Sec. 102. 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 and National Estuarine Research Reserves approved under section 315 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 land or water use or natural resources of the coastal zone; and to review and revise as necessary applicable enforceable policies within approved coastal State management programs affecting coastal energy exploration or development activities, including geological and geophysical activities, to ensure that these policies are consistent with— other emergency response plans and policies developed under Federal or State law to address the impacts and accidents described in paragraph (1); and the new policies and procedures developed under paragraph (1).
In developing new enforceable policies and procedures with grants under subsection (a), an eligible coastal State shall consider— other existing emergency response plans and policies developed under other Federal or State law, to address the impacts and accidents described in paragraph (1), that affect the coastal zone; the identification of critical infrastructure essential to facilitate oil spill or accident response activities; the 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; the inventories of shore locations and infrastructure and equipment necessary to respond to, or monitor environmental impacts of, oil spills or other accidents resulting from Outer Continental Shelf energy activities; the identification and characterization of significant or sensitive marine ecosystems or other areas possessing important conservation, recreational, ecological, historic, economic, or aesthetic values; the inventories and surveys of shore locations and infrastructure capable of supporting alternative energy development; the observation and data collection capabilities necessary to assess ocean conditions before, during, and after an oil spill or other adverse incident resulting from Outer Continental Shelf energy activities; and other information or actions as may be necessary to address the environmental, economic, and social impacts of oil spills or other adverse incidents resulting from Outer Continental Shelf energy activities.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act , the Secretary, after consultation with the coastal States, shall publish guidelines for the application for and use of grants under this section. An eligible coastal State shall develop new enforceable policies and procedures under this section in accordance with section 306(d)(1) and amend or modify any new enforceable policies or procedures in accordance with section 306(e). For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024, the Secretary may make a grant to a coastal State to develop new enforceable policies and procedures under this section.
The amount of any grant to any coastal State under this section shall not exceed $750,000 for any fiscal year. A coastal State shall not be required to contribute any portion of the cost of a grant awarded under this section. A coastal State that receives a grant under this section may transfer grant funds to an appropriate agency of the coastal State. 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 the impacts and accidents described in subsection (a)(1).
No coastal State is eligible to receive grants under this section for more than 2 fiscal years. The requirements of this section shall only apply if appropriations are provided to the Secretary to make grants under this section. Nothing in this section may be construed to convey any new authority to any coastal State, or repeal or supersede any existing authority of any coastal State, to regulate the siting, licensing, leasing, or permitting of alternative 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, as authorized under section 310(a) and to the extent practicable, shall make available to coastal States the resources and capabilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide technical assistance to the coastal States to prepare revisions to approved management programs to meet the requirements under this section. .
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Strengthening coastal State oil spill planning and response
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