Public Law 114–162: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

extensive seagrass habitat losses resulting in significant impacts on fisheries and water quality;

recurring harmful algae blooms;

unusual marine mammal mortalities;

invasive exotic species that may threaten wastewater systems and cause other damage;

jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons;

flooding that may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss; and

low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters and related nutrient management.”

expenses relating to the administration of grants or awards by the Administrator under this section, including the award and oversight of grants and awards, except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the amount appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year; and

making grants and awards under subsection (g).

Not less than 80 percent of the amount made available under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be used by the Administrator to provide grant assistance for the development, implementation, and monitoring of each of the conservation and management plans eligible for grant assistance under subsection (g)(2).

Not less than 15 percent of the amount made available under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be used by the Administrator for making competitive awards described in subsection (g)(4).”