eligible coastal state
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “eligible coastal state” means a coastal state that for any fiscal year for which a grant is applied for under this section—
(A) has a management program approved under section 1455 of this title; and
(B) in the judgment of the Secretary, is making satisfactory progress in activities designed to result in significant improvement in achieving the coastal management objectives specified in section 1452(2)(A) through (K) of this title.
Source
- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 1455AConservation · Coastal resource improvement program · for purposes of this section