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16 USC § 1464 - Authorization of appropriations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s1464"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 1464 - Authorization of appropriations"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "1464"
section_name: "Authorization of appropriations"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 318, formerly § 315, as added Pub. L. 92–583, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1289; amended Pub. L. 93–612, § 1(3), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1974; renumbered § 318 and amended Pub. L. 94–370, §§ 7, 14, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1019, 1031; Pub. L. 95–372, title V, §§ 502, 503(e), (f), Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 692, 693; Pub. L. 96–464, § 13, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2070; Pub. L. 99–272, title VI, § 6046, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 127; Pub. L. 99–626, § 7, Nov. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 3506; Pub. L. 101–508, title VI, § 6215, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–313; Pub. L. 104–150, § 4, June 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1381.)"
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# § 1464. Authorization of appropriations

**(a)** **Sums appropriated to Secretary** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to remain available until expended—

**(1)** for grants under sections 1455, 1455a, and 1456b of this title—

**(A)** $47,600,000 for fiscal year 1997;

**(B)** $49,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

**(C)** $50,500,000 for fiscal year 1999; and

**(2)** for grants under section 1461 of this title—

**(A)** $4,400,000 for fiscal year 1997;

**(B)** $4,500,000 for fiscal year 1998; and

**(C)** $4,600,000 for fiscal year 1999.

**(b)** **Limitations** Federal funds received from other sources shall not be used to pay a coastal state’s share of costs under section 1455 or 1456b of this title.

**(c)** **Reversion to Secretary of unobligated State funds; availability of funds** The amount of any grant, or portion of a grant, made to a State under any section of this chapter which is not obligated by such State during the fiscal year, or during the second fiscal year after the fiscal year, for which it was first authorized to be obligated by such State shall revert to the Secretary. The Secretary shall add such reverted amount to those funds available for grants under the section for such reverted amount was originally made available.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–454, title III, § 318, formerly § 315, as added Pub. L. 92–583, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1289; amended Pub. L. 93–612, § 1(3), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1974; renumbered § 318 and amended Pub. L. 94–370, §§ 7, 14, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1019, 1031; Pub. L. 95–372, title V, §§ 502, 503(e), (f), Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 692, 693; Pub. L. 96–464, § 13, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2070; Pub. L. 99–272, title VI, § 6046, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 127; Pub. L. 99–626, § 7, Nov. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 3506; Pub. L. 101–508, title VI, § 6215, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–313; Pub. L. 104–150, § 4, June 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1381.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this Act” which was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title III of  which is classified generally to this chapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

### Amendments

1996—Subsec. (a). , amended subsec. (a) generally, substituting provisions of pars. (1) and (2) setting forth appropriations for grants under sections 1455, 1455a, 1456b, and 1461 for fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999 for provisions of pars. (1) to (4) setting forth appropriations for grants under sections 1454, 1455, 1455a, 1456b, and 1461 and activities under section 1456c for fiscal years during the period beginning , and ending .

Subsecs. (b) to (d). , (3), redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated until , to the Fund, such sums, not to exceed $800,000,000, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of , other than subsection (b), of which not to exceed $150,000,000 shall be for purposes of subsections (c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(3) of such section.”

1990—Subsec. (a)(1) to (4).  substituted pars. (1) to (4) for former pars. (1) to (5) which read as follows:

“(1) such sums, not to exceed $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , not to exceed $36,600,000 for the fiscal year ending , $37,900,000 for the fiscal year ending , $38,800,000 for the fiscal year ending , and $40,600,000 for the fiscal year ending , as may be necessary for grants under sections 1455 and 1455a of this title, to remain available until expended;

“(2) such sums, not to exceed $75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years occurring during the period beginning , and ending , as may be necessary for grants under ;

“(3) such sums, not to exceed $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , and not to exceed $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years occurring during the period beginning , and ending , as may be necessary for grants under , to remain available until expended;

“(4) such sums, not to exceed $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , not to exceed $3,800,000 for the fiscal year ending , $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , and $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , as may be necessary for grants under , to remain available until expended; and

“(5) such sums, not to exceed $3,300,000 for the fiscal year ending , not to exceed $3,300,000 for the fiscal year ending , $3,300,000 for the fiscal year ending , $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , and $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , as may be necessary for administrative expenses incident to the administration of this chapter.”

1986—Subsec. (a)(1). , substituted authorization of appropriations for each of fiscal years 1986 through 1990 necessary for grants under sections 1455 and 1455a of this title, for authorization of appropriations of $48,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1981 through 1985 necessary for grants under .

Subsec. (a)(2). , redesignated par. (3) as (2), and struck out former par. (2) which authorized appropriations of $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1981 through 1985 necessary for grants under .

Subsec. (a)(3). , (3), redesignated par. (4) as (3) and substituted authorization of appropriations for each of fiscal years 1986 through 1990 necessary for grants under , for authorization of appropriations of $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1981 through 1985 necessary for grants under . Former par. (3) redesignated (2).

Subsec. (a)(4). , (3), redesignated par. (5) as (4) and substituted authorization of appropriations for each of fiscal years 1986 through 1990 necessary for grants under , for authorization of appropriations of $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1981 through 1985 necessary for grants under . Former par. (4) redesignated (3).

Subsec. (a)(5), (6). , (3), redesignated par. (6) as (5) and substituted authorization of appropriations for each of fiscal years 1986 through 1990 necessary for administrative expenses incident to administration of this chapter, for authorization of appropriations of $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1981 through 1985 necessary for such administrative expenses. Former par. (5) redesignated (4).

Subsec. (d).  added subsec. (d).

1980—Subsec. (a)(1). , redesignated par. (2) as (1) and substituted authorization of appropriation of $48,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1981 through 1985, for authorization of appropriation of $50,000,000 for fiscal years 1977 through 1980. Former par. (1), which authorized appropriation of $20,000,000 for fiscal years 1977 through 1979 for grants under , was struck out.

Subsec. (a)(2). , added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (1).

Subsec. (a)(3). , substituted authorization of appropriation of $75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1981 through 1988, for authorization of appropriation of $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal year years 1977 and 1978, and $130,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1979 through 1988.

Subsec. (a)(4). , redesignated par. (5) as (4) and substituted authorization of appropriation of $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1981 through 1985, for authorization of appropriation of $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1977 through 1980. Former par. (4), which authorized appropriation of $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1979 through 1983 for grants under , was struck out.

Subsec. (a)(5). , combined in par. (5), authorization of appropriation of $31,000,000 for grants under  for fiscal years 1977 through 1980 formerly contained in pars. (7) and (8), and authorized appropriation of $9,000,000 for grants under  for fiscal years 1981 through 1985. Former par. (5) redesignated (4).

Subsec. (a)(6). , redesignated par. (9) as (6) and substituted authorization of appropriation of $6,000,000 for fiscal years 1981 through 1985, for authorization of appropriation of $5,000,000 for fiscal years 1977 through 1980. Former par. (6), which contained authorization of appropriation of $10,000,000 for fiscal years 1977 through 1980 for financial assistance under  with equal division between subsecs. (a) and (b), was struck out.

Subsec. (a)(7) to (9). , combined provisions of pars. (7) and (8) into par. (5) and redesignated par. (9) as (6).

Subsec. (b). , substituted “subsection (b) of this section, of which not to exceed $150,000,000 shall be for purposes of subsections (c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(3) of such section” for “subsections (b) and (c)(2), of which not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be for purposes of subsections (c)(1) and (d)(4) of such section”.

Subsec. (c). , substituted “section 1455 or 1456b of this title” for “section 1454, 1455, 1456b or 1456c of this title”.

1978—Subsec. (a)(3). , substituted “for each of the fiscal years ending , and , and not to exceed $130,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years occurring during the period beginning on , and ending ,” for “for each of the 8 fiscal years occurring during the period beginning , and ending ,”.

Subsec. (a)(4) to (9). , added par. (4) and redesignated former pars. (4) to (8) as (5) to (9), respectively.

Subsec. (b). , substituted “subsections (b) and (c)(2)” for “subsection (b)” and “subsections (c)(1)” for “subsections (c)”.

1976—Subsec. (a)(1). , substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of sums not to exceed $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending , , and  for provisions authorizing appropriations of the sum of $9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , and for each of the fiscal years 1974 through 1977.

Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of sums not to exceed $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending , , , and  for provisions authorizing appropriations of sums not to exceed $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , and for each of the fiscal years 1975 through 1977.

Subsec. (a)(3). , substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of sums not to exceed $50,000,000 for each of the 8 fiscal years occurring during the period beginning , and ending , as may be necessary for grants under  for provisions authorizing appropriations of sums not to exceed $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , as may be necessary for grants under , to remain available until expended.

Subsec. (a)(4) to (8). , added pars. (4) to (8).

Subsec. (b). , substituted provisions authorizing appropriations until  to the Fund of sums not to exceed $800,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out provisions of , other than subsec. (b) of such section, of which sums not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be for purposes of subsecs. (c) and (d)(4) of such section for provisions authorizing appropriations of sums not to exceed $3,000,000, for fiscal year 1973 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, as may be necessary for administrative expenses for administration of this chapter.

Subsec. (c). , added subsec. (c).

1975—Subsec. (a)(1). , increased from $9,000,000 to $12,000,000 the sums authorized to be appropriated for the 3 fiscal years following the fiscal year 1974.

Subsec. (a)(3). , inserted “and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years,” after “fiscal year ending ,”.