[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5266 Received in Senate (RDS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5266
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 13, 2014
Received
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AN ACT
To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMPETITIVE AWARDS.
Section 320(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1330(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Competitive awards.--
``(A) In general.--Of the amount made available
under subsection (i)(2)(B), the Administrator shall
make competitive awards under this paragraph.
``(B) Application for awards.--The Administrator
shall solicit applications for awards under this
paragraph from State, interstate, and regional water
pollution control agencies and entities, State coastal
zone management agencies, interstate agencies, other
public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions,
organizations, and individuals.
``(C) Selection of recipients.--In selecting award
recipients under this paragraph, the Administrator
shall select recipients that are best able to address
urgent and challenging issues that threaten the
ecological and economic well-being of coastal areas.
Such issues shall include--
``(i) extensive seagrass habitat losses
resulting in significant impacts on fisheries
and water quality;
``(ii) recurring harmful algae blooms,
unusual marine mammal mortalities;
``(iii) invasive exotic species which can
threaten wastewater systems and cause other
damage;
``(iv) jellyfish proliferation limiting
community access to water during peak tourism
seasons;
``(v) flooding which may be related to sea
level rise or wetland degradation or loss; or
``(vi) low dissolved oxygen conditions in
estuarine waters and related nutrient
management.''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1330) is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the
following:
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Administrator $27,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018 for--
``(A) expenses relating to the administration of
grants or awards by the Administrator under this
section, including the award and oversight of grants
and awards, except that such expenses shall not exceed
5 percent of the amount appropriated under this
subsection; and
``(B) making grants and awards under subsection
(g).
``(2) Allocations.--
``(A) Conservation and management plan.--The
Administrator shall provide not less than 80 percent of
the amounts made available for this section for each
fiscal year referred to in paragraph (1) for the
development, implementation, and monitoring of each
conservation and management plan eligible for grant
assistance under subsection (g)(2).
``(B) Competitive awards.--The Administrator shall
provide not less than 15 percent of the amounts made
available for this section
in each fiscal year to make competitive awards
described in subsection (g)(4).''.
Passed the House of Representatives November 12, 2014.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.