,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cigf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #i1 #bjbc,mr4  
,kilmer introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,coastal ,zone ,management    
,act of #aigb to authorize grants to    
,indian ,tribes to further achievement  
of ,tribal coastal zone objectives1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,grants for    
tribal coastal zone objectives  7a7     
,grants authorized ,the ,coastal ,zone  
,management ,act of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #adea et seq47 is amended by inserting 
after section #cji the following3       
#cji;,a4 ,grants for tribal coastal zone
 objectives  7a7 ,grants authorized ,the
 ,secretary may award competitive grants
 to-- 7#a7 ,tribal ,governments to      
further achievement of the ,tribal      
coastal zone objectives of such         
governments2 and  7#b7 ,native ,hawaiian
 organizations1 to further achievement  
of the coastal zone objectives          

identified in the corresponding approved
 management program as specified in     
section #cjf7;d74  7b7 ,cost share ,the 
,federal share of the cost of any       
activity carried out with a grant under 
this section shall be #ajj percent of   
such cost4  7c7 ,conditions ,the        
,secretary may not award a grant under  
this section unless the ,secretary      
determines that-- 7#a7 the activities to
 be carried out with the grant are      
compatible with this title2 and  7#b7   
the potential grant recipient has       
consulted with the affected coastal     
state regarding the objectives and      
purposes of the grant4  7d7 ,authorized 
objectives and purposes ,amounts awarded
 through a grant under this section     
shall be used for #a or more of the     
objectives and purposes authorized under
 subsections 7b7 and 7c71 respectively1 
of section #cjf;,a1 with respect to the 
grant recipient and the corresponding   
coastal zone4 ,in applying section      
#cjf;,a7b7 under this subsection1 a     

reference in that section to a provision
 shall be considered to be a            
corresponding provision or policy for an
 ,indian ,tribe or ,native ,hawaiian    
organization1 as the case may be4  7e7  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjbc through      
#bjbh1 to remain available until        
expended4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,indian land ,the term    
,indian land has the meaning given such 
term in section #bfja of the ,energy    
,policy ,act of #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4    
#ceja74  7#b7 ,native ,hawaiian         
organization ,the term ,native ,hawaiian
 organization has the meaning given such
 term in section #c of the ,,native ,act
 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dceb74  7#c7 ,tribal   
coastal zone ,the term ,tribal coastal  
zone means any ,indian land of a ,tribal
 ,government that is within the coastal 
zone4  7#d7 ,tribal coastal zone        
objective ,the term ,tribal coastal zone

 objective means1 with respect to a     
,tribal ,government and its ,tribal     
coastal zone1 any of the following      
objectives3 7,a7 ,protection1           
restoration1 or preservation of areas in
 the ,tribal coastal zone of such       
,tribal ,government that hold-- 7i7     
important ecological1 cultural1 or      
sacred significance for such ,tribal    
,government2 or  7ii7 traditional1      
historic1 and esthetic values essential 
to such ,tribal ,government4  7,b7      
,preparing and implementing a special   
area management plan and technical      
planning for important coastal areas4   
7,c7 ,taking any coastal or shoreline   
stabilization measure1 including any    
mitigation measure1 for the purpose of  
public safety1 public access1 or        
cultural or historical preservation4  4 
7b7 ,guidance ,not later than #ahj days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary1 acting through the
 ,under ,secretary1 shall issue guidance
 for the program established under      

section #cji;,a of the ,coastal ,zone   
,management ,act of #aigb1 as added by  
subsection 7a71 including the criteria  
for awarding grants under such program1 
which guidance shall be established in  
consultation with ,tribal ,governments  
7as defined in section #cjd of that     
,act7 and ,native ,hawaiian             
organizations 7as defined in section    
#cji;,a7f7 of that ,act74  7c7 ,use of  
,state grants ,to fulfill tribal        
objectives ,section #cjf;,a7c77#b7 of   
the ,coastal ,zone ,management ,act of  
#aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adee;a7c77#b77 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by 
striking 2 and and inserting a          
semicolon2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,e71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,f7 fulfilling 
any ,tribal coastal zone objective 7as  
that term is defined in section #cji;,a7
 or coastal zone objective described in 
section #cji;,a7a77#b74  4  7d7 ,other  
programs not affected ,nothing in this  

section1 including the amendments made  
by this section1 may be construed to    
affect the ability of a ,tribal         
,government or ,native ,hawaiian        
government to apply for or receive      
assistance under1 or participate in any 
program authorized by1 the ,coastal     
,zone ,management ,act of #aigb 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #adea et seq47 or other       
related ,federal laws4