,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ba1 #bjbf,mr4  
,re$ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4   
,m>key1 & ,ms4 ,w>r57 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al    
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act to       
e/abli% ! ,s\!a/ ,new ,engl& ,program1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,s\!a/ ,new ,engl& 
,program ,au?orization ,act ( #bjbf4    
#b4 ,s\!a/ ,new ,engl& ,program ,title  
,i ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control 
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq47 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #abg4 
,s\!a/ ,new ,engl& ,program  7a7        
,def9ition ( coa/al wat]%$s ( s\!a/ ,new
 ,engl& ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m coa/al    
wat]%$s ( s\!a/ ,new ,engl& means all ( 
! wat]%$s ( ,rhode ,isl& & s\!a/]n      
,massa*usetts t dra9 into coa/al wat]s  
betwe5 ,long ,isl& ,s\nd & ! ,gulf (    
,ma9e4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$

 9 ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy a 
program1 to be kn[n z ! ,s\!a/ ,new     
,engl& ,program 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section
 z ! ,program74  7c7 ,purpose ,! purpose
 ( ! ,program %all be to protect1       
enhance1 & re/ore ! coa/al wat]%$s (    
s\!a/ ,new ,engl& by develop+1 fund+1 & 
advanc+ implem5tation ( protection &    
re/oration projects 9 collaboration )   
p>tn]s across ! s\!a/ ,new ,engl&       
region4  7d7 ,grant program  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 !        
,adm9i/rator may aw>d grants to support 
& c>ry out projects 9 ! coa/al wat]%$s (
 s\!a/ ,new ,engl& t assi/ 9-- 7,a7     
elim9at+ or r$uc+ pollution2  7,b7      
re/or+ contam9at$ sites2  7,c7 protect+ 
or re/or+ ecosy/ems or habitat2  7,d7   
improv+ wat] quality2  7,e7 monitor+    
wat]%$s to evaluate tr5ds2  7,f7 r$uc+  
/ormwat] run(f2  7,g7 promot+ resili5ce 
( ! coa/al wat]%$s2  7,h7 support+      
work=ce developm5t1 tra9+1 or education 
initiatives t contribute to ! heal? ( ! 
coa/al wat]%$s ( s\!a/ ,new ,engl&2 or  

7,i7 provid+ te*nical assi/ance 9 c>ry+ 
out projects describ$ 9 subp>agraphs    
7,a7 ?r\gh 7,h74  7#b7 ,eligible        
recipi5ts ,an entity eligible = a grant 
"u ?is subsection is-- 7,a7 a ,/ate2    
7,b7 a c\nty or local gov]nm5t1 or a    
subdivision ( su* a gov]nm5t2  7,c7 a   
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian tribe2  7,d7 a
 regional plann+ organization2  7,e7 a  
nonpr(it organization2 &  7,f7 an       
in/itution ( high] education4  7#c7     
,co/-%>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( an activity    
c>ri$ out us+ a grant "u ?is subsection 
%all n exce$ #ge p]c5t4  7e7            
,coord9ation ,! ,adm9i/rator %all       
coord9ate ! actions ( ,f$]al ag5cies t  
affect wat] quality & ! liv+ res\rces ( 
! coa/al wat]%$s ( s\!a/ ,new ,engl& to 
improve ^? res\rces & enhance effici5cy4
  7f7 ,au?orities & duties (            
,adm9i/rator  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out
 ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator may-- 7,a7 
ent] into int]ag5cy agreem5ts2  7,b7    
e/abli% int]ag5cy work+ gr\ps2 &  7,c7  
contract = s]vices to c>ry out !        

purposes ( ?is section4  7#b7 ,/aff+ ,! 
,adm9i/rator %all provide adequate /aff 
to c>ry out ?is section4  7g7           
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to ! ,adm9i/rator to c>ry out ?is      
section #cj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s 
#bjbg ?r\gh #bjca1 to rema9 available   
until exp5d$4  7#b7 ,te*nical assi/ance 
,( ! am\nts made available to aw>d      
grants "u subsection 7d7 9 a fiscal ye>1
 n m ?an #aj p]c5t may be us$ to aw>d   
grants ! prim>y purpose ( :i* is provid+
 te*nical assi/ance pursuant to p>agraph
 7#a77;,i7 ( t subsection4  7#c7        
,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,( ! am\nts made  
available "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 a fiscal   
ye>1 n m ?an #e p]c5t may be us$ =      
adm9i/rative exp5ses4  4