Sec. 524. Strengthening coastal State oil spill planning and response
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The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may make grants to eligible coastal states— to revise management programs approved under section 306 ( 16 U.S.C. 1455 ) to identify and implement new enforceable policies and procedures to ensure sufficient response capabilities at the state level to address the environmental, economic, and social impacts of oil spills or other accidents resulting from outer Continental Shelf energy activities with the potential to affect any land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone; to review and revise, where necessary, applicable enforceable policies and procedures of approved state management programs affecting coastal energy activities to ensure that such policies are consistent with— other emergency response plans and policies developed under Federal or State law; and new policies and procedures developed under paragraph (1); and after a State has adopted new or revised enforceable policies and procedures under paragraphs
(1)and (2)— the State shall submit the policies and procedures to the Secretary; and the Secretary shall notify the State whether the Secretary approves or disapproves the incorporation of the policies and procedures into the State’s management program pursuant to section 306(e). New enforceable policies and procedures developed by coastal states with grants awarded under this section shall consider— other existing emergency response plans, procedures and enforceable policies developed under other Federal or State law that affect the coastal zone; identification of critical infrastructure essential to facilitate spill or accident response activities; identification of coordination, logistics, and communication networks between Federal and State government agencies and between State agencies and affected local communities to ensure the efficient and timely dissemination of data and other information; inventories of shore locations and infrastructure and equipment necessary to respond to oil spills or other accidents resulting from outer Continental Shelf energy activities; identification and characterization of significant or sensitive marine ecosystems or other areas possessing important conservation, recreational, ecological, historic, or aesthetic values; inventories and surveys of shore locations and infrastructure capable of supporting alternative energy development; and other information or actions as may be necessary or as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall, within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section and after consultation with the coastal states, publish guidelines for the application for and use of grants under this section. A coastal state shall provide opportunity for public participation in developing new enforceable policies and procedures under this section pursuant to sections 306(d)(1) and 306(e), especially by relevant Federal agencies, other coastal state agencies, local governments, regional organizations, port authorities, and other interested parties and stakeholders, public and private, that are related to, or affected by, outer Continental Shelf energy activities. For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the Secretary may make a grant to a coastal state to develop new enforceable polices and procedures as required under this section. The amount of any grant to any one coastal State under this section shall not exceed $750,000 for any fiscal year. A coastal state— may not receive more than two grants under this section; and may not receive more than one grant under this section in a fiscal year. Because it is in the national interest to be able to respond efficiently and effectively at all levels of government to oil spills and other accidents resulting from outer Continental Shelf energy activities, a coastal state shall not be required to contribute any portion of the cost of a grant awarded under this section. After an initial grant is made to a coastal state under this section, no subsequent grant may be made to that coastal state under this section unless the Secretary finds that the coastal state is satisfactorily developing revisions to address offshore energy impacts. This section shall not be construed to convey any new authority to any coastal state or to repeal or supersede any existing authority of any coastal state to regulate the siting, licensing, leasing, or permitting of energy facilities in areas of the outer Continental Shelf under the administration of the Federal Government. Nothing in this section repeals or supersedes any existing coastal state authority. The Secretary, to the extent practicable, shall provide technical assistance to the coastal states under section 310(a) for the purpose of revising approved management programs to meet the requirements under this section. .
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