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Restriction.
Apportionment of funds. Formula.
Submission of p l a n s for p r o j e c t s.
Approval.
PUBLIC LAW 88-309-MAY 20, 1964
[78 STAT.
Secretary in cooperation with the States for any purpose that the Secretary determines is appropriate to restore the fishery affected by such failure or to prevent a similar failure in the future: Provided further, That the funds authorized to be appropriated under this subsection shall not be available to the Secretary for use as grants for chartering fishing vessels. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended. (c) In addition to the funds authorized in subsection (a) and (b), there is authorized to be appropriated $100,000 for the fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act and for each succeeding fiscal year during the term of this Act, which shall be made available to the States in such amounts as the Secretary may determine for developing a new commercial fishery therein. SEC. 5. (a) Funds appropriated pursuant to section 4(a) shall be apportioned among the States, by the Secretary, on July 1 of each year or as soon as practicable thereafter, on a basis determined by the ratio which the average of the value of raw fish harvested by domestic commercial fishermen and received within the State (regardless where caught) for the three most recent calendar years for which data satisfactory to the Secretary are available plus the average of the value to the manufacturer of manufactured and processed fishery merchan<lise manufactured within each State for the three most recent calendar years for which data satisfactory to the Secretary are available, bears to the total average value of all raw fish harvested by domestic commercial fishermen and received within the States (regardless where caught) and fishery merchandise manufactured and processed within the States for the three most recent calendar years for which data satisfactory to the Secretary are available. However, no State may receive an apportionment for any fiscal year of less than one-half of 1 per centum of funds or more than 6 per centum of the funds. (b) So much of any apportionment for any fiscal year which is not obligated during any year remains available for obligation to carry out the purposes of this Act until the close of the succeeding fiscal year, and if unobligated at the end of that year, the sum is returned to the Treasury of the United States. SEC. 6. (a) Any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this Act may, through its State agency, submit to the Secretary full plans, specifications, and estimates of any project proposed for that State. Items included for engineering, planning, inspection, and unforeseen contingencies in connection with any works to be constructed shall not exceed 10 per centum of the cost of the works, and shall be paid by the State as a part of its contribution to the total cost of the works. If the Secretary approves the plans, specifications, and estimates as being consistent with the purposes of this Act and in accordance with standards to be established by him, he shall notify the State agency. No part of any moneys appropriated pursuant to this Act may be obligated with respect to any project until the plans, specifications, and estimates have oeen submitted to and approved by the Secretary. The expenditure of funds authorized by this Act shall be applied onlv to approved projects, and if otherwise applied they shall be replaced by the State oefore it may participate m any further assistance under this Act. (b) If the Secretary approves the plans, specifications, and estimates for the project, he shall promptly notify the State agency and immediately set aside so much of the appropriation made available under section 4(a) of this Act as represents the Federal share payable under this Act on account of the project, which sum shall not exceed 75 per centum of the total estimated cost of the project.
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