,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,posey 7= himself & ,mr4 ,murphy ( 
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to make competitive aw>ds to   
national e/u>y programs1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,e/u>y ,urg5t ,ne$s        
,priority ,program ,act4  #b4           
,competitive aw>ds ,section #cbj7;g7 ( !
 ,f$]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 7i71 
! ,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 ! economic & ecological 
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 or  7iv7     
jellyfi% prolif]ation limit+ community  
access to wat] dur+ peak t\rism seasons4
  7,d7 ,priority ,! ,adm9i/rator %all   
give priority = ! competitive aw>ds     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 to national 
e/u>y programs t are n "p ( !           
,geographic ,programs z describ$ 9 !    
explanatory /atem5t ref]r$ to 9 section 
#d ( ! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations     

,act1 #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-gf2 #abh 
,/at4 #g & pr9t$ on page ,h#igh ( !     
,congressional ,record on ,janu>y #ae1  
#bjad74  7,e7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,f ! am\nts made         
available "u subsection 7i71 #ae p]c5t  
%all be made available = ! competitive  
aw>ds program "u ?is subsection4  4