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                                                 Union Calendar No. 254
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1965

                          [Report No. 104-521]

 To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 1995

  Mr. Saxton (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Farr, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
  Studds, Mr. Horn, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
 Clyburn, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. de la 
  Garza, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Reed, Mr. Spence, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
  Dellums, Mr. Torres, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
 Beilenson, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
Filner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Berman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
 Foglietta, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Manton, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
Flake, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
Ehlers, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Miller 
  of California, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
Underwood, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Weldon of 
  Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
    Frisa, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. DeFazio) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

                             April 16, 1996

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
Wyden, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Blute, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney, 
  Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
Martini, Mr. Owens, Mr. Castle, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Torricelli, Ms. Harman, 
   Mr. Dixon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
   Lipinski, Mr. Longley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
Riggs, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Rose, Mr. Franks of New 
Jersey, Mr. Borski, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Bonior, 
  Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Brown of 
  Florida, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Vento, Mr. Moran, Mr. Franks of 
Connecticut, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
   Schumer, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. McHugh

                             April 16, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 
                               29, 1995]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 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 ``Coastal Zone Management 
Reauthorization Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STATE COASTAL PROGRAMS.

    (a) Reauthorization of Program.--Section 305(a) of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1454(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1991, 1992, and 1993'' and inserting 
        ``1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999''; and
            (2) by striking ``two'' and inserting ``four''.
    (b) Termination of Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 305 of the Coastal Zone Management 
        Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1454) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (a);
                    (B) by striking ``(b)''; and
                    (C) by amending the heading to read as follows:

              ``submittal of state program for approval''.

            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 308(b)(2)(B) of the 
        Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1457(b)(2)(B)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in clause (iv) by adding ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) by striking clause (v); and
                    (C) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (v).
            (3) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
        October 1, 1999.

SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR COASTAL ZONE ENHANCEMENT.

    Section 309(b) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1456b(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Subject to''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) In addition to any amounts provided under section 306, 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 306(e).
    ``(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.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR GRANTS.

    Section 318 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1464) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Sec. 318.'' and all that follows through 
        subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``Sec. 318. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary, to remain available until expended--
            ``(1) for grants under sections 306, 306A, and 309--
                    ``(A) $46,200,000 for fiscal year 1996;
                    ``(B) $47,600,000 for fiscal year 1997;
                    ``(C) $49,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
                    ``(D) $50,500,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
                    ``(E) $52,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
            ``(2) for grants under section 315--
                    ``(A) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 1996;
                    ``(B) $4,400,000 for fiscal year 1997;
                    ``(C) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 1998;
                    ``(D) $4,600,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
                    ``(E) $4,700,000 for fiscal year 2000.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b); and
            (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) in order as 
        subsections (b) and (c).

SEC. 5. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

    (a) Authorization for Administrative Expenses.--Section 
308(b)(2)(A) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1456a(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(A) Expenses incident to the administration of this 
        title, in an amount not to exceed for each of fiscal years 
        1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 the higher of--
                    ``(i) $4,000,000; or
                    ``(ii) 8 percent of the total amount appropriated 
                under this title for the fiscal year.''.
    (b) Authorization for Program Development Grants.--Section 
308(b)(2)(B)(v) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1456a(b)(2)(B)(v)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(v) program development grants as authorized by 
                section 305, in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for 
                fiscal year 1996, and $200,000 for each of fiscal years 
                1997, 1998, and 1999; and''.

SEC. 6. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 315(e)(3) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1461(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
    ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), financial 
assistance under this subsection provided from amounts recovered as 
natural resource damages may be used to pay 100 percent of the costs of 
activities carried out with the assistance.''.
                                     

                                                 Union Calendar No. 254

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1965

                          [Report No. 104-521]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 16, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed