[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3528 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 3528

  To promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and 
  fishing communities, revitalize waterfronts, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2010

 Ms. Snowe (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Collins, 
 Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
    Begich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and 
  fishing communities, revitalize waterfronts, 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 Jobs Creation Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to provide employment opportunities for 
coastal communities by increasing support for--
            (1) cooperative research management and monitoring projects 
        that improve science-based management decisions;
            (2) the revitalization of coastal infrastructure;
            (3) marine debris prevention or removal; and
            (4) restoration, protection, and stewardship of coastal 
        resources.

SEC. 3. COASTAL JOBS CREATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Commerce (in this Act referred 
to as the ``Secretary'') shall use funds made available under this Act 
to implement a Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Program using the 
authorities listed in subsection (b). The Secretary shall expend such 
funds as quickly as possible consistent with prudent management.
    (b) Authorities.--The authorities referred to in subsection (a) are 
authorities under the following laws:
            (1) Section 306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 
        (16 U.S.C. 1455(a)).
            (2) Section 309 of the Coastal Zone Management Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1456(b)).
            (3) Section 315(e) of the Coastal Zone Management Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1461(e)).
            (4) Section 204 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 6403).
            (5) Section 104 of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 (33 
        U.S.C. 2903).
            (6) Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 
        Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603).
            (7) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535).
            (8) The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
        Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
            (9) The Atlantic Coastal Fishery Conservation and 
        Management Act (15 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.).
            (10) Section 3 of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, 
        and Reduction Act (33 U.S.C. 1952).
            (11) Section 408 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
        1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421f-1).
            (12) Section 311 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1442).
            (13) Section 205 of the National Sea Grant College Program 
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1124).
    (c) Activities.--Activities funded under the Coastal Jobs Creation 
Grant Program shall include activities eligible under one or more of 
the authorities listed under subsection (b), and shall include--
            (1) cooperative research to collect and compile economic 
        and social data related to recreational and commercial 
        fisheries management that the Secretary determines will improve 
        science-based management decisions;
            (2) cooperative research to identify and protect essential 
        fish habitat and habitat areas of particular concern and to 
        improve techniques and evaluate effectiveness of habitat 
        protection and restoration efforts;
            (3) improving the quality and accuracy of information 
        generated by the Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey;
            (4) supporting efforts to train and deploy observers 
        authorized or required under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
        Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
            (5) preservation, conservation, or restoration of ocean and 
        coastal resources identified for their conservation, 
        recreational, ecological, historic, or aesthetic values;
            (6) redevelopment of deteriorating and underutilized 
        working waterfronts and ports to support fisheries or other 
        ocean-dependent industries;
            (7) research, monitoring, and stewardship within the 
        National Estuarine Research Reserve System, the National Marine 
        Sanctuary System, and coral reef ecosystems, and under the 
        National Sea Grant College Program;
            (8) implementation of local strategies developed by State 
        or Federal agencies to conserve coral reef ecosystems;
            (9) research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and 
        improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies;
            (10) cooperative research to collect data to improve, 
        supplement, or enhance fishery, protected species, and marine 
        mammal stock assessments, including research on the effects of 
        climate change and habitat loss on stock dynamics;
            (11) cooperative research to assess the amount and type of 
        bycatch and to engineer gear types designed to reduce or 
        prevent bycatch;
            (12) reducing and preventing the occurrence and adverse 
        impacts of marine debris on the marine environment and 
        navigation safety;
            (13) establishment and implementation of status and trends 
        monitoring of coastal habitats for major ecosystems, including 
        remote sensing technology, ground-truth verification, and 
        geographic information system data delivery; or
            (14) development and implementation of training programs to 
        build the capacity of citizens of coastal communities to 
        effectively carry out the purposes of this Act.
    (d) Funding Criteria.--The Secretary may not make funds available 
under this Act for a proposed project unless the project, to the 
maximum extent practicable--
            (1) provides the greatest employment opportunities and 
        prioritizes development of sustainable employment opportunities 
        for coastal communities and benefits commercial and 
        recreational fishing industries or other ocean-dependent 
        industries;
            (2) replicates or builds upon a successful local, State, 
        Federal, or tribal project;
            (3) utilizes existing fishing community infrastructure, 
        including idled fishing vessels;
            (4) supports research and monitoring that improves science-
        based management decisions;
            (5) contributes to restoring, protecting, or preserving 
        coastal and ocean ecosystems; or
            (6) assists in developing a well-trained and informed 
        workforce capable of implementing activities identified in 
        section 3(c) of this Act.
    (e) Implementation.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Administrator 
and the Economic Development Administration, develop in support of the 
Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Program established in section 3(a) of this 
Act--
            (1) a process for solicitation of proposals from Federal, 
        State, local government agencies and sources, private entities, 
        academia, and non-profit entities; and
            (2) criteria for evaluating any and all proposals received 
        under the process described in subsection (e)(1), including a 
        means of predicting how many jobs will be created by each 
        proposal.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    To carry out the Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Program there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $80,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, of which no more than 5 
percent may be used each fiscal year for administrative expenses of 
such program.
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