Sec. 105. Eligible uses of grants

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Amounts provided as a grant under this title shall be used for activities described in subsection

(b)that are intended to restore, protect, maintain, manage, or understand marine resources and their habitats and resources in coastal and ocean waters, including baseline scientific research and other activities carried out in coordination with Federal and State departments or agencies, that are consistent with Federal environmental laws, and that avoid environmental degradation. Activities referred to in subsection

(a)include— coastal management planning and implementation under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972; coastal and estuarine land protection, including the protection of the environmental integrity of important coastal and estuarine areas, such as wetlands and forests, that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion to other uses; efforts to protect and manage living marine resources, including fisheries, coral reefs, research, management, and enhancement; programs, activities, and new technology designed to improve or complement the management and mission of national marine sanctuaries, marine monuments, national estuarine research reserves, and marine protected areas; mitigation, restoration, protection, and relocation of coastal communities threatened by the impacts of climate change; mitigation of the effects of offshore activities, including environmental restoration; efforts to acquire, protect and restore coastal lands and wetlands, and to restore or prevent damage to wetlands in the coastal zone, coastal estuaries, and lands, life, and property in the coastal zone; management of non-point sources of coastal and marine pollution; long-term coastal and ocean research and education, monitoring, and natural resource management; regional multi-State management efforts designed to manage, protect, or restore the coastal zone and ocean resources; or management and administration of authorized activities.