,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #idd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,lo,biondo 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 (
 ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,murphy (  
,florida1 & ,mr4 ,jolly7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to          
reau?orize ! ,national ,e/u>y ,program1 
& = 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 ,us+ ! am\nts 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    
blooms2  7iii7 unusual m>9e mammal      
mortalities2  7iv7 invasive exotic      
species t may ?reat5 wa/ewat] sy/ems &  
cause o!r damage2  7v7 jellyfi%         
prolif]ation limit+ community access to 
wat] dur+ peak t\rism seasons2  7vi7    
flood+ t may be relat$ to sea level rise
 or wetl& degradation or loss2 &  7vii7 
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 #bg1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjaf ?r\gh #bjbj =-- 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 may n exce$ 
#e p]c5t ( ! am\nt appropriat$ "u ?is   
subsection = a fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7 mak+ 
grants & aw>ds "u subsection 7g74  7#b7 
,allocations  7,a7 ,cons]vation &       
managem5t plans ,n less ?an #hj p]c5t ( 
! am\nt made available "u ?is subsection
 = a fiscal ye> %all be us$ by !        
,adm9i/rator = ! developm5t1            
implem5tation1 & monitor+ ( ea* ( !     
cons]vation & managem5t plans eligible =
 grant assi/ance "u subsection 7g77#b74 
7,b7 ,competitive aw>ds ,n less ?an #ae 
p]c5t ( ! am\nt made available "u ?is   
subsection = a fiscal ye> %all be us$ by
 ! ,adm9i/rator = mak+ competitive aw>ds
 describ$ 9 subsection 7g77#d74  4