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16 U.S.C. § 1456b — Coastal zone enhancement grants
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**(a) “Coastal zone enhancement objective” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “coastal zone enhancement objective” means any of the following objectives:
(1) Protection, restoration, or enhancement of the existing coastal wetlands base, or creation of new coastal wetlands.
(2) Preventing or significantly reducing threats to life and destruction of property by eliminating development and redevelopment in high-hazard areas, managing development in other hazard areas, and anticipating and managing the effects of potential sea level rise and Great Lakes level rise.
(3) Attaining increased opportunities for public access, taking into account current and future public access needs, to coastal areas of recreational, historical, aesthetic, ecological, or cultural value.
(4) Reducing marine debris entering the Nation’s coastal and ocean environment by managing uses and activities that contribute to the entry of such debris.
(5) Development and adoption of procedures to assess, consider, and control cumulative and secondary impacts of coastal growth and development, including the collective effect on various individual uses or activities on coastal resources, such as coastal wetlands and fishery resources.
(6) Preparing and implementing special area management plans for important coastal areas.
(7) Planning for the use of ocean resources.
(8) Adoption of procedures and enforceable policies to help facilitate the siting of energy facilities and Government facilities and energy-related activities and Government activities which may be of greater than local significance.
(9) Adoption of procedures and policies to evaluate and facilitate the siting of public and private aquaculture facilities in the coastal zone, which will enable States to formulate, administe
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**(a) “Coastal zone enhancement objective” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “coastal zone enhancement objective” means any of the following objectives:
(1) Protection, restoration, or enhancement of the existing coastal wetlands base, or creation of new coastal wetlands.
(2) Preventing or significantly reducing threats to life and destruction of property by eliminating development and redevelopment in high-hazard areas, managing development in other hazard areas, and anticipating and managing the effects of potential sea level rise and Great Lakes level rise.
(3) Attaining increased opportunities for public access, taking into account current and future public access needs, to coastal areas of recreational, historical, aesthetic, ecological, or cultural value.
(4) Reducing marine debris entering the Nation’s coastal and ocean environment by managing uses and activities that contribute to the entry of such debris.
(5) Development and adoption of procedures to assess, consider, and control cumulative and secondary impacts of coastal growth and development, including the collective effect on various individual uses or activities on coastal resources, such as coastal wetlands and fishery resources.
(6) Preparing and implementing special area management plans for important coastal areas.
(7) Planning for the use of ocean resources.
(8) Adoption of procedures and enforceable policies to help facilitate the siting of energy facilities and Government facilities and energy-related activities and Government activities which may be of greater than local significance.
(9) Adoption of procedures and policies to evaluate and facilitate the siting of public and private aquaculture facilities in the coastal zone, which will enable States to formulate, administer, and implement strategic plans for marine aquaculture.
**(b) Limits on grants**
(1) Subject to the limitations and goals established in this section, the Secretary may make grants to coastal states to provide funding for development and submission for Federal approval of program changes that support attainment of one or more coastal zone enhancement objectives.
(2)
(A) In addition to any amounts provided under [section 1455 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1455&num=0&edition=prelim), and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary may make grants under this subsection to States for implementing program changes approved by the Secretary in accordance with [section 1455(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1455/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) Grants under this paragraph to implement a program change may not be made in any fiscal year after the second fiscal year that begins after the approval of that change by the Secretary.
**(c) Evaluation of State proposals by Secretary** The Secretary shall evaluate and rank State proposals for funding under this section, and make funding awards based on those proposals, taking into account the criteria established by the Secretary under subsection (d). The Secretary shall ensure that funding decisions under this section take into consideration the fiscal and technical needs of proposing States and the overall merit of each proposal in terms of benefits to the public.
**(d) Promulgation of regulations by Secretary** Within 12 months following November 5, 1990, and consistent with the notice and participation requirements established in [section 1463 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1463&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall promulgate regulations concerning coastal zone enhancement grants that establish—
(1) specific and detailed criteria that must be addressed by a coastal state (including the State’s priority needs for improvement as identified by the Secretary after careful consultation with the State) as part of the State’s development and implementation of coastal zone enhancement objectives;
(2) administrative or procedural rules or requirements as necessary to facilitate the development and implementation of such objectives by coastal states; and
(3) other funding award criteria as are necessary or appropriate to ensure that evaluations of proposals, and decisions to award funding, under this section are based on objective standards applied fairly and equitably to those proposals.
**(e) No State contribution required** A State shall not be required to contribute any portion of the cost of any proposal for which funding is awarded under this section.
**(f) Funding** Beginning in fiscal year 1991, not less than 10 percent and not more than 20 percent of the amounts appropriated to implement sections 1455 and 1455a of this title shall be retained by the Secretary for use in implementing this section, up to a maximum of $10,000,000 annually.
**(g) Eligibility; suspension of State for noncompliance** If the Secretary finds that the State is not undertaking the actions committed to under the terms of the grant, the Secretary shall suspend the State’s eligibility for further funding under this section for at least one year.
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**(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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The Secretary shall develop and promulgate, pursuant to [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim), after notice and opportunity for full participation by relevant Federal agencies, state agencies, local governments, regional organizations, port authorities, and other interested parties, both public and private, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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**(a)** The Secretary shall conduct a program of technical assistance and management-oriented research necessary to support the development and implementation of State coastal management program amendments under [section 1456b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1456b&num=0&edition=prelim), and appropriate to the furtherance of international cooperative efforts and technical assistance in coastal zone management. Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government may assist the Secretary, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, in carrying out the purposes of this section, including the furnishing of information to the extent permitted by law, the transfer of personnel with their consent and without prejudice to their position and rating, and the performance of any research, study, and technical assistance which does not interfere with the performance of the primary duties of such department, agency, or instrumentality. The Secretary may enter into contracts or other arrangements with any qualified person for the purposes of carrying out this subsection.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary shall provide for the coordination of technical assistance, studies, and research activities under this section with any other such activities that are conducted by or subject to the authority of the Secretary.
(2) The Secretary shall make the results of research and studies conducted pursuant to this section available to coastal states in the form of technical assistance publications, workshops, or other means appropriate.
(3) The Secretary shall consult with coastal states on a regular basis regarding the development and implementation of the program established by this section.
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**(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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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1456b
Subsec. (a)(1)(C) to (G). Pub. L. 95–372, § 503(b)(2),
added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpars. (C)
to (F) as (D) to (G), respectively.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 95–372, § 501(a), substituted in
provisions preceding subpar. (A) ‘‘Subject to paragraph
(3), the amounts payable’’ for ‘‘The amounts granted’’
and ‘‘subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)’’ for ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A), (B), (C), and (D)’’, in subpar. (A) ‘‘one-half’’
for ‘‘one-third’’, and in subpars. (B) and (C) ‘‘one-quar-
ter’’ for ‘‘one-sixth’’ and struck out subpar. (D), which
related to a ratio involving the number of individuals
who obtain new employment as a result of new or ex-
panded outer Continental Shelf energy activities.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 95–372, § 501(b)(2), added par. (3).
Former par. (3) redesignated (4).
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 95–372, § 501(b)(1), redesignated
par. (3) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5).
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 95–372, § 501(b)(1), (c), redesig-
nated par. (4) as (5) and, in par. (5) as so redesignated,
struck out in subpar. (B)(i) provisions relating to the
unavailability of adequate financing under any other
subsection and inserted provisions following subpar.
(B)(ii) authorizing the Secretary to describe the geo-
graphic areas in which the public facilities and public
services referred to in subpar. (B)(i) shall be presumed
to be required as a result of outer Continental Shelf en-
ergy activities for purposes of disbursing the proceeds
of grants under this subsection. Former par. (5) redesig-
nated (6).
Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 95–372, § 501(b)(1), redesignated
par. (5) as (6) and, in par. (6) as so redesignated, in pro-
visions preceding subpar. (A) and in subpar. (B) sub-
stituted ‘‘paragraph (5)
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