16 U.S.C. § 777c
Division of annual appropriations
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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For each fiscal year through fiscal year 2026, the balance of each annual appropriation made in accordance with the provisions of section 777b of this title remaining after the distributions for administrative expenses and other purposes under subsection (b) and for activities under section 777m(e) of this title shall be distributed as follows:
An amount equal to 18.673 percent to the Secretary of the Interior for distribution as provided in the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. and Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3951 et seq.).
An amount equal to 17.315 percent to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for State recreational boating safety programs under section 13107 of title 46.
An amount equal to 4 percent to the Secretary of the Interior for qualified projects under section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 1322 note) and section 777g–1(d) of this title.
Not more than 75 percent of the amount under subparagraph (A) shall be available for projects under either of the sections referred to in subparagraph (A).
An amount equal to 2.0 percent to the Secretary of the Interior for the National Outreach and Communications Program under section 777g(d) of this title. Such amounts shall remain available for 3 fiscal years, after which any portion thereof that is unobligated by the Secretary for that program may be expended by the Secretary under subsection (c) of this section.
From the annual appropriation made in accordance with section 777b of this title, for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of the Interior may use no more than the amount specified in subparagraph (B) for the fiscal year for expenses for administration incurred in the implementation of this chapter, in accordance with this section and section 777h of this title. The amount specified in subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year may not be included in the amount of the annual appropriation distributed under subsection (a) for the fiscal year.
The available amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is—
for the fiscal year that includes November 15, 2021, the product obtained by multiplying—
for each fiscal year thereafter, the sum obtained by adding—
the product obtained by multiplying—
From the annual appropriation made in accordance with section 777b of this title, for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may use no more than the amount specified in subparagraph (B) for the fiscal year for the purposes set forth in section 13107(c) of title 46. The amount specified in subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year may not be included in the amount of the annual appropriation distributed under subsection (a) for the fiscal year.
The available amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is—
for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum obtained by adding—
the product obtained by multiplying—
For each fiscal year, the available amount under paragraph (1) shall remain available for obligation for use under that paragraph until the end of the subsequent fiscal year.
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 remains unobligated at the end of the fiscal year, on the same basis and in the same manner as other amounts made available under this chapter are apportioned among the States under subsection (c) for the fiscal year.
So much of any sum not allocated under the provisions of this section for any fiscal year is hereby authorized to be made available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of this chapter until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. The term fiscal year as used in this section shall be a period of twelve consecutive months from October 1 through the succeeding September 30, except that the period for enumeration of persons holding licenses to fish shall be a State’s fiscal or license year.
For each fiscal year, of the amounts appropriated under section 777b of this title, the Secretary of the Interior shall use only funds authorized for use under paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a) to pay the expenses for administration incurred in carrying out the provisions of law referred to in those paragraphs, respectively.
For each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior may use not more than $1,300,000 in accordance with paragraph (1).
Amounts available under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) that are unobligated by the Secretary of the Interior after 3 fiscal years shall be transferred to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and shall be expended for State recreational boating safety programs under section 13107(a) of title 46.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Fiscal Year Adjustment ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Deficit Reduction Act of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Oceans Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
- Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
- Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
- Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001
- Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000House: 423–2Senate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part IIHouse: 410–0Senate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part IIIHouse: 418–0Senate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part IVHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part VHouse: 409–8Senate: no recorded tally
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part IIHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part IIIHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part IVHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part VHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- SAFETEA-LU
- Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Amendments Act of 2005House: 401–1Senate: no recorded tally
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006House: 413–0Senate: no recorded tally
- To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010
- Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
- Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011House: 421–4Senate: no recorded tally
- Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011House: no recorded tallySenate: 92–6
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012House: 266–158Senate: no recorded tally
- Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- MAP-21
- Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014
- Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015House: 387–35Senate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, Part IIHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- FAST Act
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023