#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,in   
the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41
  ,april #bf1 #bjaf  ,,amendment3  ,that
 the bill from the ,senate 7,s4 #aebc7  
entitled ,an ,act to amend the ,federal 
,water ,pollution ,control ,act to      
reauthorize the ,national ,estuary      
,program1 and for other purposes41 do   
pass with the following ,strike out all 
after the enacting clause and insert3   
#a4 ,competitive awards ,section        
#cbj7;g7 of the ,federal ,water         
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#accj7;g77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#d7 ,competitive   
awards  7,a7 ,in general ,using the     
amounts made available under subsection 
7i77#b77;,b71 the ,administrator shall  
make competitive awards under this      
paragraph4  7,b7 ,application for awards
 ,the ,administrator shall solicit      
applications for awards under this      
paragraph from ,state1 interstate1 and  
regional water pollution control        
agencies and entities1 ,state coastal   

zone management agencies1 interstate    
agencies1 other public or nonprofit     
private agencies1 institutions1         
organizations1 and individuals4  7,c7   
,selection of recipients ,in selecting  
award recipients under this paragraph1  
the ,administrator shall select         
recipients that are best able to address
 urgent and challenging issues that     
threaten the ecological and economic    
well-being of coastal areas4 ,such      
issues shall include--  7i7 extensive   
seagrass habitat losses resulting in    
significant impacts on fisheries and    
water quality2  7ii7 recurring harmful  
algae blooms2  7iii7 unusual marine     
mammal mortalities2  7iv7 invasive      
exotic species that may threaten        
wastewater systems and cause other      
damage2  7v7 jellyfish proliferation    
limiting community access to water      
during peak tourism seasons2  7vi7      
flooding that may be related to sea     
level rise or wetland degradation or    
loss2 and  7vii7 low dissolved oxygen   

conditions in estuarine waters and      
related nutrient management4  4  #b4    
,authorization of appropriations        
,section #cbj of the ,federal ,water    
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#accj7 is amended by striking subsection
 7i7 and inserting the following3  7i7  
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,administrator      
#bf1ejj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjag through #bjba for-- 7,a7 expenses 
relating to the administration of grants
 or awards by the ,administrator under  
this section1 including the award and   
oversight of grants and awards1 except  
that such expenses may not exceed #e    
percent of the amount appropriated under
 this subsection for a fiscal year2 and 
7,b7 making grants and awards under     
subsection 7g74  7#b7 ,allocations  7,a7
 ,conservation and management plans ,not
 less than #hj percent of the amount    
made available under this subsection for
 a fiscal year shall be used by the     

,administrator to provide grant         
assistance for the development1         
implementation1 and monitoring of each  
of the conservation and management plans
 eligible for grant assistance under    
subsection 7g77#b74  7,b7 ,competitive  
awards ,not less than #ae percent of the
 amount made available under this       
subsection for a fiscal year shall be   
used by the ,administrator for making   
competitive awards described in         
subsection 7g77#d74  4  ,clerk4