PUBLIC LAW 96-464—OCT. 17, 1980
94 STAT. 2063
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT GRANTS Definitions. "SEC. 306 A. (a) For purposes of this section— "(1) The term Eligible coastal state' means a coastal state that 16 USC 1455a. for any fiscal year for which a grant is applied for under this section— "(A) has a management program approved under section 306; and "(B) in the judgment of the Secretary, is making satisfactory progress in activities designed to result in significant improvement in achieving the coastal management objecAnte, 2060. tives specified in section 303(2)(A) through (I). "(2) The term 'urban waterfront and port' means any developed area that is densely populated and is being used for, or has been used for, urban residential recreational, commercial, shipping or industrial purposes. "(b) The Secretary may make gremts to any eligible coastal state to assist that state in meeting one or more of the following objectives: "(1) The preservation or restoration of specific areas of the state that (A) are designated under the management program procedures required by section 306(c)(9) because of their conser- 16 USC 1455. vation recreational, ecological, or esthetic values, or (B) contain one or more coastal resources of national significance. "(2) The redevelopment of deteriorating and underutilized urban waterfronts and ports that are designated under section 305(b)(3) in the state's management program as areas of particu- 16 USC 1454. lar concern. "(3) The provision of access of public beaches and other public coastal areas and to coastal waters in accordance with the planning process required under section 305(b)(7). "(c)(1) Each grant made by the Secretary under this section shall be Uses, terms and subject to such terms and conditions as may be appropriate to ensure conditions. that the grant is used for purposes consistent with this section. "(2) Grants made under this section may be used for— "(A) the acquisition of fee simple and other interests in land; "(B) low-cost construction projects determined by the Secretary to be consistent with the purposes of this section, including but not limited to, paths, walkways, fences, parks, and the rehabilitation of historic buildings and structures; except that not more than 50 per centum of any grant made under this section may be used for such construction projects; "(C) in the case of grants made for objectives described in subsection (b)(2)— "(i) the rehabilitation or acquisition of piers to provide increased public use, including compatible commercial activity, "(ii) the establishment of shoreline stabilization measures including the installation or rehabilitation of bulkheads for the purpose of public safety or increasing public access and use, and "(iii) the removal or replacement of pilings where such action will provide increased recreational use of urban waterfront areas, but activities provided for under this paragraph shall not by treated as construction projects subject to the limitations in paragraph (B); "(D) engineering designs, specifications, and other appropriate reports; and
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