94 STAT. 1986
PUBLIC LAW 96-451—OCT. 14, 1980
facilities improvement programs pursuant to section 30(b) of this Post, p. 1987.
Act.".
(5) Section 27 is amended to read as follows: "ALLOCATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS
46 USC 1476.
Limitations.
"SEC. 27. (a) The Secretary shall allocate the Federal funds available for allocation and distribution under this Act for State recreational boating safety programs as follows: "(1) one-third shall be allocated equally among eligible States; "(2) one-third shall be allocated among eligible States that maintain a State vessel numbering system approved under this Act so that the amount allocated each fiscal year to each such State will be in the same ratio as the number of vessels numbered in that State bears to the number of vessels numbered in all eligible States; and (3) one-third shall be allocated so that the amount allocated each fiscal year to each eligible State will be in the same ratio as the amount of State funds expended or obligated by such State for the State recreational boating safety program during the previous fiscal year bears to the total State funds expended or obligated during that fiscal year by all eligible States for State recreational boating safety programs. "0)) The Secretary shall allocate the Federal funds available for allocation and distribution under this Act for State recreational boating facilities improvement programs as follows: '(1) one-third shall be allocated equally each year among eligible States; "(2) one-third shall be allocated so that the amount each year to each eligible State will be in the same ratio as the number of vessels numbered in that State bears to the number of vessels numbered in all eligible States; and "(3) one-third shall be allocated so that the amount each year to each eligible State shall be in the same ratio as the State funds expended or obligated by the State for a recreational boating facilities improvement program approved under this Act during the previous fiscal year by a State bears to the total State funds expended or obligated for that fiscal year by all eligible States for recreational boating facilities improvement programs. "(c) The amount received by any State under this section in any fiscal year may not exceed one-half of the total cost incurred by that State in the development, administration, and financing of that State's recreational boating safety and facilities improvement program in that fiscal year. "(d) No allocation or distribution of funds under this section may be made to any State for the maintenance of boating facilities under an approved State recreational boating safety and facilities improvement program, "(e) The Secretary may allocate not more than 5 percent of the funds available for allocation and distribution in any fiscal year for national boating safety activities of one or more national nonprofit public service organizations. "(f) The Secretary is authorized to expend from the funds available for allocation and distribution in any fiscal year such sums as are necessary for the administration of this Act, but in no event may the funds expended for such administration in any fiscal year exceed the greater of $250,000 or 2 percent of the funds available for allocation and distribution in that fiscal year.".
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