HR 897 · 107th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Coastal Community Conservation Act of 2001
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2001-05-24)
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Coastal Community Conservation Act of 2001 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to replace the resources management improvement grant program with a coastal community conservation grant program. Makes Coastal Zone Management Fund amounts available to offset costs of implementing coastal zone management programs. Revises coastal zone enhancement grant provisions, including: (1) expanding eligible grant objectives; (2) requiring State matching funds; and (3) amending allocation criteria. Makes the Walter B. Jones Excellence in Coastal Zone Management Awards program discretionary. (Currently the Secretary of Commerce is required to implement the program.) Authorizes appropriations for: (1) administrative grants; (2) coastal zone enhancement grants; and (3) Walter B. Jones Excellence in Coastal Zone Management Awards. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report with respect to coastal zone management program outcome indicators; and (2) submit to specified congressional committees draft legislation authorizing a national coastal zone management outcome monitoring and performance evaluation system. Establishes the National Coastal Reserve System (in lieu of the National Estuarine Re…
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