PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Sets up a yearly awards program to honor great work in coastal zone management. The program uses money from the Coastal Zone Management Fund (section 1456a) and other chapter funds, but not money already set aside for sections 1454, 1455, 1455a, 1456b, 1456c, and 1461. Each year the Secretary must pick one non‑federal individual, five local governments, and up to ten graduate students. For the local government picks, the Secretary must ask coastal states for nominees and talk with local planning experts. For the student picks, the Secretary must ask coastal states and the National Sea Grant College Program for nominees. The awards are called the Walter B. Jones Awards and can include cash (up to $5,000 each), research grants, and public ceremonies.

Title 16, §1460

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(a)Establishment

The Secretary shall, using sums in the Coastal Zone Management Fund established under section 1456a of this title and other amounts available to carry out this chapter (other than amounts appropriated to carry out section 1454, 1455, 1455a, 1456b, 1456c, and 1461 of this title), implement a program to promote excellence in coastal zone management by identifying and acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field.

(b)Annual selection of recipients

The Secretary shall elect annually—

(1)one individual, other than an employee or officer of the Federal Government, whose contribution to the field of coastal zone management has been the most significant;

(2)5 local governments which have made the most progress in developing and implementing the coastal zone management principles embodied in this chapter; and

(3)up to 10 graduate students whose academic study promises to contribute materially to development of new or improved approaches to coastal zone management.

(c)Solicitation of nominations for local government recipients

In making selections under subsection (b)(2) the Secretary shall solicit nominations from the coastal states, and shall consult with experts in local government planning and land use.

(d)Solicitation of nominations for graduate student recipients

In making selections under subsection (b)(3) the Secretary shall solicit nominations from coastal states and the National Sea Grant College Program.

(e)Funding; types of awards

Using sums in the Coastal Zone Management Fund established under section 1456a of this title and other amounts available to carry out this chapter (other than amounts appropriated to carry out section 1454, 1455, 1455a, 1456b, 1456c, and 1461 of this title), the Secretary shall establish and execute appropriate awards, to be known as the “Walter B. Jones Awards”, including—

(1)cash awards in an amount not to exceed $5,000 each;

(2)research grants; and

(3)public ceremonies to acknowledge such awards.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1460, Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 314, formerly § 311, as added Pub. L. 92–583, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1287; renumbered § 314, Pub. L. 94–370, § 7, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1019, related to establishment, etc., of Coastal Zone Management Advisory Committee, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–272, title VI, § 6045(2), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 127.

Amendments

1992—Subsecs. (a), (e). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2205(b)(20)(B), (C), after “under section 1456a of this title” inserted “and other amounts available to carry out this chapter (other than amounts appropriated to carry out section 1454, 1455, 1455a, 1456b, 1456c, and 1461 of this title)”.

§1460 Walter B. Jones Excellence in Coastal Zone Management Awards