[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 897 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 897

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2001

  Mr. Saxton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
      Committee on 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 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 Community Conservation Act 
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. 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.).

 TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT 
                           OF 1972, GENERALLY

SEC. 101. COASTAL COMMUNITY CONSERVATION GRANTS.

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

                ``coastal community conservation grants

    ``Sec. 306A. (a)(1) The Secretary may make grants to any coastal 
State for the purpose of assisting local communities to carry out 
eligible coastal community conservation projects.
    ``(2) Grants under this section shall be allocated to coastal 
States in the same manner in which grants under section 306 are 
allocated under subsection (c) of that section.
    ``(3) A project shall be an eligible coastal community conservation 
project under this section if it--
            ``(A) is submitted to the Secretary by the State agency 
        designated by the Governor pursuant to section 306(d)(6);
            ``(B) would be carried out in the coastal zone;
            ``(C) would achieve at least one of the coastal zone 
        management objectives specified in section 303(2);
            ``(D) would achieve at least one of the objectives listed 
        in subsection (b); and
            ``(E) is designed and carried out in conjunction with a 
        qualified local entity.''.
    (b) Objectives.--Section 306A(b) (16 U.S.C. 1455a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(b) The objectives referred to in subsection (a)(3)(D) are the 
following:'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or historic'' after 
        ``urban''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) The preservation, restoration, enhancement, or 
        creation of coastal habitats.
            ``(5) The preparation of plans that promote coastal 
        community revitalization and the goal stated in section 303(1).
            ``(6) Coordination and implementation of coastal nonpoint 
        pollution control program components and activities that reduce 
        the causes and impacts of polluted runoff on coastal waters and 
        habitat.''.
    (c) Use.--Section 306A(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1455a(c)(2)) is amended by 
striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (D), 
striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting a 
semicolon, and adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) purchase and distribution of cultch material;
            ``(G) work, resources, or technical support necessary to 
        restore, enhance, or create coastal habitat or to prepare plans 
        that promote coastal community revitalization and the goal 
        stated in section 303(1); and
            ``(H) the coordination and implementation of a coastal 
        nonpoint pollution control program.''.
    (d) Miscellaneous Provisions.--Section 306A (16 U.S.C. 1455a) is 
amended by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(d)(1) As a condition of providing a grant under this section to 
a coastal State, the Secretary shall require the coastal State to 
provide matching funds according to the ratio of Federal-to-State 
contributions that applies under section 306(a).
    ``(2) If the Secretary finds that a State or qualified local entity 
is not undertaking the actions it committed to under the terms of a 
grant under this section, the Secretary shall suspend the State or 
qualified local entity's eligibility for further funding under this 
section for at least 1 year.
    ``(e)(1) With the approval of the Secretary, a coastal State may 
allocate to any qualified local entity amounts received by the State as 
a grant under this section.
    ``(2) A coastal State shall ensure that amounts allocated by the 
State under paragraph (1) are used by the qualified local entity in 
furtherance of the State's approved management program.
    ``(f) The Secretary shall assist eligible coastal States and 
qualified local entities in those States in identifying and obtaining 
from other Federal agencies technical and financial assistance in 
achieving the objectives set forth in subsection (b).
    ``(g) For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) 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. 3334(a)(1));
                    ``(C) any regional agency;
                    ``(D) any interstate agency; and
                    ``(E) any reserve established under section 315.
            ``(2) The term `eligible coastal State' means a coastal 
        State that for any fiscal year for which a grant is applied for 
        under this section--
                    ``(A) has a management program approved under 
                section 306; and
                    ``(B) is considered by the Secretary to be making 
                satisfactory progress in activities designed to result 
                in significant improvement in achieving the coastal 
                management objectives specified in section 302(2).
            ``(3) The term `urban or historic waterfront and port' 
        means any developed area that is densely populated or 
        historically significant and is being used for, or has been 
        used for, residential, recreational, commercial, shipping, or 
        industrial purposes.
            ``(4) The term `coastal nonpoint pollution control program' 
        means a program under section 6217(b) of the Coastal Zone Act 
        Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1455b(b)).''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 303(2) (16 U.S.C. 1452(2)) is 
amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``the 
states'' in the first line and inserting ``State and local entities''.

SEC. 102. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

    (a) In General.--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)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2(b)(2) of the Coastal Zone 
Protection Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-150; 110 Stat. 1380) is 
repealed.

SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.

    Section 309 (16 U.S.C. 1456b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) The development of a coordinated process among State 
        agencies to regulate and issue permits for aquaculture 
        facilities in the coastal zone.
            ``(11) Addressing any issue that is identified by a coastal 
        State, in consultation with the Secretary and relevant 
        qualified local entities (as that term is defined in section 
        306A), to be a significant emerging coastal issue.''; and
            (2) by striking subsections (c) through (g) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(c) As a condition of providing a grant under this section to a 
coastal State, the Secretary shall require the State to provide 
matching funds according to a 1-to-1 ratio of Federal-to-State 
contributions.
    ``(d) Grants under this section shall be allocated to coastal 
States in the same manner in which grants under section 306 are 
allocated under subsection (c) of that section.
    ``(e) If the Secretary finds that a coastal State is not taking 
actions committed to by the State under the terms of a grant to the 
State under this section, the Secretary shall suspend the eligibility 
of the State for further funding under this section for at least one 
year.''.

SEC. 104. 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)(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. 105. REPORTS.

    Section 316 (16 U.S.C. 1462) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``to the President for transmittal''; and
            (2) by striking clause (10) and redesignating clauses (11), 
        (12), and (13) in order as clauses (10), (11), and (12).

SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 318(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1464(a)(1)) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) for grants under sections 306 and 309, for expenses 
        incidental to the administration of this title, and for awards 
        under section 314, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
        fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006;''.
    (b) Reversion of Grants; Purchases From Government.--Section 318 
(16 U.S.C. 1464) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting 
the following:
    ``(c) The amount of any grant, or portion of a grant, made to a 
State under any section of this title that is not obligated by the 
State within 3 years after the date it is first authorized to be 
obligated by the State shall revert  to the Secretary. The Secretary 
shall add such reverted amount to the funds available for grants to 
States under this title.
    ``(d) Federal funds allocated under this title may be used by 
grantees to purchase Federal products and services not otherwise 
available.
    ``(e) Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a), no less 
than 10 percent and no more than 15 percent may be used to carry out 
section 309.''.
    (c) Set-Aside for Program Implementation.--Section 318 (16 U.S.C. 
1464) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Of amounts available each fiscal year for grants under 
section 306A, $10,000,000, or 35 percent, whichever is less, shall be 
for grants for eligible coastal community conservation projects that 
would achieve the objective set forth in section 306A(b)(6).''.
    (d) Restriction on Use of Amounts for Program, Administrative, or 
Overhead Costs.--Section 318 (16 U.S.C. 1464) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Except for funds appropriated under paragraph (4) of 
subsection (a), 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.''.

SEC. 107. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 is amended--
            (1) in section 302(f) (16 U.S.C. 1451(f)) by striking the 
        semicolon at the end and inserting a period;
            (2) in section 303(2) (16 U.S.C. 1452(2))--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a comma; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (J) by striking ``agencies and 
                State and wildlife'' and inserting ``and wildlife 
                management'';
            (3) in section 304(5) (16 U.S.C. 1453(5)) by striking the 
        semicolon and inserting a colon;
            (4) in section 306(d)(10)(A) (16 U.S.C. 1455(d)(10)(A)) by 
        inserting a comma after ``development'';
            (5) by striking ``coastal state'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``coastal State'';
            (6) by striking ``coastal states'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``coastal States'';
            (7) by striking ``coastal state's'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``coastal State's'';
            (8) 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'';
            (9) 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
            (10) 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. 108. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT OUTCOME INDICATORS AND MONITORING AND 
              PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall--
            (1) by not later than 24 months after the first date 
        amounts are available to carry out this section, 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 coastal management objectives specified in 
        section 303(2)(A) through (J) of the Coastal Zone Management 
        Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1452(2)(A)-(J)); and
            (2) by not later than 48 months 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 the 
        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 State comments on the draft report.
    (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 2002 and 2003.

                  TITLE II--NATIONAL COASTAL RESERVES

SEC. 201. POLICIES.

    (a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 303 of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1452) is amended by striking ``and'' 
after the semicolon in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (6) and inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(7) to use Federal, State, and community partnerships 
        developed through the system established by section 315 to 
        improve the understanding, stewardship, and management of 
        coastal areas; and
            ``(8) to encourage the development, application, and 
        transfer to local, State, and Federal resources managers of 
        innovative coastal and estuarine resources management 
        technologies and techniques that promote the long-term 
        conservation of coastal and estuarine resources.''.

SEC. 202. NATIONAL COASTAL RESERVE SYSTEM.

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

                   ``national coastal reserve system

    ``Sec. 315. (a) Establishment of the System.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established the National 
        Coastal Reserve System. The System shall consist of--
                    ``(A) each estuarine sanctuary designated under 
                this section as in effect before April 7, 1986; and
                    ``(B) each estuarine area designated as a national 
                coastal reserve under subsection (b).
            ``(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 estuarine sanctuary referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is 
        hereby designated as a national coastal reserve.
    ``(b) Designation of National Coastal Reserves.--The Secretary may 
designate an estuarine area as a national coastal reserve if--
            ``(1) the Government of the coastal State in which the area 
        is located nominates the area for that designation; and
            ``(2) the Secretary finds that--
                    ``(A) the estuarine 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;
                    ``(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; and
                    ``(D) the coastal State in which the area is 
                located has complied with the requirements of any 
                regulations issued by the Secretary to implement this 
                section.
    ``(c) 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 
                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 prominent 
        members of the coastal and estuarine research, education, and 
        resource stewardship community.
    ``(d) Promotion and Coordination of 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 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 50 percent 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, and administration and synthesis of System-
        wide research 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, or make grants to, 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)(2) regarding that area no 
                longer exists; or
                    ``(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).
    ``(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) Estuarine area.--The term `estuarine area' means a 
        coastal protected area, which may include any part or all of an 
        estuary and any island, transitional area, and upland in, 
        adjoining, or adjacent to the estuary, that constitutes to the 
        extent feasible a natural unit, to provide long-term 
        opportunities for conducting scientific studies and educational 
        and training programs that improve the understanding, 
        stewardship, and management of estuaries.
            ``(2) Reserve.--The term `reserve' means a National Coastal 
        Reserve designated under subsection (a)(3) or (b).
            ``(3) System.--The term `System' means the National Coastal 
        Reserve System established by this Act.''.

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 318(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1464(a)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) for grants under section 315, such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006; and
            ``(3) for grants for construction projects at reserves 
        designated under section 315 and land acquisition directly 
        related to such construction, such sums as may be necessary for 
        each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.''.

SEC. 204. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 304(8) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1453(8)) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(8) The terms `national coastal reserve' and `reserve' mean an 
area that is designated as a national coastal reserve under section 
315.''.
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