National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Coastal State Fund

(a) Definitions In this section: (1) Coastal county The term coastal county has the meaning given the term by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the document entitled NOAA's List of Coastal Counties for the Bureau of the Census (or a similar successor document). (2) Coastal State The term coastal State has the meaning given the term coastal state in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453). (3) Foundation The term Foundation means the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation established by section 2(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(a)). (4) Program The term program means the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Coastal State Fund established under subsection (b). (5) Tidal shoreline The term tidal shoreline means the length of tidal shoreline or Great Lake shoreline based on the most recently available data from or accepted by the Office of Coast Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (b) Establishment of Program Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to the availability of appropriations, the Foundation shall establish and carry out a program, to be known as the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Coastal State Fund, to award grants to coastal States to support State programs and activities intended to better understand and use coastal resources, coastal and natural infrastructure, and ecosystem services provided by natural systems. (c) Allocation of amounts Of the amounts made available to carry out the program each fiscal year, subject to subsection (d), such amounts shall be allocated to grants for coastal States under the program in accordance with the following: (1) 70 percent shall be allocated equally among coastal States. (2) 15 percent shall be allocated on the basis of the ratio of tidal shoreline in a coastal State to the tidal shoreline of all coastal States. (3) 15 percent shall be allocated on the basis of the ratio of population density of the coastal counties of a coastal State to the average population density of all coastal counties based on the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census. (d) Limitation for single coastal State Notwithstanding subsection (c), not more than 5 percent of the total amounts allocated under that subsection may be allocated to any single coastal State, and any amount exceeding that limitation shall be reallocated equally among the remaining coastal States. (e) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2032. (2) Additional funding In addition to the amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1), the Foundation may use such additional amounts as may be made available to carry out the program.