S. 2028 (Reported in Senate) — Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2014

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2014”.

2. Division of annual appropriations

Section 4 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a), by striking “2014” and inserting “2021”;

(2)

by amending the heading in subsection (b) to read as follows: “Set-asides.—”;

(3)

in subsection (b)(1)—

(A)

in subparagraph (A), by striking “2014” and inserting “2021”;

(B)

in subparagraph (B)—

(i)

in clause (i), by striking “each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $9,000,000” and inserting “fiscal year 2015, $11,896,000”;

(ii)

in clause (ii), by striking “2003, $8,212,000” and inserting “2016, $12,299,000”; and

(iii)

in clause (iii), by striking “2004” and inserting “2017”; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

“(C) Set-aside for boating safety

“(i) In general—From the annual appropriation made in accordance with section 3, for each fiscal year through 2021, the Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating—

“(I) $5,000,000 for the purposes set forth in section 13107(c) of title 46, United States Code;

“(II) $200,000 to fund the National Boating Safety Advisory Council established under section 13110 of title 46, United States Code, and the authorized activities of the Council; and

“(III) not less than $7,000,000 for national boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations, and such sums made available for allocation and distribution shall remain available until expended.

“(ii) Limitation—The amounts specified in clause (i) for a fiscal year may not be included in the amount of the annual appropriation distributed under subsection (a) of this section for the fiscal year.”

(4)

in subsection (b)(2)—

(A)

in subparagraph (A), by striking “under paragraph (1) shall remain available for obligation for use under that paragraph ” and inserting “under paragraph (1)(B) shall remain available for obligation for use under paragraph (1)(A)”; and

(B)

in subparagraph (B)—

(i)

by striking “under paragraph (1)” and inserting “under paragraph (1)(B)”; and

(ii)

by striking “subsection (e)” and inserting “subsection (c)”;

(5)

in subsection (d), by striking “So much of any sum not allocated” and inserting “Except as otherwise provided in this section, so much of any sum not allocated”; and

(6)

in subsection (e)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by striking “those subsections” and inserting “those paragraphs”;

(B)

by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

“(2) Maximum amount—For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of the Interior may use not more than $1,200,000 in accordance with paragraph (1). For each fiscal year thereafter, the maximum amount that the Secretary of the Interior may use in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be determined under paragraph (3).”

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

“(3) Annual adjusted maximum amount—The maximum amount referred to in paragraph (2) for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be the sum of—

“(A) the available maximum amount for the preceding fiscal year; and

“(B) the amount determined by multiplying—

“(i) the available maximum amount for the preceding fiscal year; and

“(ii) the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor.”

3. Extension of exception to limitation on transfers to fund

Section 9504(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “2014,” and inserting “2021,”.

4. Recreational boating safety allocations

Section 13104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c).

5. Recreational boating safety

Section 13107(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1)—

(A)

by striking “subsection (a)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(1)(C)”; and

(B)

by striking “(16 U.S.C. 777c(a)(2))” and all that follows through the end and inserting

“(A) $5,000,000 is available to the Secretary for payment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating safety program under this title, of which not less than $2,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary only to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this title;

“(B) $200,000 is available to the Secretary to fund the National Boating Safety Advisory Council and its authorized activities; and

“(C) not less than $7,000,000 is available to the Secretary for national boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations.”

(2)

in paragraph (3), by striking “Amounts made available” and inserting “Except for amounts made available by paragraph (1)(C), amounts made available”.

6. National Boating Safety Advisory Council

Section 13110(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “2020” and inserting “2021”.

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2014