#aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #ebff  ,,an ,,act  ,to reau?orize !    
,national ,e/u>y ,programs1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,competitive aw>ds       
,section #cbj7;g7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]      
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#accj7;g77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#d7 ,competitive aw>ds  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,( ! am\nt made available "u   
subsection 7i77#b77;,b71 ! ,adm9i/rator 
%all make competitive aw>ds "u ?is      
p>agraph4  7,b7 ,application = aw>ds ,! 
,adm9i/rator %all solicit applications =
 aw>ds "u ?is p>agraph f ,/ate1         
int]/ate1 & regional wat] pollution     
control ag5cies & entities1 ,/ate coa/al
 zone managem5t ag5cies1 int]/ate       
ag5cies1 o!r public or nonpr(it private 
ag5cies1 in/itutions1 organizations1 &  
individuals4  7,c7 ,selection (         
recipi5ts ,9 select+ aw>d recipi5ts "u  
?is p>agraph1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all select
 recipi5ts t are be/ able to address    
urg5t & *all5g+ issues t ?reat5 !       
ecological & economic well-be+ ( coa/al 

areas4 ,su* issues %all include--  7i7  
ext5sive seagrass habitat losses result+
 9 significant impacts on fi%]ies & wat]
 quality2  7ii7 recurr+ h>mful algae    
blooms1 unusual m>9e mammal mortalities2
  7iii7 invasive exotic species :i* c   
?reat5 wa/ewat] sy/ems & cause o!r      
damage2  7iv7 jellyfi% prolif]ation     
limit+ community access to wat] dur+    
peak t\rism seasons2  7v7 flood+ :i* may
 be relat$ to sea level rise or wetl&   
degradation or loss2 or  7vi7 l[        
dissolv$ oxyg5 conditions 9 e/u>9e wat]s
 & relat$ nutri5t managem5t4  4  #b4    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#cbj ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution        
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #accj7 is  
am5d$ by /rik+ subsection 7i7 & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7i7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,adm9i/rator #bg1jjj1jjj1 = ea* ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjah =--  7,a7       
exp5ses relat+ to ! adm9i/ration (      
grants or aw>ds by ! ,adm9i/rator "u ?is

 section1 includ+ ! aw>d & ov]sight (   
grants & aw>ds1 except t su* exp5ses    
%all n exce$ #e p]c5t ( ! am\nt         
appropriat$ "u ?is subsection2 &  7,b7  
mak+ grants & aw>ds "u subsection 7g74  
7#b7 ,allocations  7,a7 ,cons]vation &  
managem5t plan ,! ,adm9i/rator %all     
provide n less ?an #hj p]c5t ( ! am\nts 
made available = ?is section = ea*      
fiscal ye> ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 = !
 developm5t1 implem5tation1 & monitor+ (
 ea* cons]vation & managem5t plan       
eligible = grant assi/ance "u subsection
 7g77#b74  7,b7 ,competitive aw>ds ,!   
,adm9i/rator %all provide n less ?an #ae
 p]c5t ( ! am\nts made available = ?is  
section 9 ea* fiscal ye> to make        
competitive aw>ds describ$ 9 subsection 
7g77#d74  4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ab1           
#bjad4;,cl]k4