Coastal Enhancement Act of 1999

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Coastal Enhancement Act of 1999 - Title I: Amendments to Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to extend, and terminate as of September 30, 2003, coastal management development grant authority. (Sec. 102) Replaces the resources management improvement grant program with a coastal community conservation grant program. Sets forth program provisions. (Sec. 103) Permits Coastal Zone Management Fund amounts to be used to offset costs of implementing coastal zone management programs. (Sec. 104) Revises coastal zone enhancement grant provisions, including: (1) increasing eligible grant objectives; (2) amending allocation criteria; and (3) requiring State matching funds. (Sec. 105) Makes the Walter B. Jones Excellence in Coastal Zone Management Awards program discretionary. (Currently the Secretary of Commerce is required to implement such program.) (Sec. 106) Includes within estuarine area designation any part or all of an estuary and any island or transitional area constituting a natural unit. Provides donation authority with respect to the estuarine reserve. (Sec. 108) Authorizes appropriations for : (1) management development grants; (2) ad…