section 204 apply to 
grants under subsection (a), except that, for the purpose 
of applying section 204(b)(1) to grants under this section, 
‘75 percent’ shall be substituted for ‘50 percent’. 
‘‘SEC. 210. VESSEL GROUNDING INVENTORY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may main-
tain an inventory of all vessel grounding incidents involv-
ing coral reef resources, including a description of— 
‘‘(1) the impacts to such resources; 
‘‘(2) vessel and ownership information, if avail-
able; 
‘‘(3) the estimated cost of removal, mitigation, 
or restoration; 
‘‘(4) the response action taken by the owner, 
the Administrator, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, or other Federal or State agency representa-
tives; 
‘‘(5) the status of the response action, including 
the dates of vessel removal and mitigation or res-
toration and any actions taken to prevent future 
grounding incidents; and 
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‘‘(6) recommendations for additional naviga-
tional aids or other mechanisms for preventing fu-
ture grounding incidents. 
‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF AT-RISK REEFS.—The Ad-
ministrator may— 
‘‘(1) use information from any inventory main-
tained under subsection (a) or any other available 
information source to identify coral reef areas out-
side designated National Marine Sanctuaries that 
have a high incidence of vessel impacts, including 
groundings and anchor damage; and 
‘‘(2) identify appropriate measures, including 
action by other agencies, to reduce the likelihood of 
such impacts. 
‘‘SEC. 211. REGIONAL COORDINATION. 
‘‘The Administrator shall work in coordination and 
collaboration with other Federal agencies, States, and 
United States territorial governments to implement the 
strategies developed under section 203, including regional 
and local strategies, to address multiple threats to coral 
reefs and coral reef ecosystems such as coastal runoff, ves-
sel impacts, and overharvesting.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
6401 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 208 through 211 as relating to sections 211 
through 214; and 
(2) by inserting the following after the item re-
lating to section 207: 
‘‘Sec. 209. Community-based planning grants. 
‘‘Sec. 210. Vessel grounding inventory. 
‘‘Sec. 211. Regional coordination.’’. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 212 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
2000 (formerly 16 U.S.C. 6408), as redesignated by sec-
tion 6, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$16,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004,’’ in subsection 
(a) and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
$32,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $34,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008, and $35,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2012, of which no less than 30 
percent per year (for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2012) shall be used for the grant program 
under section 204 and up to 10 percent per year 
shall be used for the Fund established under section 
205,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ in subsection (b) 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(c) COMMUNITY-BASED
PLANNING
GRANTS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Adminis-
trator to carry out section 209 the sum of $8,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2007 through 2012, such sum to remain avail-
able until expended.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (d). 
Æ 
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