Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-27-11 regular part 2 of 2 — reading text

13 iii) DEVELOPMENT. — The plan de- 14 scribed in clause ( i) shall be developed 15 by- 16 I) in the State of Alabama, the 17 Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council 18 established under paragraph ( 1)( E)( i); 19 II) in the State of Florida, the 20 State or a consortia of local political 21 subdivisions; 22 HI) in the State of Louisiana, 23 the Coastal Protection and Restora- 24 tion Authority of Louisiana; and S 14001S  44 1 I) in the state of Texas, the 2 Office of the Governor or an ap- 3 pointee of the Office of the Governor. 4 iv) APPROVAL. —Not later than 60 5 days after the date on which a plan is sub- 6 mitted under clause ( i), the Council shall 7 approve or disapprove the plan based on 8 the conditions of clause ( i). 9 C) DISAPPROVAL. —If the Council dis- 10 approves a plan pursuant to subparagraph 11 B)( iv), the Council shall- 12 i) provide the reasons for dis- 13 approval in writing, and 14 ii) consult with the State to address 15 any identified deficiencies with the State 16 plan. 17 D) FAILURE TO SUBMIT ADEQUATE 18 PLAN. —If a State fails to submit an adequate 19 plan under this subsection, any funds made 20 available under this subsection shall remain in 21 the Trust Fund until such date as a plan is 22 submitted and approved pursuant to this sub- 23 section. 24 E) JUDICIAL REvIEw. —If the Council 25 fails to approve or take action within 60 days Avdvnx m S 1400 IS NA 0.3. ti Attachment: 9 -27 -11 SB1400 rev ( 1444 : 2011 -30 - Support for SB 1400) Y  0041 as 1 " l voddnS - OCgL OZ a 4961.) All Oop LaS l L- LZ- 6. 7uawyoelltl N N a 45 Yu 1 aR on a plan described in subparagraph ( B)( iv), 2 the State may obtain expedited judicial review 3 within 90 days of that decision in a district 4 court of the United States, of appropriate juris- 5 diction and venue, that is located within the 6 State seeking such review. 7 4) AUTHORIZATION OF INTEREST TRANS - 8 FERS.- 9 A) IN GENERAL. — Of the total amount 10 made available in any fiscal year from the 11 Trust Fund, an amount equal to 50 percent of 12 the interest earned by the Trust Fund and pro - 13 ceeds from investments made by the Trust 14 Fund for the preceding fiscal year shall be 15 transferred to the Gulf of Mexico Research En- 16 dowment established by subparagraph ( B). 17 B) GULF OF MEXICO RESEARCH ENDOW - 18 MENT.- 19 i) IN GENERAL. — There is estab- 20 lished in the Treasury of the United States 21 a trust fund to be known as the ` Gulf of 22 Mexico Research Endowment', to be ad- 23 ministered by the Secretary of Commerce, 24 solely for use in providing long -term fund - 25 ing in accordance with section 5 of the Re- S 14001S  W 1 sources and Ecosystems Sustainability, 2 Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Econo- 3 mies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011. 4 "( ii) INVESTMENT.— Amounts in the 5 Gulf of Mexico Research Endowment shall 6 be invested in accordance with section 7 9602 of the Internal Revenue Code of 8 1956, and any interest on, and proceeds 9 from, any such investment shall be avail - 10 able for expenditure and shall be allocated 11 in equal portions to the Gulf Coast Eco- 12 system Restoration Science, Monitoring, 13 and Technology Program and INsheries 14 Endowment established in section 5 of the 15 Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, 16 Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Econo- 17 mies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 18 2011. ". 19 SEC. 5. GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION SCIENCE, 20 OBSERVATION, MONITORING, AND TECH - 21 NOLOGY PROGRAM. 22 ( a) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: 23 ( 1) ADMINISTRATOR. —The term " Adminis- 24 trator" means the Administrator of the National 25 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  OOVL eSio; uoddnS- oe- LLOZ: rV4l) A0J 007LSS L L- LZ- 6 : NawyoeLly r 0 a 47 Y0 1 2) FISHERIES AND ECOSYSTEM ENDOW - am 2 MENT. — The term " Fisheries and Ecosystem En- 3 dowment" means the endowment established by sub - 4 section ( d). 5 3) PROGRAM. — The term " Program" means 6 the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Ob- 7 servation, Monitoring, and Technology Program es- 8 tablished by subsection ( b). 9 b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. — There is estab- 10 lished within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- 11 ministration a program to be known as the " Gulf Coast 12 Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, 13 and Technology Program ", to be carried out by the Ad- 14 ministrator. 15 c) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. - 16 1) IN GENERAL. — In carrying out the Pro - 17 gram, the Administrator shall make grants in ac- 18 eordance with paragraph ( 2) to establish and oper- 19 ate 5 centers of excellence, 1 of which shall be lo- 20 cated in each of the States of Alabama, Florida, 21 Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. 22 2) GRANTS. - 23 A) IN GENERAL. — The Administrator 24 shall use the amounts made available to carry 25 out this section to award competitive grants to S 1a IS  48 1 nongovernmental entities and consortia in the 2 Gulf Coast region ( including public and private 3 institutions of higher education) for the estab- 4 lishment of centers of excellence as described in 5 paragraph ( 1). 6 B) APPLICATION. —To be eligible to re- 7 ceive a grant under this paragraph, an entity or 8 consortium described in subparagraph ( A) shall 9 submit to the Administrator an application at 10 such time, in such manner, and containing such 11 information as the Administrator determines to 12 be appropriate. 13 C) PRIORITY. —In awarding grants under 14 this paragraph, the Administrator shall give 15 priority to entities and consortia that dem- 16 onstrate the ability to establish the broadest 17 cross -section of participants with interest and 18 expertise in any discipline described in para- 19 graph ( 3) on which the proposed curriculum of 20 the center of excellence will be focused. 21 3) DisciPLINEB. —Each center of excellence 22 shall focus the curriculum of the center on science, 23 technology, and monitoring in at least 1 of the fol- 24 lowing disciplines: m9dns b9 u S 1400 IS N Attachment: 9 -27 -11 SB1400 rev ( 1444 : 2011 -30 - Support for SB 1400)  OOYL as iol U odd nS - OE- L LOZ : 44YL) nay OOb LaS L L- LZ- 6 uluawyeelltl a 9 Y v 1( A) Coastal and deltaic sustainability, res- amu 2 toration and protection; including solutions and 3 technology that allow citizens to live safely and 4 sustainably in a coastal delta. 5( B) Coastal fisheries and wildlife eco- 6 system research and monitoring. 7( C) Offshore energy development, including 8 research and technology to improve the sustain - 9