Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 97.djvu/625

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PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 97 STAT. 593 recreational vessels operating on those waterways and their geographic distribution, the availability and geographic distri- bution of recreational boating facilities in and among applying States, and State marine casualty and fatsdity statistics for recreational vessels; (2) shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior to minimize duplication with the purposes and expenditures of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-4 — 4601-11) and with the guidelines developed under that Act; and (3) shall maintain environmental standards consistent with the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451-1464) and other laws and policies of the United States intended to safeguard the ecological and esthetic quality of the waters and wetlands of the United States. (c) A State whose recreational boating safety and facilities im- provement program has been approved by the Secretary is eligible for allocation and distribution of amounts under this chapter to assist that State in developing, carrying out, and financing its program. Matching amounts shall be allocated and distributed among eligible States by the Secretary as provided by section 13103 of this title. § 13102. Program acceptance (a) The Secretary may make a contract with, and allocate and distribute amounts from the Fund established under section 13107 of this title to, a State that has an approved State recreational boating safety and facilities improvement program, if the State demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction that— (1) the program submitted by that State is consistent with this chapter and chapters 61 and 123 of this title; (2) amounts distributed will be used to develop and carry out a State recreational boating safety and facilities improvement program containing the minimum requirements of subsection (c), (d), or (f) of this section; (3) sufficient State matching amounts are available from general revenue, undocumented vessel numbering and license fees. State marine fuels teixes, or from a fund constituted from the proceeds of those taxes and established to finance a State recreational boating safety and facilities improvement program; and (4) the program submitted by that State designates a State lead authority or agency that will carry out or coordinate carrying the State recreational boating safety and facilities improvement program supported by financial sissistance of the United States Government in that State, including the require- ment that the designated State authority or agency submit required reports that are necessary and reasonable to carry out properly and efficiently the program and that are in the form prescribed by the Secretary. (b) Amounts of the Government from sources (except sources referred to in subsection (a)(3) of this section) may not be used to provide a State's share of the costs of the program described under this section. State matching amounts committed to a program under this chapter may not be used to constitute the State's share of matching amounts required by another program of the Government. (c) The Secretary shall approve a State recreational boating safety program, and the program is eligible to receive amounts authorized 16 USC 460/-4- 460Z-11. Contracts with States. Ante, pp. 535, 590. Restriction.