[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3528 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3528
To promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and
fishing communities, revitalize waterfronts, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2010
Ms. Snowe (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Collins,
Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Reed, and Mr.
Begich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and
fishing communities, revitalize waterfronts, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide employment opportunities for
coastal communities by increasing support for--
(1) cooperative research management and monitoring projects
that improve science-based management decisions;
(2) the revitalization of coastal infrastructure;
(3) marine debris prevention or removal; and
(4) restoration, protection, and stewardship of coastal
resources.
SEC. 3. COASTAL JOBS CREATION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Commerce (in this Act referred
to as the ``Secretary'') shall use funds made available under this Act
to implement a Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Program using the
authorities listed in subsection (b). The Secretary shall expend such
funds as quickly as possible consistent with prudent management.
(b) Authorities.--The authorities referred to in subsection (a) are
authorities under the following laws:
(1) Section 306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
(16 U.S.C. 1455(a)).
(2) Section 309 of the Coastal Zone Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1456(b)).
(3) Section 315(e) of the Coastal Zone Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1461(e)).
(4) Section 204 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 6403).
(5) Section 104 of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 (33
U.S.C. 2903).
(6) Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603).
(7) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535).
(8) The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
(9) The Atlantic Coastal Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (15 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.).
(10) Section 3 of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention,
and Reduction Act (33 U.S.C. 1952).
(11) Section 408 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421f-1).
(12) Section 311 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16
U.S.C. 1442).
(13) Section 205 of the National Sea Grant College Program
Act (33 U.S.C. 1124).
(c) Activities.--Activities funded under the Coastal Jobs Creation
Grant Program shall include activities eligible under one or more of
the authorities listed under subsection (b), and shall include--
(1) cooperative research to collect and compile economic
and social data related to recreational and commercial
fisheries management that the Secretary determines will improve
science-based management decisions;
(2) cooperative research to identify and protect essential
fish habitat and habitat areas of particular concern and to
improve techniques and evaluate effectiveness of habitat
protection and restoration efforts;
(3) improving the quality and accuracy of information
generated by the Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey;
(4) supporting efforts to train and deploy observers
authorized or required under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
(5) preservation, conservation, or restoration of ocean and
coastal resources identified for their conservation,
recreational, ecological, historic, or aesthetic values;
(6) redevelopment of deteriorating and underutilized
working waterfronts and ports to support fisheries or other
ocean-dependent industries;
(7) research, monitoring, and stewardship within the
National Estuarine Research Reserve System, the National Marine
Sanctuary System, and coral reef ecosystems, and under the
National Sea Grant College Program;
(8) implementation of local strategies developed by State
or Federal agencies to conserve coral reef ecosystems;
(9) research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and
improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies;
(10) cooperative research to collect data to improve,
supplement, or enhance fishery, protected species, and marine
mammal stock assessments, including research on the effects of
climate change and habitat loss on stock dynamics;
(11) cooperative research to assess the amount and type of
bycatch and to engineer gear types designed to reduce or
prevent bycatch;
(12) reducing and preventing the occurrence and adverse
impacts of marine debris on the marine environment and
navigation safety;
(13) establishment and implementation of status and trends
monitoring of coastal habitats for major ecosystems, including
remote sensing technology, ground-truth verification, and
geographic information system data delivery; or
(14) development and implementation of training programs to
build the capacity of citizens of coastal communities to
effectively carry out the purposes of this Act.
(d) Funding Criteria.--The Secretary may not make funds available
under this Act for a proposed project unless the project, to the
maximum extent practicable--
(1) provides the greatest employment opportunities and
prioritizes development of sustainable employment opportunities
for coastal communities and benefits commercial and
recreational fishing industries or other ocean-dependent
industries;
(2) replicates or builds upon a successful local, State,
Federal, or tribal project;
(3) utilizes existing fishing community infrastructure,
including idled fishing vessels;
(4) supports research and monitoring that improves science-
based management decisions;
(5) contributes to restoring, protecting, or preserving
coastal and ocean ecosystems; or
(6) assists in developing a well-trained and informed
workforce capable of implementing activities identified in
section 3(c) of this Act.
(e) Implementation.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Administrator
and the Economic Development Administration, develop in support of the
Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Program established in section 3(a) of this
Act--
(1) a process for solicitation of proposals from Federal,
State, local government agencies and sources, private entities,
academia, and non-profit entities; and
(2) criteria for evaluating any and all proposals received
under the process described in subsection (e)(1), including a
means of predicting how many jobs will be created by each
proposal.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
To carry out the Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Program there is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $80,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, of which no more than 5
percent may be used each fiscal year for administrative expenses of
such program.
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