[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3577 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3577

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 20, 2001

Mr. Gilchrest (for himself and Mr. Underwood) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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 Resources Conservation Act 
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Amendment of Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
Sec. 4. Findings.
Sec. 5. Policy.
Sec. 6. Definitions.
Sec. 7. Administrative grants.
Sec. 8. Coastal resources improvement grants.
Sec. 9. Coastal Zone Management Fund.
Sec. 10. Repeal.
Sec. 11. Coastal services.
Sec. 12. Review of performance.
Sec. 13. Amendments relating to Walter B. Jones Awards for Excellence 
                            in Coastal Zone Management.
Sec. 14. National Estuarine Reserve System.
Sec. 15. Reports.
Sec. 16. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 17. Technical corrections.
Sec. 18. Coastal zone management outcome indicators and monitoring and 
                            performance evaluation system.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).

SEC. 4. FINDINGS.

    Section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1451) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``finds that--'' and inserting ``finds the 
        following:'';
            (2) in paragraph (k), by striking ``the uses of adjacent 
        lands which drain into the coastal zone'' and inserting 
        ``coastal watersheds'';
            (3) in paragraph (f), by striking the semicolon at the end 
        and inserting a period; and
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (m) in order as 
        paragraphs (1) through (13).

SEC. 5. POLICY.

    Section 303 (16 U.S.C. 1452) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``development and'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``protection'' and 
        inserting ``protection, and where appropriate the restoration, 
        and enhancement,'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a comma;
            (4) in paragraph (2)(J) by striking ``State'' the second 
        place it appears and inserting ``State and Federal fish'';
            (5) in paragraph (2)(K) by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (6) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (7) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) to use the National Estuarine Reserve System 
        established under section 315 to improve the understanding, 
        stewardship, and management of coastal and estuarine resources, 
        including the development, application, and transfer to local, 
        State, and Federal resources managers of innovative coastal and 
        estuarine resources management technologies and techniques.''.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 304(2) (16 U.S.C. 1453(2)) is amended by inserting ``, 
ecological,'' after ``biological''.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 306 (16 U.S.C. 1455) is amended by 
striking so much as precedes subsection (b) and inserting the 
following:

                        ``administrative grants

    ``Sec. 306. (a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to any 
coastal State for the purpose of administering, amending, or modifying 
that State's management program, if the State matches any such grant--
            ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), in a ratio of 1 
        to 1 of Federal-to-State contributions; or
            ``(2) for programs approved after October 1, 2001, in a 
        ratio of--
                    ``(A) 4 to 1 for the first fiscal year;
                    ``(B) 2.3 to 1 for the second fiscal year;
                    ``(C) 1.5 to 1 for the third fiscal year; and
                    ``(D) 1 to 1 for each fiscal year thereafter.''.
    (b) Allocation.--Section 306(c) (16 U.S.C. 1455(c)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(c) Allocation of Grants to Coastal States.--(1) Grants under 
this section shall be allocated to coastal States with approved 
management programs based on rules and regulations promulgated by the 
Secretary that take into account the extent and nature of the shoreline 
and area covered by such a program, the population of such area, and 
other relevant factors.
    ``(2)(A) 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.
    ``(B) In promoting equity, the Secretary shall consider the overall 
change in grant funding under this section from the preceding fiscal 
year and minimize the relative increases or decreases among all the 
eligible coastal States.
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall ensure that each eligible coastal 
State receives increased funding under this section in any fiscal year 
for which the total amount appropriated to carry out this section is 
greater than the total amount appropriated to carry out this section 
for the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in any fiscal year that is 
the first full fiscal year for which an eligible State may receive 
assistance under this section.''.

SEC. 8. COASTAL RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.

    Section 306A (16 U.S.C. 1455a) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Definitions.--For the 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, has a management program approved under 
        section 306.
            ``(2) The term `qualified local entity' means--
                    ``(A) any local government;
                    ``(B) any areawide agency referred to in section 
                204(a)(1) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
                Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 334(a)(1);
                    ``(C) any regional agency;
                    ``(D) any interstate agency; and
                    ``(E) any reserve established under section 315.
    ``(b) Grant Authority.--The Secretary may make a grant to any 
eligible coastal State for the purpose of--
            ``(1) carrying out coastal resource improvement projects 
        that--
                    ``(A)(i) protect, restore, and enhance and, where 
                appropriate, provide public access to or interpretation 
                of, coastal resources of national significance 
                designated under section 306(d)(13); and
                    ``(ii) preserve or restore conservation, 
                recreation, ecological, or historic resources located 
                in areas designated under section 306(9); and
                    ``(B) are designed and carried out in cooperation 
                with a qualified local entity, and will be carried out 
                in the coastal zone; or
            ``(2) developing or implementing a coastal watershed, 
        multistate, or regional coastal ecosystem management plan.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(2) by--
                    (A) striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(C) in the case of grants made for the purpose 
                described in subsection (b)(1), among other 
                activities--
                            ``(i) reestablishment of the chemical, 
                        physical, hydrologic, and biological features 
                        and components;
                            ``(ii) control of nonnative and invasive 
                        species which impact such resources;
                            ``(iii) reintroduction of native species, 
                        including through such means as planting or 
                        promoting natural succession;
                            ``(iv) construction of reefs to promote 
                        fish and shellfish production; or
                            ``(v) development or implementation of 
                        coastal watershed, multistate, or regional 
                        coastal ecosystem management plans;''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D) by inserting ``technical 
                assistance, monitoring, assessment,'' before 
                ``engineering designs,'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by--
                            (i) striking ``the project or purpose for 
                        which such grants are awarded,'' and inserting 
                        ``projects, or develop or implement plans under 
                        this section''; and
                            (ii) striking ``according to'' and all that 
                        follows through the period and inserting ``in a 
                        ratio of Federal to State contributions equal 
                        to 2 to 1.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``under any other 
                Federal program'', and inserting ``under section 
                104(d)(3) of Public Law 106-457''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(3) An application for a grant under this section shall be 
submitted to the Secretary by the State agency designated by the 
Governor of the State in accordance with section 306(d)(6).
    ``(4) The Secretary shall allocate grants under this section among 
coastal States based on rules and regulations promulgated by the 
Secretary under section 306(c).''; and
            (4) in subsection (f) by striking ``regarding the 
        objectives of this section.'' and inserting ``that furthers the 
        implementation of a project referred to in subsection (b)(1) or 
        that facilitates developing or implementing a plan referred to 
        in subsection (b)(2).''.

SEC. 9. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

    Section 308 (16 U.S.C. 1456a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(2) Loan repayments made pursuant to this subsection--
                    ``(A) shall be retained by the Secretary and 
                deposited into the Coastal Zone Management Fund 
                established under subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) subject to amounts provided in appropriation 
                Acts, shall be available to the Secretary for purposes 
                of this title and transferred to the Operations, 
                Research, and Facilities account to offset the costs of 
                implementing this title.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
                    (B) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting ``(b)''.

SEC. 10. REPEAL.

    Section 309 (16 U.S.C. 1456b) is repealed.

SEC. 11. COASTAL SERVICES.

    Section 310 (16 U.S.C. 1456c) is amended--
            (1) by striking so much as precedes subsection (b) and 
        inserting the following:

             ``training, education, and technical services

    ``Sec. 310. (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide to other 
Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian tribes, and other 
persons, training, education, and technical services relating to the 
conservation and management of ocean and coastal resources.'';
            (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``Coordination and 
        Consultation.--'' after ``(b)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Assistance From Other Agencies and Persons.--(1) 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 that does not interfere with the performance of the primary 
duties of such department, agency, or instrumentality.
    ``(2) The Secretary may enter into contracts or other arrangements 
with other Federal agencies and any other qualified person for the 
purposes of carrying out this section.''.

SEC. 12. REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE.

    Section 312 (16 U.S.C. 1458) is amended by striking ``Sec. 312.'' 
and all that follows through subsection (a) and inserting the 
following:
    ``Sec. 312. (a) Review.--No less than every 5 years, the Secretary 
shall conduct a review of the performance of a coastal State's 
management program. Each review shall include a written evaluation with 
an assessment and detailed findings concerning the extent to which the 
State has implemented and enforced the program approved by the 
Secretary, met any outcome indicators established by the Secretary 
under section 18 of the Coastal Resources Conservation Act of 2001, and 
adhered to the terms of any grant, loan, or cooperative agreement 
funded under this title.''.

SEC. 13. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO WALTER B. JONES AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 
              IN COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

    Section 314 (16 U.S.C. 1460) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Authorization of Program.--(1) The Secretary may implement a 
program to promote excellence in coastal zone management by identifying 
and making awards acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the 
field of coastal zone management. An award under this section shall be 
known as a `Walter B. Jones Award'.
    ``(2) Awards under this section may include, subject to the 
availability of appropriations--
            ``(A) cash awards of not more than $5,000 each;
            ``(B) research grants; and
            ``(C) public ceremonies to acknowledge accomplishments in 
        the field of coastal zone management.'';
            (2) in subsection (b) in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``shall elect annually'' and inserting ``may 
        select annually for an award under this section''; and
            (3) by repealing subsection (e).

SEC. 14. NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESERVE SYSTEM.

    Section 315 (16 U.S.C. 1461) is amended to read as follows:

                     ``national estuarine reserves

    ``Sec. 315. (a) Establishment of the System.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established the National 
        Estuarine Reserve System. The System shall consist of--
                    ``(A) each component of the National Estuarine 
                Research Reserve System established by this section, as 
                in effect immediately before the enactment of the 
                Coastal Community Conservation Act of 2001; and
                    ``(B) each national estuarine reserve designated 
                under this section.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the System and of each 
        reserve is to improve the understanding, stewardship, and 
        management of coastal and estuarine resources.
            ``(3) Designation of existing sanctuaries as reserves.--
        Each component of the National Estuarine Research Reserve 
        System referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is hereby designated as 
        a national estuarine reserve.
    ``(b) Designation of National Estuarine Reserves.--The Secretary 
may designate an area as a national estuarine reserve if--
            ``(1) the area--
                    ``(A) includes any part or all of an estuary and 
                any island, transitional area, and upland in, 
                adjoining, or adjacent to the estuary; and
                    ``(B) constitutes to the extent feasible a natural 
                unit;
            ``(2) the Government of the coastal State in which the area 
        is located nominates the area for that designation; and
            ``(3) the Secretary finds that--
                    ``(A) the area is a representative estuarine 
                ecosystem that is suitable for long-term research and 
                contributes to the biogeographical and typological 
                balance of the System;
                    ``(B) the law of the coastal State provides long-
                term protection for reserve resources to ensure a 
                stable environment for research, education, and 
                resource stewardship; and
                    ``(C) designation of the area as a reserve will 
                serve to enhance public awareness and understanding of 
                coastal and estuarine resources, and provide suitable 
                opportunities for education, interpretation, training, 
                and demonstration projects to improve management of 
                coastal and estuarine resources.
    ``(c) Coastal and Estuarine Research, Education, and Resource 
Stewardship Guidelines.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop guidelines 
        for the conduct of research, education, and resource 
        stewardship within the System that shall include--
                    ``(A) a mechanism for identifying, and establishing 
                priorities among, the coastal and estuarine management 
                issues that should be addressed through coordinated 
                research, education, and resource stewardship within 
                the System;
                    ``(B) the establishment of common principles and 
                objectives to guide the development of research, 
                education, and resource stewardship programs within the 
                System;
                    ``(C) the identification of uniform research 
                methodologies which will ensure comparability of data, 
                the broadest application of research results, and the 
                maximum use of the System for research purposes;
                    ``(D) the establishment of performance standards 
                upon which the effectiveness of the research, 
                education, and resource stewardship efforts and the 
                value of reserves within the System in addressing the 
                coastal and estuarine management issues identified in 
                subparagraph (A) may be measured; and
                    ``(E) the consideration of sources of funds for 
                coastal and estuarine research, education, and resource 
                stewardship in addition to the funds authorized under 
                this title, and strategies for encouraging the use of 
                such funds within the System, with particular emphasis 
                on mechanisms established under subsection (d).
            ``(2) Consultation.--In developing the guidelines under 
        this section, the Secretary shall consult with State 
        representatives and prominent members of the coastal and 
        estuarine research, education, and resource stewardship 
        community.
    ``(d) Promotion and Coordination of Coastal and Estuarine Research, 
Education, and Resource Stewardship.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall take such actions as 
        are necessary to promote and coordinate the use of the System 
        for coastal and estuarine research, education, and resource 
        stewardship purposes.
            ``(2) Required actions.--Actions under this subsection 
        shall include the following:
                    ``(A) Requiring that research, education, and 
                resource stewardship activities administered or 
                supported by the Secretary and relating to coastal and 
                estuarine resources give priority consideration to 
                activities that use the System.
                    ``(B) Consulting with other Federal and State 
                agencies to promote use of one or more reserves within 
                the System by such agencies when conducting coastal and 
                estuarine research, education, and resource stewardship 
                activities.
                    ``(C) Establishing partnerships with other Federal 
                and State coastal and estuarine management programs to 
                coordinate and collaborate on coastal and estuarine 
                research, education, and resource stewardship.
    ``(e) Financial Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may, in accordance with 
        such rules and regulations as the Secretary shall promulgate, 
        make grants--
                    ``(A) to a coastal State--
                            ``(i) for purposes of acquiring such lands 
                        and waters, and any property interests therein, 
                        as are necessary to ensure the appropriate 
                        long-term management of an area as a reserve 
                        and constructing appropriate reserve 
                        facilities;
                            ``(ii) for purposes of operating or 
                        managing a reserve; or
                            ``(iii) for purposes of conducting resource 
                        stewardship, educational, or interpretive 
                        activities at a reserve; and
                    ``(B) to any coastal State or public or private 
                person for purposes of--
                            ``(i) supporting research and monitoring 
                        within a reserve that are consistent with the 
                        research guidelines developed under subsection 
                        (c); or
                            ``(ii) conducting educational, 
                        interpretive, or training activities for a 
                        reserve that are consistent with the education 
                        guidelines developed under subsection (c).
            ``(2) Terms and conditions.--Financial assistance provided 
        under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate 
        to protect the interests of the United States, including 
        requiring coastal States to execute suitable title documents 
        setting forth the property interest or interests of the United 
        States in any lands and waters acquired in whole or part with 
        such financial assistance.
            ``(3) Amount of assistance.--(A) The amount of the 
        financial assistance provided under paragraph (1)(A)(i) with 
        respect to the acquisition of lands and waters, or interests 
        therein, for any one national estuarine reserve may not exceed 
        an amount equal to 50 percent of the costs of the lands, 
        waters, and interests therein.
            ``(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the amount of 
        the financial assistance provided under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) 
        and paragraph (1)(B) may not exceed 70 percent in fiscal year 
        2003, 65 percent in fiscal year 2004, 60 percent in fiscal year 
        2005, 55 percent in fiscal year 2006, and 50 percent in fiscal 
        year 2007 and thereafter, of the costs incurred to achieve the 
        purposes described in those paragraphs with respect to a 
        reserve.
            ``(ii) The amount of financial assistance provided for 
        education and interpretive activities under paragraph 
        (1)(A)(iii) or research and monitoring activities under 
        paragraph (1)(B) may be up to 100 percent of any costs for 
        activities that service the System as a whole, including 
        System-wide monitoring equipment acquisition, data management, 
        and data synthesis; administration and synthesis of System-wide 
        research programs; and graduate research fellowship programs.
            ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), financial 
        assistance under this subsection provided from amounts 
        recovered as a result of damage to natural resources located in 
        the coastal zone may be used to pay 100 percent of the costs of 
        activities carried out with the assistance.
            ``(4) Donations.--(A) The Secretary may--
                    ``(i) enter into cooperative agreements or 
                contracts with any nonprofit organization established 
                to benefit a reserve, authorizing the organization to 
                solicit donations to carry out projects, other than 
                general administration of the reserve or the System, 
                that are consistent with the purpose of the reserve and 
                the System; and
                    ``(ii) accept donations of funds and services for 
                use in carrying out projects, other than general 
                administration of a reserve or the System, that are 
                consistent with the purpose of the reserve and the 
                System.
            ``(B) Donations accepted under this paragraph shall be 
        considered as a gift or bequest to or for the use of the United 
        States for carrying out this section.
    ``(f) Evaluation of System Performance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall periodically 
        evaluate the operation and management of each reserve, 
        including coordination with State programs established under 
        section 306, education and interpretive activities, and the 
        research being conducted within the reserve.
            ``(2) Suspension of financial assistance.--If evaluation 
        under paragraph (1) reveals that the operation and management 
        of the reserve is deficient, or that the research, education, 
or resource stewardship being conducted within the reserve is not 
consistent with the guidelines developed under subsection (c), the 
Secretary may suspend the eligibility of that reserve for financial 
assistance under subsection (e) until the deficiency or inconsistency 
is remedied.
            ``(3) Withdrawal of designation.--The Secretary may 
        withdraw the designation of an estuarine area as a reserve if 
        evaluation under paragraph (1) reveals that--
                    ``(A) the basis for any one or more of the findings 
                made under subsection (b)(3) regarding that area no 
                longer exists;
                    ``(B) a substantial portion of the research, 
                education, or resource stewardship conducted within the 
                area, over a period of years, has not been consistent 
                with the guidelines developed under subsection (c); or
                    ``(C) the coastal State in which the area is 
                located has not complied with the requirements of any 
                guidelines developed under subsection (c).
    ``(g) Report.--Every 2 years the Secretary shall report to the 
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
information regarding--
            ``(1) the designation of new reserves;
            ``(2) the expansion of existing reserves;
            ``(3) the status of the research, education, and resource 
        stewardship program being conducted within the System; and
            ``(4) a summary of the evaluations made under subsection 
        (f).
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Reserve.--The term `reserve' means a component of the 
        National Estuarine Reserve designated under subsection (a)(3) 
        or (b).
            ``(2) System.--The term `System' means the National 
        Estuarine Reserve System established by this section.''.

SEC. 15. REPORTS.

    Section 316(a) (16 U.S.C. 1462(a)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``to the President for 
                transmittal''; and
                    (B) in clause (10) by striking ``and an evaluation 
                of the effectiveness of financial assistance under 
                section 308 in dealing with such consequences''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) State of the Coast Report.--Not less than 24 months after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, and not less than every 24 
months thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a coastal status report 
to the Congress that includes the following:
            ``(1) An assessment of the ecological status and trends of 
        United States marine resources.
            ``(2) An identification and analysis of the changes in 
        those status and trends since the previous report.
            ``(3) An identification and assessment of Government 
        performance measures that track the status and trends of United 
        States marine resources.
            ``(4) An evaluation of the adequacy of marine resource 
        monitoring and assessment programs.''.

SEC. 16. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 318 (16 U.S.C. 1464) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) for grants under section 306--
                    ``(A) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
                    ``(B) $71,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
                    ``(C) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    ``(D) $73,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
                    ``(E) $74,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            ``(2) for grants under section 306A--
                    ``(A) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
                    ``(B) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
                    ``(C) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    ``(D) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
                    ``(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            ``(3) to carry out section 310--
                    ``(A) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
                    ``(B) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
                    ``(C) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
                through 2007;
            ``(4) for expenses incidental to the administration of this 
        title and for awards under section 314, $6,500,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007; and
            ``(5) for grants under section 315--
                    ``(A) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
                    ``(B) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
                    ``(C) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    ``(D) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
                    ``(E) $39,000,000 for fiscal year 2007'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``or 309'' and inserting 
        ``or 306A'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the first sentence by striking ``during the 
                fiscal year, or during the second fiscal year after the 
                fiscal year, for which'' and inserting ``within 3 
                years''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence by striking ``under the 
                section for such reverted amount was originally made 
                available.'' and inserting ``to States under this 
                title.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(d) Restriction on Use of Amounts for Program, Administrative, or 
Overhead Costs.--Except for funds appropriated under subsection (a)(3), 
amounts appropriated under this section shall be available only for 
grants to States and shall not be available for other program, 
administrative, or overhead costs of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration or the Department of Commerce.
    ``(e) Funding of Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs.--The 
Secretary shall ensure that of the funds provided under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of subsection (a), no less than $10,000,000 or 14 percent, 
whichever is greater, is expended to implement State coastal nonpoint 
pollution control programs as submitted, or, upon approval, as approved 
under section 6217(c) of the Coastal Zone Reauthorization Amendments of 
1990 (16 U.S.C. 1455b(c)).
    ``(f) Limitation on Grants for Acquisition and Construction for 
Reserves.--The Secretary shall ensure that of the funds provided under 
paragraph (5) of subsection (a), no more than $15,000,000 is used for 
assistance under section 315(e)(1)(A)(i).''.

SEC. 17. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 is amended--
            (1) in section 304(5) (16 U.S.C. 1453(5)) by striking the 
        semicolon and inserting a colon;
            (2) in section 306(a), as redesignated by this Act, in 
        paragraph (10)(A) by inserting a comma after ``development'';
            (3) by striking ``coastal state'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``coastal State'';
            (4) by striking ``coastal states'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``coastal States'';
            (5) by striking ``coastal state's'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``coastal State's'';
            (6) by striking the term ``state'' each place it appears in 
        reference to a State of the United States (other than in the 
        term ``coastal state'') and inserting ``State'';
            (7) by striking the term ``states'' each place it appears 
        in reference to States of the United States (other than in the 
        term ``coastal states'') and inserting ``States''; and
            (8) by striking the term ``state's'' each place it appears 
        in reference to a State of the United States (other than in the 
        term ``coastal state's'') and inserting ``State's''.

SEC. 18. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT OUTCOME INDICATORS AND MONITORING AND 
              PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall--
            (1) by not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
        Representatives a common set of measurable outcome indicators 
        to evaluate the effectiveness of State coastal zone management 
        programs in the achievement of the national policy declared in 
        section 303 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
        U.S.C. 1452); and
            (2) by not later than 3 years after such date, establish a 
        national coastal zone management outcome monitoring and 
        performance evaluation system using the common set of 
        indicators prepared under paragraph (1).
    (b) Consultation.--
            (1) In general.--In preparing each report under subsection 
        (a), the Secretary shall consult with and provide a copy of the 
        draft report to each coastal State, through the Governor of the 
        State or the head of the State agency designated by such 
        Governor pursuant to section 306(d)(6) of the Coastal Zone 
        Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455(d)(6)).
            (2) State comments.--The Secretary shall include in each 
        final report any comments on the draft report received from 
        such a Governor or the head of such a State agency.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
                                 <all>