OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS.

SEC. 7402. OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS. (a) Definitions.— Section 2 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777a) is amended— (1) by indenting the left margin of so much of the text as precedes “(a)” by 2 ems; (2) by inserting “For purposes of this Act—” after the section heading; (3) by striking “For the purpose of this Act the” in the first paragraph and inserting “(1) the”; (4) by indenting the left margin of so much of the text as follows “include—” by 4 ems; (5) by striking “(a)”, “(b)”, “(c)”, and “(d)” and inserting “(A)”, “(B)”, “(C)”, and “(D)”, respectively; (6) by striking “department.” and inserting “department;”; and (7) by adding at the end the following: “(2) the term ‘outreach and communications program’ means a program to improve communications with anglers, boaters, and the general public regarding angling and boating opportunities, to reduce barriers to participation in these activities, to advance adoption of sound fishing and boating practices, to promote conservation and the responsible use of the Nation’s aquatic resources, and to further safety in fishing and boating; and “(3) the term ‘aquatic resource education program’ means a program designed to enhance the public’s understanding of aquatic resources and sportfishing, and to promote the development of responsible attitudes and ethics toward the aquatic environment.”. (b) Funding for Outreach and Communications Program.— Section 4 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: “(c) National Outreach and Communications Program.— Of the balance of each such annual appropriation remaining after making the distribution under subsections (a) and (b), respectively, an amount equal to— “(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; “(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; “(3) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; “(4) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and “(5) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; shall be used for the National Outreach and Communications Program under section 8(d). Such amounts shall remain available for 3 fiscal years, after which any portion thereof that is unobligated by the Secretary of the Interior for that program may be expended by the Secretary under subsection (e).”; 112 STAT. 484 (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by inserting “, for an outreach and communications program” after “Act”; (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking “sub-sections (a) and (b),” and inserting “subsections (a), (b), and(c),”; (5) by adding at the end of subsection (d), as redesignated, the following: “Of the sum available to the Secretary of the Interior under this subsection for any fiscal year, up to$2,500,000 may be used for the National Outreach and Communications Program under section 8(d) in addition to the amount available for that program under subsection (c). No funds available to the Secretary under this subsection may be used to replace funding traditionally provided through general appropriations, nor for any purposes except those purposes authorized by this Act. The Secretary shall publish a detailed accounting of the projects, programs, and activities funded under this subsection annually in the Federal Register.”; and (6) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking “sub-sections (a), (b), and (c),” and inserting “subsections (a), (b),(c), and (d),”. (c) Increase in State Allocation.— Section 8 of the 1950Act (16 U.S.C. 777g) is amended— (1) by striking “12 1/2 percentum” each place it appears in subsection (b) and inserting “15 percent”; (2) by striking “10 percentum” in subsection (c) and inserting “15 percent”; (3) by inserting “and communications” in subsection (c)after “outreach”; and (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and by inserting after subsection (c) the following: “(d) National Outreach and Communications Program.— “(1) Implementation.— Within 1 year after the date of enactment of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop and implement, in cooperation and consultation with the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, a national plan for outreach and communications. “(2) Content.— The plan shall provide— “(A) guidance, including guidance on the development of an administrative process and funding priorities, for outreach and communications programs; and “(B) for the establishment of a national program. “(3) Secretary may match or fund programs.— Under the plan, the Secretary may obligate amounts available under subsection (c) or (d) of section 4 of this Act— “(A) to make grants to any State or private entity to pay all or any portion of the cost of carrying out any outreach and communications program under the plan; or “(B) to fund contracts with States or private entities to carry out such a program. “(4) Review.— The plan shall be reviewed periodically, but not less frequently than once every 3 years. “(e) State Outreach and Communications Program.— Within 12 months after the completion of the national plan under subsection (d)(1), a State shall develop a plan for an outreach and 112 STAT. 485communications program and submit it to the Secretary. In developing the plan, a State shall— “(1) review the national plan developed under subsection (d); “(2) consult with anglers, boaters, the sportfishing and boating industries, and the general public; and “(3) establish priorities for the State outreach and communications program proposed for implementation.”.