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 PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 97 STAT. 595 approved under this chapter so that the amount allocated each fiscal year to each eligible State will be in the same ratio as the number of vessels numbered in that State bears to the number of vessels numbered in all eligible States. (3) One-third shall be allocated so that the amount allocated each fiscal year to each eligible State will be in the same ratio as the amount of State amounts expended or obligated by the State for the State recreational boating safety program during the prior fiscal year bears to the total State amounts expended or obligated during that fiscal year by all eligible States for State recreational boating safety programs. (b) The Secretary shall allocate the amounts available for alloca- tion and distribution under this chapter for State recreational boat- ing facilities improvement programs as follows: (1) One-third shall be allocated equally each fiscal 3rear among eligible States. (2) One-third shall be allocated so that the amount allocated each fiscal year to each eligible State will be in the same ratio as the number of vessels numbered in that State bears to the number of vessels numbered in all eligible States. (3) One-third shall be allocated so that the amount allocated each fiscal year to each eligible State shall be in the same ratio as the State amounts expended or obligated by the State for a recreational boating facilities improvement program approved under this chapter during the prior fiscal year bears to the total State amounts expended or obligated during that fiscal year by all eligible States for recreational boating facilities improve- ment programs. (c) The amount received by a State under this section in a fiscal year may be not more than one-half of the total cost incurred by that State in developing, carrying out, and financing that State's recreational boating safety and facilities improvement program in that fiscal year. (d) An allocation or distribution of amounts under this section may not be made to a State to maintain boating facilities under that State's approved recreational boating safety and facilities improve- ment program. (e) The Secretary may allocate not more than 5 percent of the amounts available for allocation and distribution in a fiscal year for national boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations. (f) The Secretary may expend from the amounts available for allocation and distribution in a fiscal year those amounts necessary to carry out this chapter. However, the amounts expended in a fiscal year to carry out this chapter may be not more than $250,000 or 2 percent of the amounts available for allocation and distribution in that fiscal year, whichever is greater. § 13104. Availability of allocations (a) Amounts allocated to a State shall be available for obligation by that State for a period of 3 years after the date of allocation. Amounts unobligated by the State at the end of the 3 years shall be withdrawn by the Secretary and shall be available with other amounts to be allocated by the Secretary during that fiscal year. (b) Amounts available to the Secretary that have not been allo- cated at the end of a fiscal year shall be carried forward as part of

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