Federal programs, State, private, and local resources. Grants may include up to 80 percent 

 of the project cost. To be eligible for grants and technical assistance, plans must cover not 

 only housing, jobs, health, and education, but also associated problems such as social and 

 recreational services. A marina development that is planned as the nucleus for a total 

 recreation complex might qualify for assistance under the master plan for that complex. 



The Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Department of Commerce 

 is a third unique source for possible assistance in small-craft harbor development. EDA is 

 authorized to provide financial assistance to areas of high unemployment and low median 

 family income to enable them to stabilize and diversify their economies and create new and 

 permanent job opportunities. Such assistance includes: (a) grants and loans for public works 

 and facilities development projects, (b) loans on attractive terms for business development 

 projects, and (c) technical assistance. Table 2 is a partial listing of EDA-funded projects 

 involving marinas or boating facilities. 



Pubhc Works grant and loan assistance by the Secretary of Commerce may be extended 

 to tourism or recreational projects if it is shown that the project directly contributes to the 

 fundamental growth of tourism in an area where tourism was previously unimportant, or 

 that there is a lack of sufficient private capital to overcome a shortage of accommodations 

 in an area already dependent on tourism. It must also be shown that the proposed facilities 

 will provide services or have special attributes that tend to induce a net increase in tourist 

 visits to the area, or that it is part of a larger area-wide program. 



A number of other Federal agencies sponsor programs which under certain circumstances 

 may provide aid and assistance in developing small-craft facihties. A comprehensive list of all 

 Federal agencies that relate in any way to small-craft harbors is presented in Appendix F. 

 2. State Governments. 



a. Agencies Involved and Control Exercised. State agencies that exercise a primary 

 measure of control or authority over smaU-craft harbors or activities of small craft are listed 

 in Appendix G. The scope of authority and degree of control exercised by these individual 

 agencies vary considerably from State to State. A summary of the more significant services, 

 programs, and controls offered or executed within each State is given in Appendix H. 



Several State agencies have developed programs to the extent that they possess universal 

 jurisdiction over all marine matters in both inland and coastal waters. Some States have 

 agencies that confine their control to public waters only, or waters that are confined within 

 or adjoining State-owned land; others exercise authority only over non-Federal waters, 

 leaving all tidal waters to the control of the U.S. Coast Guard. 



A few States have no special programs or controls of marine matters, or have but a few 

 laws or statues that apply uniquely to development of smaU-craft facilities or to activities of 

 small craft. Vermont, for instance, upholds a statute concerning land under public waters, 

 and Maine has no laws that directly affect marinas. 



Methods of administering marine affairs vary between the individual States. Several 

 States have attempted to centralize control under one agency, such as the California 

 Department of Navigation and Ocean Development, which is responsible for the Cahfornia 



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