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 PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 97 STAT. 597 ted by the States, the Secretary shall determine the percentage of the amounts available for the next fiscal year to which each eligible State is entitled. (2) Notice of the percentage and of the dollar amount, if it can be determined, for each State shall be provided to the States at the earliest practicable time. (3) If the Secretary determines that an amount made availa- ble to a State for a prior fiscal year is greater or less than the amount that should have been made available to the State for the prior fiscal year, because of later or more accurate State expenditure information, the amount for the current fiscal year may be increased or decreased by the appropriate amount. (b) The Secretary shall schedule the payment of amounts, consist- Scheduled ent with the program purposes and applicable regulations pre- payments. scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, to minimize the time elapsing between the transfer of amounts from the Treasury and the subsequent disbursement of the amounts by a State. (c) The Secretary shall notify a State authority or agency that further payments will be made to the State only when the program complies with the prescribed standards or a failure to comply sub- stantially with standards is corrected if the Secretary, after reason- able notice to the designated State authority or agency, finds that— (1) the State recreational boating safety and facilities im- provement program submitted by the State and accepted by the Secretary has been so changed that it no longer complies with this chapter or standards prescribed by regulations; or (2) in carrying out the State recreational boating safety and facilities improvement program, there has been a failure to comply substantially with the standards prescribed by regulations. (d) The Secretary shall provide for the accounting, budgeting, and other fiscal procedures that are necessary and reasonable to carry out this section properly and efficiently. Records related to amounts Audits. allocated under this chapter shall be made available to the Secre- tary and the Comptroller General to conduct audits. § 13109. Consultation, cooperation, and regulation (a) In carrying out responsibilities under this chapter, the Secre- tary may consult with State and local governments, public and private agencies, organizations and committees, private industry, and other persons having an interest in boating safety and facilities improvement. (b) The Secretary may advise, assist, and cooperate with the States and other interested public and private agencies in planning, devel- oping, and carrying out boating safety and facilities improvement programs. Acting under section 141 of title 14, the Secretary shall 14 USC 141 ensure the fullest cooperation between the State and United States Government authorities in promoting boating safety by making agreements and other arrangements with States when possible. Subject to chapter 23 of title 14, the Secretary may make available, on request of a State, the services of members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary to assist the State in promoting boating safety on State waters. (c) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter. 14 USC 821 et seq.

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