[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3462 Introduced in House (IH)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3462
To amend title 46, United States Code, and the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act with respect to sport fish restoration and
recreational boating safety, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 9, 2015
Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself and Ms. Graham) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend title 46, United States Code, and the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act with respect to sport fish restoration and
recreational boating safety, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sport Fish Restoration and
Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ALLOCATIONS.
(a) Authorization.--Section 3 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777b) is amended by striking ``57 percent''
and inserting ``58.012 percent''.
(b) In General.--Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``For each'' and all that
follows through ``the balance'' and inserting
``For each fiscal year through fiscal year
2020, the balance''; and
(ii) by striking ``multistate conservation
grants under section 14'' and inserting
``activities under section 14(e)'';
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``18.5'' percent
and inserting ``18.673 percent'';
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``18.5 percent''
and inserting ``17.315 percent'';
(D) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
(E) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(4); and
(F) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Boating infrastructure improvement.--
``(A) In general.--An amount equal to 4 percent to
the Secretary of the Interior for qualified projects
under section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992
(33 U.S.C. 1322 note) and section 7404(d) of the
Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.
777g-1(d)).
``(B) Limitation.--Not more than 75 percent of the
amount under subparagraph (A) shall be available for
projects under either of the sections referred to in
subparagraph (A).'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``for
each'' and all that follows through ``the
Secretary'' and inserting ``for each fiscal
year through fiscal year 2020, the Secretary'';
and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in clause (i) by striking
``each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002,
$9,000,000;'' and inserting ``fiscal
year 2016, $11,000,000;'';
(II) in clause (ii) by striking
``2003, $8,212,000; and'' and inserting
``2017, $11,300,000;''; and
(III) by striking clause (iii) and
inserting the following:
``(iii) for fiscal year 2018, $11,600,000;
``(iv) for fiscal year 2019, $11,800,000;
and
``(v) for fiscal year 2020, $11,900,000.'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3);
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Set-aside for coast guard administration.--
``(A) In general.--From the annual appropriation
made in accordance with section 3, for each of fiscal
years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating may
use no more than the amount specified in subparagraph
(B) for the fiscal year for the purposes set forth in
section 13107(c) of title 46, United States Code. The
amount specified in subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year
may not be included in the amount of the annual
appropriation distributed under subsection (a) for the
fiscal year.
``(B) Available amounts.--The available amount
referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
``(i) for fiscal year 2016, $7,800,000;
``(ii) for fiscal year 2017, $7,900,000;
``(iii) for fiscal year 2018, $8,000,000;
``(iv) for fiscal year 2019, $8,100,000;
and
``(v) for fiscal year 2020, $8,200,000.'';
and
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``until
the end of the fiscal year.'' and inserting
``until the end of the subsequent fiscal
year.''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking
``under subsection (e)'' and inserting ``under
subsection (c)'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``(c) The Secretary'' and inserting
``(c)(1) The Secretary,'';
(B) by striking ``grants under section 14 of this
title'' and inserting ``activities under section
14(e)'';
(C) by striking ``57 percent'' and inserting
``58.012 percent''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The Secretary shall deduct from the amount to be apportioned
under paragraph (1) the amounts used for grants under section 14(a).'';
and
(4) in subsection (e)(1) by striking ``those subsections,''
and inserting ``those paragraphs,''.
(c) Submission and Approval of Plans and Projects.--Section 6(d) of
the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777e(d)) is
amended by striking ``for appropriations'' and inserting ``from
appropriations''.
(d) Unexpended or Unobligated Funds.--Section 8(b)(2) of the
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777g(b)(2)) is
amended by striking ``57 percent'' and inserting ``58.012 percent''.
(e) Cooperation.--Section 12 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777k) is amended--
(1) by striking ``57 percent'' and inserting ``58.012
percent''; and
(2) by striking ``under section 4(b)'' and inserting
``under section 4(c)''.
(f) Other Activities.--Section 14 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777m) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``of each annual
appropriation made in accordance with section 3''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking ``Of amounts made available under section 4(b)
for each fiscal year--'' and inserting ``Not more than
$1,200,000 of each annual appropriation made in
accordance with the provisions of section 3 shall be
distributed to the Secretary of the Interior for use as
follows:''; and
(B) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period.
(g) Repeal.--The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 777 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking section 15; and
(2) by redesignating section 16 as section 15.
SEC. 3. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY.
Section 13107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and
subsection (c),'' and inserting ``Subject to subsection
(c),'';
(B) by striking ``the sum of (A) the amount made
available from the Boat Safety Account for that fiscal
year under section 15 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act and (B)''; and
(C) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking the subsection designation and
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(c)(1)(A) The Secretary may use amounts made available each
fiscal year under section 4(b)(2) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(2)) for payment of expenses of the
Coast Guard for investigations, personnel, and activities directly
related to--
``(i) administering State recreational boating safety
programs under this chapter; or
``(ii) coordinating or carrying out the national
recreational boating safety program under this title.
``(B) Of the amounts used by the Secretary each fiscal year under
subparagraph (A)--
``(i) not less than $2,500,000 is available to ensure
compliance with chapter 43 of this title; and
``(ii) not more than $1,500,000 is available to conduct a
survey, not more than once every 3 years, of levels of
recreational boating participation and related matters in the
United States.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``No funds'' and inserting
``On and after October 1, 2015, no funds''; and
(ii) by striking ``traditionally''.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--On the date on which the President submits to
Congress a budget for fiscal year 2017 and for each fiscal year
thereafter, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
shall submit to Congress an assessment of the administrative services
provided by such Service under the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act to the States and the sportfishing community.
(b) Contents.--Each assessment under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) The percentage of grant awards and amendments completed
within 45 days after receipt of a complete grant application,
the average number of days to process new grant applications,
and the average number of days to process grant amendment
requests.
(2) Which wildlife and sport fish restoration policies are
currently being updated, the start time for each update, and
the anticipated completion time for each update.
(3) The number of Federal assistance workshops held with
States and such Service in efforts to communicate fiscal
policies and procedures to State agencies.
(4) The average time to respond to requests from States for
assistance, based on initial notification or assistance
requests initiated by a State.
(5) The number of States with unresolved reconciliation of
land records and the number of corrective action plans with
open actions.
(6) The number of employees of such Service with grants
management training and the number of such employees with
outstanding training requirements, and the number of State fish
and wildlife staff who have received training through the
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Fund Program of such
Service.
(7) The number of full-time positions of such Service
filled and vacant, including the associated position titles and
paygrades, that contribute to grant processing and related
grant management in each Service region and at Service
headquarters.
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