SEC. 2. GRANTS TO FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIBAL 
COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVES. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 320. GRANTS TO FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIBAL 
COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVES. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
award competitive grants to qualified Indian tribes to fur-
ther achievement of the objectives of such a tribe for its 
tribal coastal zone. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out with a grant under 
this section shall be— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a grant of less than 
$200,000, 100 percent of such cost; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a grant of $200,000 or 
more, 95 percent of such cost, except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
application of paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a 
grant to an Indian tribe, or otherwise reduce the 
portion of the share of the cost of an activity re-
quired to be paid by an Indian tribe under such 
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paragraph, if the Secretary determines that the tribe 
does not have sufficient funds to pay such portion. 
‘‘(c) COMPATIBILITY.—The Secretary may not award 
a grant under this section unless the Secretary deter-
mines, in consultation with affected coastal States, that 
the activities to be carried out with the grant are compat-
ible with this title. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES.— 
Amounts awarded as a grant under this section shall be 
used for one or more of the objectives and purposes au-
thorized under subsections (b) and (c), respectively, of sec-
tion 306A. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—To carry out this section there is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED
INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term 
‘qualified Indian tribe’ means an Indian tribe, as 
that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450b), that is located in a State that has a 
management program approved by the Secretary 
under this title. 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL COASTAL ZONE.—The term ‘tribal 
coastal zone’ means any area excluded from the 
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coastal zone under the last sentence of section 
304(1) because such area is held in trust for the 
benefit of an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(3) TRIBAL COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVE.—The 
term ‘tribal coastal zone objective’ means, with re-
spect to a qualified Indian tribe, any of the following 
objectives: 
‘‘(A) Protection, restoration, or preserva-
tion of areas in the tribal coastal zone that 
hold— 
‘‘(i) important ecological, cultural, or 
sacred significance for such tribe; or 
‘‘(ii) traditional, historic, and esthetic 
values essential to such tribe. 
‘‘(B) Preparing and implementing a special 
area management plan and technical planning 
for important coastal areas. 
‘‘(C) Any coastal or shoreline stabilization 
measure, including any mitigation measure, for 
the purpose of public safety, public access, or 
cultural or historical preservation.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Com-
merce shall issue guidance for the program established 
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under the amendment made by subsection (a), including 
the criteria for awarding grants under such program. 
(c) USE OF STATE GRANTS TO FULFILL TRIBAL OB-
JECTIVES.—Section 306A(c)(2) of the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455a(c)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of sub-
paragraph (D), by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(F) fulfilling any tribal coastal zone objective 
(as that term is defined in section 320).’’. 
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