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to the environmental quality and living resources
of the Chesapeake Bay;
‘‘(C) assisting the signatories to the Chesa-
peake Bay Agreement, in cooperation with ap-
propriate Federal, State, and local authorities,
in developing and implementing specific action
plans to carry out the responsibilities of the sig-
natories to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement;
‘‘(D) coordinating the actions of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency with the actions of
the appropriate officials of other Federal agen-
cies and State and local authorities in develop-
ing strategies to—
‘‘(i) improve the water quality and liv-
ing resources of the Chesapeake Bay; and
‘‘(ii) obtain the support of the appro-
priate officials of the agencies and authori-
ties in achieving the objectives of the Chesa-
peake Bay Agreement; and
‘‘(E) implementing outreach programs for
public information, education, and participation
to foster stewardship of the resources of the
Chesapeake Bay.
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‘‘(c) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—The Administrator
may enter into an interagency agreement with a Federal
agency to carry out this section.
‘‘(d) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
ASSISTANCE
GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with other
members of the Chesapeake Executive Council, the Ad-
ministrator may provide technical assistance, and as-
sistance grants, to nonprofit private organizations
and individuals, State and local governments, col-
leges, universities, and interstate agencies to carry out
this section, subject to such terms and conditions as
the Administrator considers appropriate.
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the Federal share of an assist-
ance grant provided under paragraph (1) shall
be determined by the Administrator in accord-
ance with Environmental Protection Agency
guidance.
‘‘(B) SMALL
WATERSHED
GRANTS
PRO-
GRAM.—The Federal share of an assistance grant
provided under paragraph (1) to carry out an
implementing activity under subsection (g)(2)
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shall not exceed 75 percent of eligible project
costs, as determined by the Administrator.
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—An assistance grant
under paragraph (1) shall be provided on the condi-
tion that non-Federal sources provide the remainder
of eligible project costs, as determined by the Admin-
istrator.
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Administrative
costs (including salaries, overhead, and indirect costs
for services provided and charged against projects
supported by funds made available under this sub-
section) incurred by a person described in paragraph
(1) in carrying out a project under this subsection
during a fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the
grant made to the person under this subsection for the
fiscal year.
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a signatory jurisdiction
has approved and committed to implement all or sub-
stantially all aspects of the Chesapeake Bay Agree-
ment, on the request of the chief executive of the juris-
diction, the Administrator shall make a grant to the
jurisdiction for the purpose of implementing the man-
agement mechanisms established under the Chesa-
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peake Bay Agreement, subject to such terms and con-
ditions as the Administrator considers appropriate.
‘‘(2) PROPOSALS.—A signatory jurisdiction de-
scribed in paragraph (1) may apply for a grant
under this subsection for a fiscal year by submitting
to the Administrator a comprehensive proposal to im-
plement management mechanisms established under
the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The proposal shall in-
clude—
‘‘(A) a description of proposed management
mechanisms that the jurisdiction commits to take
within a specified time period, such as reducing
or preventing pollution in the Chesapeake Bay
and to meet applicable water quality standards;
and
‘‘(B) the estimated cost of the actions pro-
posed to be taken during the fiscal year.
‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—If the Administrator finds that
the proposal is consistent with the Chesapeake Bay
Agreement and the national goals established under
section 101(a), the Administrator may approve the
proposal for a fiscal year.
‘‘(4) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of an
implementation grant provided under this subsection
shall not exceed 50 percent of the costs of implement-
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ing the management mechanisms during the fiscal
year.
‘‘(5) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—An implementation
grant under this subsection shall be made on the con-
dition that non-Federal sources provide the remainder
of the costs of implementing the management mecha-
nisms during the fiscal year.
‘‘(6) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Administrative
costs (including salaries, overhead, and indirect costs
for services provided and charged against projects
supported by funds made available under this sub-
section) incurred by a signatory jurisdiction in car-
rying out a project under this subsection during a fis-
cal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the grant made
to the jurisdiction under this subsection for the fiscal
year.
‘‘(f) COMPLIANCE OF FEDERAL FACILITIES.—
‘‘(1) SUBWATERSHED PLANNING AND RESTORA-
TION.—A Federal agency that owns or operates a fa-
cility (as defined by the Administrator) within the
Chesapeake Bay watershed shall participate in re-
gional and subwatershed planning and restoration
programs.
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENT.—The head
of each Federal agency that owns or occupies real
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property in the Chesapeake Bay watershed shall en-
sure that the property, and actions taken by the agen-
cy with respect to the property, comply with the
Chesapeake Bay Agreement.
‘‘(g) CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED, TRIBUTARY, AND
RIVER BASIN PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) NUTRIENT AND WATER QUALITY MANAGE-
MENT STRATEGIES.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with other members of the
Chesapeake Executive Council, shall ensure that man-
agement plans are developed and implementation is
begun by signatories to the Chesapeake Bay Agree-
ment for the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay to
achieve and maintain—
‘‘(A) the nutrient goals of the Chesapeake
Bay Agreement for the quantity of nitrogen and
phosphorus entering the main stem Chesapeake
Bay;
‘‘(B) the water quality requirements nec-
essary to restore living resources in both the trib-
utaries and the main stem of the Chesapeake
Bay;
‘‘(C) the Chesapeake Bay basinwide toxics
reduction and prevention strategy goal of reduc-
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ing or eliminating the input of chemical con-
taminants from all controllable sources to levels
that result in no toxic or bioaccumulative impact
on the living resources that inhabit the Bay or
on human health; and
‘‘(D) habitat restoration, protection, and
enhancement goals established by Chesapeake
Bay Agreement signatories for wetlands, forest
riparian zones, and other types of habitat associ-
ated with the Chesapeake Bay and the tribu-
taries of the Chesapeake Bay.
‘‘(2) SMALL
WATERSHED
GRANTS
PROGRAM.—
The Administrator, in consultation with other mem-
bers of the Chesapeake Executive Council, may offer
the technical assistance and assistance grants author-
ized under subsection (d) to local governments and
nonprofit private organizations and individuals in
the Chesapeake Bay watershed to implement—
‘‘(A) cooperative tributary basin strategies
that address the Chesapeake Bay’s water quality
and living resource needs; or
‘‘(B) locally based protection and restora-
tion programs or projects within a watershed
that complement the tributary basin strategies.
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‘‘(h) STUDY OF CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM.—Not
later than December 31, 2000, and every 3 years thereafter,
the Administrator, in cooperation with other members of
the Chesapeake Executive Council, shall complete a study
and submit a comprehensive report to Congress on the re-
sults of the study. The study and report shall, at a mini-
mum—
‘‘(1) assess the commitments and goals of the
management strategies established under the Chesa-
peake Bay Agreement and the extent to which the
commitments and goals are being met;
‘‘(2) assess the priority needs required by the
management strategies and the extent to which the
priority needs are being met;
‘‘(3) assess the effects of air pollution deposition
on water quality of the Chesapeake Bay;
‘‘(4) assess the state of the Chesapeake Bay and
its tributaries and related actions of the Chesapeake
Bay Program;
‘‘(5) make recommendations for the improved
management of the Chesapeake Bay Program; and
‘‘(6) provide the report in a format transferable
to and usable by other watershed restoration pro-
grams.
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‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.’’.
SEC. 503. CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS.
(a) CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS
NETWORK.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in co-
operation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (referred to in this section
as the ‘‘Administrator’’), shall provide technical and
financial assistance, in cooperation with other Fed-
eral agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit
organizations, and the private sector—
(A) to identify, conserve, restore, and inter-
pret natural, recreational, historical, and cul-
tural resources within the Chesapeake Bay Wa-
tershed;
(B) to identify and utilize the collective re-
sources as Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites for
enhancing public education of and access to the
Chesapeake Bay;
(C) to link the Chesapeake Bay Gateways
sites with trails, tour roads, scenic byways, and
other connections as determined by the Secretary;
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(D) to develop and establish Chesapeake
Bay Watertrails comprising water routes and
connections to Chesapeake Bay Gateways sites
and other land resources within the Chesapeake
Bay Watershed; and
(E) to create a network of Chesapeake Bay
Gateways sites and Chesapeake Bay Watertrails.
(2) COMPONENTS.—Components of the Chesa-
peake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network may
include—
(A) State or Federal parks or refuges;
(B) historic seaports;
(C) archaeological, cultural, historical, or
recreational sites; or
(D) other public access and interpretive
sites as selected by the Secretary.
(b) CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS GRANTS ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with the Administrator, shall establish a Chesapeake
Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program to aid
State and local governments, local communities, non-
profit organizations, and the private sector in con-
serving, restoring, and interpreting important his-
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toric, cultural, recreational, and natural resources
within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with the Administrator, shall develop appropriate eli-
gibility, prioritization, and review criteria for grants
under this section.
(3) MATCHING FUNDS AND ADMINISTRATIVE EX-
PENSES.—A grant under this section—
(A) shall not exceed 50 percent of eligible
project costs;
(B) shall be made on the condition that
non-Federal sources, including in-kind contribu-
tions of services or materials, provide the re-
mainder of eligible project costs; and
(C) shall be made on the condition that not
more than 10 percent of all eligible project costs
be used for administrative expenses.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
SEC. 504. PFIESTERIA AND OTHER AQUATIC TOXINS RE-
SEARCH AND GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce (act-
ing through the Director of the National Marine Fisheries
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Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (act-
ing through the Director of the National Institute of Envi-
ronmental Health Sciences and the Director of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention), and the Secretary of
Agriculture shall—
(1) establish a research program for the eradi-
cation or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other
aquatic toxins; and
(2) make grants to colleges, universities, and
other entities in affected States for the eradication or
control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic tox-
ins.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
Attest:
Secretary.