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 PUBLIC LAW 101-596—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3005 "(C) contaminated sediments, and dredging activities, "(D) nonpoint source pollution abatement and land use activities in the Long Island Sound watershed, "(E) wetland protection and restoration, "(F) atmospheric deposition of acidic and other pollutants into Long Island Sound, "(G) water quality requirements to sustain fish, shellfish, and wildlife populations, and the use of indicator species to assess environmental quality, "(H) State water quality programs, for their adequacy pursuant to implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, and "(I) options for long-term financing of wastewater treatment projects and water pollution control programs. "(3) coordinate the grant, research and planning programs authorized under this section; "(4) coordinate activities and implementation responsibilities with other Federal agencies which have jurisdiction over Long Island Sound and with national and regional marine monitoring and research programs established pursuant to the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act; "(5) provide administrative and technical support to the conference; "(6) collect and make available to the public publications, and other forms of information the conference determines to be appropriate, relating to the environmental quality of Long Island Sound; "(7) not more than two years after the date of the issuance of Reports, the final Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Long Island Sound under section 320 of this Act, and biennially thereafter, issue a report to the Congress which— "(A) summarizes the progress made by the States in implementing the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan; "(B) summarizes any modifications to the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan in the twelve-month period immediately preceding such report; and "(C) incorporates specific recommendations concerning the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan; and "(8) convene conferences and meetings for legislators from State governments and political subdivisions thereof for the purpose of making recommendations for coordinating legislative efforts to facilitate the environmental restoration of Long Island Sound and the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. "(d) GRANTS.— (1) The Administrator is authorized to make grants for projects and studies which will help implement the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Special emphasis shall be given to implementation, research and planning, enforcement, and citizen involvement and education. "(2) State, interstate, and regional water pollution control agencies, and other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations held to be eligible for grants pursuant to this subsection. "(3) Citizen involvement and citizen education grants under this subsection shall not exceed 95 per centum of the costs of such work. All other grants under this subsection shall not exceed 50 per

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