Sec. 28001. Sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety
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Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 777c ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking 2021 and inserting 2026 ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking 2021 and inserting 2026 ; and by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: The available amount referred to in subparagraph
(A)is— for the fiscal year that includes the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 , the sum obtained by adding— the available amount specified in this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal year; and $979,500; and for each fiscal year thereafter, the sum obtained by adding— the available amount specified in this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal year; and the product obtained by multiplying— the available amount specified in this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal year; and the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor. ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking 2016 through 2021 and inserting 2022 through 2026 ; and by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: The available amount referred to in subparagraph
(A)is— for fiscal year 2022, $12,786,434; and for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum obtained by adding— the available amount specified in this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal year; and the product obtained by multiplying— the available amount specified in this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal year; and the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor. ; and in subsection (e)(2), by striking $900,000 and inserting $1,300,000 . Section 9(a) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 777h(a) ) is amended— by striking paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting the following: personnel costs of employees for the work hours of each employee spent directly administering this Act, as those hours are certified by the supervisor of the employee; ; by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(12)as paragraphs
(2)through (11), respectively; in paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated), by striking paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting paragraph
(1); in paragraph (4)(B) (as so redesignated), by striking full-time equivalent employee authorized under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting employee authorized under paragraph
(1); in paragraph (8)(A) (as so redesignated), by striking on a full-time basis ; and in paragraph
(10)(as so redesignated)— by inserting or part-time after full-time ; and by inserting , subject to the condition that the percentage of the relocation expenses paid with funds made available pursuant to this Act may not exceed the percentage of the work hours of the employee that are spent administering this Act after incurred . Section 14(e) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 777m(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: A portion, as determined by the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, of funds disbursed for the purposes described in paragraph
(2)but remaining unobligated as of October 1, 2021, shall be used to study the impact of derelict vessels and identify recyclable solutions for recreational vessels. . Section 13107(c)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking No funds available and inserting On or after October 1, 2024, no funds available . Section 4(a) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 669c(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: The available amount referred to in subparagraph
(A)is— for the fiscal year that includes the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 , the sum obtained by adding— the available amount specified in this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal year; and $979,500; and for each fiscal year thereafter, the sum obtained by adding— the available amount specified in this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal year; and the product obtained by multiplying— the available amount specified in this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal year; and the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor. ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting subsequent before fiscal year. ; and by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: Not later than 60 days after the end of a fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall apportion among the States any of the available amount under paragraph
(1)that remained available for obligation pursuant to subparagraph
(A)during that fiscal year and remains unobligated at the end of that fiscal year. The available amount apportioned under clause
(i)shall be apportioned on the same basis and in the same manner as other amounts made available under this Act were apportioned among the States for the fiscal year in which the amount was originally made available. . Section 9(a) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 669h(a) ) is amended— by striking paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting the following: personnel costs of employees for the work hours of each employee spent directly administering this Act, as those hours are certified by the supervisor of the employee; ; by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(12)as paragraphs
(2)through (11), respectively; in paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated), by striking paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting paragraph
(1); in paragraph (4)(B) (as so redesignated), by striking full-time equivalent employee authorized under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting employee authorized under paragraph
(1); in paragraph (8)(A) (as so redesignated), by striking on a full-time basis ; and in paragraph
(10)(as so redesignated)— by inserting or part-time after full-time ; and by inserting , subject to the condition that the percentage of the relocation expenses paid with funds made available pursuant to this Act may not exceed the percentage of the work hours of the employee that are spent administering this Act after incurred . Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that, to the extent practicable, given available data, shall document— the use of nonmotorized vessels in each State and how the increased use of nonmotorized vessels is impacting motorized and nonmotorized vessel access; user conflicts at waterway access points; and the use of— Sport Fish Restoration Program funds to improve nonmotorized access at waterway entry points and the reasons for providing that access; and Recreational Boating Safety Program funds for nonmotorized boating safety programs. The Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the National Boating Safety Advisory Council on study design, scope, and priorities for the report under paragraph (1). The Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council established by the Secretary of the Interior shall be an advisory committee of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall jointly carry out the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) with respect to the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council described in paragraph (1). This subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2023.
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U.S. Code
- Division of annual appropriations§ 777c
- Requirements and restrictions concerning use of amounts for expenses for administration§ 777h
- Multistate conservation grant program§ 777m
- Allocation and apportionment of available amounts§ 669c
- Requirements and restrictions concerning use of amounts for expenses for administration§ 669h
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