[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2028 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 452
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2028
[Report No. 113-205]
To amend the law relating to sport fish restoration and recreational
boating safety, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2014
Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. Thune) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
July 7, 2014
Reported by Mr. Rockefeller, without amendment
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A BILL
To amend the law relating 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 2014''.
SEC. 2. DIVISION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 4 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
777c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2014'' and inserting
``2021'';
(2) by amending the heading in subsection (b) to read as
follows: ``Set-asides.--'';
(3) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2014'' and
inserting ``2021'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``each of
fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $9,000,000'' and
inserting ``fiscal year 2015, $11,896,000'';
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``2003,
$8,212,000'' and inserting ``2016,
$12,299,000''; and
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking ``2004''
and inserting ``2017''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Set-aside for boating safety.--
``(i) In general.--From the annual
appropriation made in accordance with section
3, for each fiscal year through 2021, the
Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of
the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating--
``(I) $5,000,000 for the purposes
set forth in section 13107(c) of title
46, United States Code;
``(II) $200,000 to fund the
National Boating Safety Advisory
Council established under section 13110
of title 46, United States Code, and
the authorized activities of the
Council; and
``(III) not less than $7,000,000
for national boating safety activities
of national nonprofit public service
organizations, and such sums made
available for allocation and
distribution shall remain available
until expended.
``(ii) Limitation.--The amounts specified
in clause (i) for a fiscal year may not be
included in the amount of the annual
appropriation distributed under subsection (a)
of this section for the fiscal year.'';
(4) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``under
paragraph (1) shall remain available for obligation for
use under that paragraph'' and inserting ``under
paragraph (1)(B) shall remain available for obligation
for use under paragraph (1)(A)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and
inserting ``under paragraph (1)(B)''; and
(ii) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and
inserting ``subsection (c)'';
(5) in subsection (d), by striking ``So much of any sum not
allocated'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise provided in
this section, so much of any sum not allocated''; and
(6) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``those
subsections'' and inserting ``those paragraphs'';
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Maximum amount.--For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary
of the Interior may use not more than $1,200,000 in accordance
with paragraph (1). For each fiscal year thereafter, the
maximum amount that the Secretary of the Interior may use in
accordance with paragraph (1) shall be determined under
paragraph (3).''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Annual adjusted maximum amount.--The maximum amount
referred to in paragraph (2) for fiscal year 2016 and each
fiscal year thereafter shall be the sum of--
``(A) the available maximum amount for the
preceding fiscal year; and
``(B) the amount determined by multiplying--
``(i) the available maximum amount for the
preceding fiscal year; and
``(ii) the change, relative to the
preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers published by the
Department of Labor.''.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO FUND.
Section 9504(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by striking ``2014,'' and inserting ``2021,''.
SEC. 4. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ALLOCATIONS.
Section 13104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsection (c).
SEC. 5. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY.
Section 13107(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(1)(C)''; and
(B) by striking ``(16 U.S.C. 777c(a)(2))'' and all
that follows through the end and inserting ``(16 U.S.C.
777c(b)(1)(C))--
``(A) $5,000,000 is available to the Secretary for
payment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel
and activities directly related to coordinating and
carrying out the national recreational boating safety
program under this title, of which not less than
$2,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary only to
ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this title;
``(B) $200,000 is available to the Secretary to
fund the National Boating Safety Advisory Council and
its authorized activities; and
``(C) not less than $7,000,000 is available to the
Secretary for national boating safety activities of
national nonprofit public service organizations.''; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Amounts made
available'' and inserting ``Except for amounts made available
by paragraph (1)(C), amounts made available''.
SEC. 6. NATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Section 13110(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``2020'' and inserting ``2021''.
Calendar No. 452
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2028
[Report No. 113-205]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the law relating to sport fish restoration and recreational
boating safety, and for other purposes.
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July 7, 2014
Reported without amendment