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section to assist any sea grant program or project 

 if the Secretary finds that such program or project 

 wiU— 



"(1) implement the objective set forth in sec- 

 tion 202(b) ; and 



"(2) be responsive to the needs or problems 

 of individual States or regions. 

 The total amount paid pursuant to any such grant 

 or contract may equal 66% percent, or any lesser 

 percent, of the total cost of the sea grant program 

 or project involved. 



"(b) Special Grants. — The Secretary may make 

 special grants under this subsection to imple- 

 ment the objective set forth in section 202(b) . The 

 amount of any such grant may equal 100 percent, 

 or any lesser percent, of the total cost of the 

 project involved. No grant may be made under this 

 subsection unless the Secretary finds that — 

 " ( 1 ) no reasonable means is available through 

 which the applicant can meet the matching re- 

 quirement for a grant imder subsection (a) ; 



"(2) the probable benefit of such project out- 

 weighs the public interest in such matching re- 

 quirement; and 



"(3) the same or equivalent benefit cannot be 

 obtained through the award of a contract or 

 grant under subsection (a) or section 206. 

 The total amount which may be provided for grants 

 under this subsection during any fiscal year shall 

 not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the 

 total funds appropriated for such year pursuant to 

 section 212. 



"(c) Eligibility and PROCEDtrRE. — Any person 

 may apply to the Secretary for a grant or contract 

 under this section. Application shall be made in 

 such form and manner, and with such content and 

 other submissions, as the Secretary shall be regula- 

 tion prescribe. The Secretary shall act upon each 

 such application within 6 months after the date on 

 which all required information is received. 



"(d) Terms and Conditions. — (1) Any grant 

 made, or contract entered into, under this section 

 shall be subject to the limitations and provisions 

 set forth in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and to 

 such other terms, conditions, and requirements as 

 the Secretary deems necessary or appropriate. 



"(2) No payment under any grant or contract 

 under this section may be applied to — 



"(A) the purchase or rental of any land; or 

 "(B) the purchase, rental, construction, pres- 

 ervation, or repair of any building, dock, or 

 vessel ; 

 except that payment under any such grant or con- 

 tract may. if approved by the Secretary, be applied 

 to the purchase, rental, construction, preservation, 

 or repair of non-self-propelled habitats, buoys, 

 platforms, and other similar devices or structures, 

 or to the rental of any research vessel which is used 

 in direct support of activities under any sea grant 

 program or project. 



"(3) The total amount which may be obligated 

 for payment pursuant to grants made to, and con- 

 tracts entered into with, persons imder this section 

 within any one State in any fiscal year shall not 



exceed an amount equal to 15 percent of the total 

 funds appropriated for such year pursuant to sec- 

 tion 212. 



"(4) Any person who receives or utilizes any pro- 

 ceeds of any grant or contract under this section 

 shall keep such records as the Secretary shall by 

 regulation prescribe as being necessary and appro- 

 priate to facilitate effective audit and evaluation, 

 including records which fully disclose the amoimt 

 and disposition by such recipient of such proceeds, 

 the total cost of the program or project in connec- 

 tion with which such proceeds were used, and the 

 amount, if any, of such cost which was provided 

 through other sources. Such records shall be main- 

 tained for 3 years after the completion of such a 

 program or project. The Secretary and the Comp- 

 troller General of the United States, or any of their 

 duly authorized representatives, shall have access, 

 for the purpose of audit and evaluation, to any 

 books, documents, papers, and records of receipts 

 which, in the opinion of the Secretary or of the 

 Comptroller General, may be related or pertinent to 

 such grants and contracts. 



"Sec. 206. National projects. 



"(a) In General. — The Secretary shall identify 

 specific national needs and problems with respect 

 to ocean and coastal resources. The Secretary may 

 make grants or enter into contracts under this 

 section with respect to such needs or problems. 

 The amount of any such grant or contract may 

 equal 100 percent, or any lesser percent, of the 

 total cost of the project involved. 



"(b) Eligibility and Procedure. — Any person 

 may apply to the Secretary for a grant or contract 

 under this section. In addition, the Secretary may 

 invite applications with respect to specific national 

 needs or problems identified under subsection (a) . 

 Application shall be made in such form and man- 

 ner, and with such content and other submissions, 

 as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. The 

 Secretary shall act upon each such application 

 within 6 months after the date on which all re- 

 quired information is received. Any grant made, 

 or contract entered into, under this section shall 

 be subject to the limitations and provisions set 

 forth in section 205(d) (2) and (4) and to such 

 other terms, conditions, and requirements as the 

 Secretary deems necessary or appropriate. 



"(c) Authorization for Appropriations. — There 

 is authorized to be appropriated for purposes of 

 carrying out this section not to exceed $5,000,000 

 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977. Such 

 sums as may be appropriated pursuant to this sub- 

 section shall remain available until expended. The 

 amounts obligated to be expended for the purposes 

 set forth in subsection (a) shall not, in any fiscal 

 year, exceed an amount equal to 10 percent of the 

 sums appropriated for such year pursuant to sec- 

 tion 212. 



"Sec. 207. Sea Grant Colleges and Sea Grant Regional 

 Consortia, 

 "(a) Designation.— (1) The Secretary may 

 designate — 



