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1 of this title for the preceding Federal fiscal year. Such re2 port shall include but not be restricted to (1) an identification 3 of the State programs approved pursuant to this title during 4 the preceding Federal fiscal year and a description of those 5 programs; (2) a listing of the States participating in the pro6 visions of this title and a description of the status of each 7 State's programs and its accomplishments during the pre8 ceding Federal fiscal year; (3) an itemization of the allot9 ment of funds to the various coastal States and a breakdown 10 of the major projects and areas on which these funds were 11 expended; (4) an identification of any State programs which have been reviewed and disapproved or with respect to which

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grants have been terminated under this title, and a statement 14 of the reasons for such action; (5) a listing of the Federal

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development projects which the Secretary has reviewed under

section 307 of this title and a summary of the final action taken by the Secretary with respect to each such project; (6)

a summary of the regulations issued by the Secretary or in 19 effect during the preceding Federal fiscal year; (7) a sunmary of a coordinated national strategy and program for the 21 Nation's coastal and estuarine zones including identification 22 and discussion of Federal, regional, State, and local re23 sponsibilities and functions thereof; (8) a summary of outstanding problems arising in the administration of this title

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in order of priority; and (9) such other information as may

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1 be required under the National Environmental Policy Act

2 of 1969.

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(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall con

4 tain such recommendations for additional legislation as the

5 Secretary deems necessary to achieve the objectives of this

6 title and enhance its effective operation.

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“REGULATIONS

"SEC. 315. The Secretary shall develop and promul

gate, pursuant to section 553 of title 5. United States Code, 10 after appropriate consultation with other interested parties, 11 both public and private, such rules and regulations as may 12 be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.

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"SEC. 316. (a) Whoever violates any regulation issued

pursuant to this title shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for each such violation, to be assessed

by the Secretary. Each day of a continuing violation shall 17 constitute a separate violation.

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"(b) No penalty shall be assessed under this section 19 until the person charged shall have been given notice and an opportunity to be heard. Upon failure of the offending

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party to pay the assessed penalty, the Attorney General, at

the request of the Secretary, shall commence action in the

appropriate district court of the United States to collect

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"(c) A vessel used in the violation of any regulation

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1 issued pursuant to this title shall be liable in rem for any 2 civil penalty assessed for such violation and may be pro3 ceeded against in any district court of the United States 4 having jurisdiction thereof.

5 "(d) The district courts of the United States shall have 6 jurisdiction to restrain violations of the regulations issued 7 pursuant to this title. Actions shall be brought by the At8 torney General in the name of the United States, either 9 on his own initiative or at the request of the Secretary.

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"APPROPRIATIONS

"SEC. 317. (a) There are authorized to be appropri

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"(1) the sum of $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1972 and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal years thereafter prior to June 30, 1976, for grants under section 305;

"(2) such sums, not to exceed $50,000,000, as may be necessary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding

fiscal year thereafter for grants under section 306; and

"(3) such sums, not to exceed $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1972; $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1973; $6,000,000

for fiscal year 1974; $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1975;

and $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 as may be necessary for grants under section 312.

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(b) There are also authorized to be appropriated to

2 the Secretary such suns, not to exceed $300,000 annually,

as may be necessary for administrative expenses incident

4 to the administration of this title."

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-TITLE IV-MARINE SANCTUARIES

"SHORT TITLE

“SEC. 401. This title may be cited as the Marine Sanetary Act of 1971'.

"SEC. 402. (a) The Secretary, after conscitation with

10 the Secretaries of State. Defense, the Interior, and Trane11 portation, may designate as marine sanctuaries those areas the high seas outside the crestal and estuarine zone and 13 perjacent to the subsoil and sealed of the Contineural SL-H. as defized in the Convention on the Continental Sheff 15 (15 U.S.T. 471: TLAS 5578), which he determines neve

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for the purpose of preserving or restoring such areas 17 for their over ativa, recreational, codzical or esthetic

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19 ~(35) Unless the action is concurred in by the enstal 30 State involved, no marize sanctuary designated muder the 21 tide may include waters superjacent to the schol and 22 bed within the seaward boundary of a coastal State, as that 23 boozlary is defined in section 2 of title I of the Act of May 24 22. 1953 :67 Srst. 29).

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~(e) When a marine sanctuary is designated parstant to

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1 this title, which includes an area more than twelve miles 2 from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial

3 sea is measured, the Secretary of State shall take action,

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as appropriate, to enter into agreements with other Govern5 ments, in order to protect such sanctuary and promote the 6 purposes for which it was established.

7 "(d) The Secretary shall make his initial designation 8 under this section within two years following the date of 9 enactment of this title. Thereafter, he shall periodically 10 designate such additional areas as he deems appropriate. 11 The Secretary shall submit a report annually to the Con12 gress, setting forth a comprehensive review of his actions 13 under the authority under this section, together with ap14 propriate recommendations for legislation considered neces15 sary for the designation and protection of marine sanc16 tuaries.

17 "(e) Before a marine sanctuary is designated under 18 this section, the Secretary shall hold public hearings in the 19 coastal area which would be most directly affected by such 20 designation, for the purpose of receiving and giving proper 21 consideration to the views of any interested party. Such 22 hearings shall be held no earlier than thirty days after the 23 publication of a public notice thereof.

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"(f) After a marine sanctuary has been designated un

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