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16 U.S.C. § 1455a — Coastal resource improvement program

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16 U.S.C. § 1455a — Coastal resource improvement program

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**(a) Definitions** For purposes of this section— (1) The term “eligible coastal state” means a coastal state that for any fiscal year for which a grant is applied for under this section— (A) has a management program approved under [section 1455 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1455&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) in the judgment of the Secretary, is making satisfactory progress in activities designed to result in significant improvement in achieving the coastal management objectives specified in section 1452(2)(A) through (K) of this title. (2) The term “urban waterfront and port” means any developed area that is densely populated and is being used for, or has been used for, urban residential recreational, commercial, shipping or industrial purposes. **(b) Resource management improvement grants** The Secretary may make grants to any eligible coastal state to assist that state in meeting one or more of the following objectives: (1) The preservation or restoration of specific areas of the state that (A) are designated under the management program procedures required by [section 1455(d)(9) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1455/d/9&num=0&edition=prelim) because of their conservation recreational, ecological, or esthetic values, or (B) contain one or more coastal resources of national significance, or for the purpose of restoring and enhancing shellfish production by the purchase and distribution of clutch material on publicly owned reef tracts. (2) The redevelopment of deteriorating and underutilized urban waterfronts and ports that are designated in the state’s management program pursuant to [section 1455(d)(2)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1455/d/2/C&num=0&edition=prelim) as areas of particular concern. (3) The provision of access to public beaches and other public coastal areas and to coastal waters in accordance with the planning process required under [section 1455(d)(2)(G) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1455/d/2/G&num=0&edition=prelim). (4) The development of a coordinated process among State agencies to regulate and issue permits for aquaculture facilities in the coastal zone. **(c) Uses, terms and conditions of grants** (1) Each grant made by the Secretary under this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be appropriate to ensure that the grant is used for purposes consistent with this section. (2) Grants made under this section may be used for— (A) the acquisition of fee simple and other interests in land; (B) low-cost construction projects determined by the Secretary to be consistent with the purposes of this section, including but not limited to, paths, walkways, fences, parks, and the rehabilitation of historic buildings and structures; except that not more than 50 per centum of any grant made under this section may be used for such construction projects; (C) in the case of grants made for objectives described in subsection (b)(2)— (i) the rehabilitation or acquisition of piers to provide increased public use, including compatible commercial activity, (ii) the establishment of shoreline stabilization measures including the installation or rehabilitation of bulkheads for the purpose of public safety or increasing public access and use, and (iii) the removal or replacement of pilings where such action will provide increased recreational use of urban waterfront areas, but activities provided for under this paragraph shall not be treated as construction projects subject to the limitations in paragraph (B); (D) engineering designs, specifications, and other appropriate reports; and (E) educational, interpretive, and management costs and such other related costs as the Secretary determines to be consistent with the purposes of this section. **(d) State matching contributions; ratio; maximum amount of grants** (1) The Secretary may make grants to any coastal state for the purpose of carrying out the project or purpose for which such grants are awarded, if the state matches any such grant according to the following ratios of Federal to state contributions for the applicable fiscal year: 4 to 1 for fiscal year 1986; 2.3 to 1 for fiscal year 1987; 1.5 to 1 for fiscal year 1988; and 1 to 1 for each fiscal year after fiscal year 1988. (2) Grants provided under this section may be used to pay a coastal state’s share of costs required under any other Federal program that is consistent with the purposes of this section. (3) The total amount of grants made under this section to any eligible coastal state for any fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to 10 per centum of the total amount appropriated to carry out this section for such fiscal year. **(e) Allocation of grants to local governments and other agencies** With the approval of the Secretary, an eligible coastal state may allocate to a local government, an areawide agency designated under [section 3334 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3334&num=0&edition=prelim), a regional agency, or an interstate agency, a portion of any grant made under this section for the purpose of carrying out this section; except that such an allocation shall not relieve that state of the responsibility for ensuring that any funds so allocated are applied in furtherance of the state’s approved management program. **(f) Other technical and financial assistance** In addition to providing grants under this section, the Secretary shall assist eligible coastal states and their local governments in identifying and obtaining other sources of available Federal technical and financial assistance regarding the objectives of this section.

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16 U.S.C. § 1455 — Administrative grants

**(a) Authorization; matching funds** The Secretary may make grants to any coastal state for the purpose of administering that State’s management program, if the State matches any such grant according to the following ratios of Federal-to-State contributions for the applicable fiscal year: (1) For those States for which programs were approved prior to November 5, 1990, 1 to 1 for any fiscal year. (2) For programs approved after November 5, 1990, 4 to 1 for the first fiscal year, 2.3 to 1 for the second fiscal year, 1.5 to 1 for the third fiscal year, and 1 to 1 for each fiscal year thereafter. **(b) Grants to coastal states; requirements** The Secretary may make a grant to a coastal state under subsection (a) only if the Secretary finds that the management program of the coastal state meets all applicable requirements of this chapter and has been approved in accordance with subsection (d). **(c) Allocation of grants to coastal states** Grants under this section shall be allocated to coastal states with approved programs based on rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary which shall take into account the extent and nature of the shoreline and area covered by the program, population of the area, and other relevant factors. The Secretary shall establish, after consulting with the coastal states, maximum and minimum grants for any fiscal year to promote equity between coastal states and effective coastal management. **(d) Mandatory adoption of State management program for coastal zone** Before approving a management program submitted by a coastal state, the Secretary shall find the following: (1) The State has developed and adopted a management program for its coastal zone in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary, after notice, an

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42 U.S.C. § 3334 — Coordination of Federal aids with local governments

**(a) Review of projects by areawide agency or local government** All applications made after June 30, 1967, for Federal loans or grants to assist in carrying out open-space land projects or for the planning or construction of hospitals, airports, libraries, water supply and distribution facilities, sewerage facilities and waste treatment works, highways, transportation facilities, law enforcement facilities, and water development and land conservation projects within any metropolitan area shall be submitted for review— (1) to any areawide agency which is designated to perform metropolitan or regional planning for the area within which the assistance is to be used, and which is, to the greatest practicable extent, composed of or responsible to the elected officials of a unit of areawide government or of the units of general local government within whose jurisdiction such agency is authorized to engage in such planning, and (2) if made by a special purpose unit of local government, to the unit or units of general local government with authority to operate in the area within which the project is to be located. **(b) Comments and recommendations by areawide agency and local government** (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each application shall be accompanied (A) by the comments and recommendations with respect to the project involved by the areawide agency and governing bodies of the units of general local government to which the application has been submitted for review, and (B) by a statement by the applicant that such comments and recommendations have been considered prior to formal submission of the application. Such comments shall include information concerning the extent to which the project is consistent with comprehensive planning devel

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16 U.S.C. § 1464 — Authorization of appropriations

**(a) Sums appropriated to Secretary** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to remain available until expended— (1) for grants under sections 1455, 1455a, and 1456b of this title— (A) $47,600,000 for fiscal year 1997; (B) $49,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and (C) $50,500,000 for fiscal year 1999; and (2) for grants under [section 1461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1461&num=0&edition=prelim)— (A) $4,400,000 for fiscal year 1997; (B) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 1998; and (C) $4,600,000 for fiscal year 1999. **(b) Limitations** Federal funds received from other sources shall not be used to pay a coastal state’s share of costs under section 1455 or 1456b of this title. **(c) Reversion to Secretary of unobligated State funds; availability of funds** The amount of any grant, or portion of a grant, made to a State under any section of this chapter which is not obligated by such State during the fiscal year, or during the second fiscal year after the fiscal year, for which it was first authorized to be obligated by such State shall revert to the Secretary. The Secretary shall add such reverted amount to those funds available for grants under the section for such reverted amount was originally made available.

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16 U.S.C. § 1455a — Coastal resource improvement program

Page 1883 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1455a after the date of publication of final guidance under section 6217(g) of this Act [16 U.S.C. 1455b(g)].’’ § 1455a. Coastal resource improvement program (a) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) The term ‘‘eligible coastal state’’ means a coastal state that for any fiscal year for which a grant is applied for under this sec- tion— (A) has a management program approved under section 1455 of this title; and (B) in the judgment of the Secretary, is making satisfactory progress in activities designed to result in significant improve- ment in achieving the coastal management objectives specified in section 1452(2)(A) through (K) of this title. (2) The term ‘‘urban waterfront and port’’ means any developed area that is densely pop- ulated and is being used for, or has been used for, urban residential recreational, commer- cial, shipping or industrial purposes. (b) Resource management improvement grants The Secretary may make grants to any eligi- ble coastal state to assist that state in meeting one or more of the following objectives: (1) The preservation or restoration of spe- cific areas of the state that (A) are designated under the management program procedures re- quired by section 1455(d)(9) of this title be- cause of their conservation recreational, eco- logical, or esthetic values, or (B) contain one or more coastal resources of national signifi- cance, or for the purpose of restoring and en- hancing shellfish production by the purchase and distribution of clutch material on publicly owned reef tracts. (2) The redevelopment of deteriorating and underutilized urban waterfronts and ports that are designated in the state’s management pro- gram pursuant to section 1455(d)(2)(C) of this title as areas

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