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Based on these conclusions, the Commission's major recommendations are 



as follows: 



Establishment by the States of Coastal Zone Authorities 



Each coastal State should establish one or more coastal zone author- 

 ities capable of develooino and implementing management plans which 

 would "resolve problems of comoeting uses" in the coastal zone. The 

 number, form, and exact powers of these authorities would be left 

 to each State. In general, however, the Commission expects that 

 these authorities would be organized so as to "prevent domination by 

 State agencies charged with narrower responsibilities." Powers to 

 be made available to the tyoical coastal zone authority should 

 include planning, regulation, acquisition and eminent domain, and 

 development. 



Planning is defined by the Commission as the making of comorehensive 

 plans for coastal waters and adjacent lands and the conduct of neces- 

 sary studies and investigations. Regulation includes zoning, the 

 granting of easements, licenses, or permits, and the exercisinn of 

 other necessary controls to ensure that use of waters and adjacent 

 lands conforms to the plan for that area. Acquisition and eminent 

 domain are self-explanatory. Develooment, as defined by the Commission, 

 is the provision, either directly or by arrangement with other govern- 

 mental agencies, of such public facilities as beaches, marinas, and 

 other waterfront works. It includes also the leasing of estuarine and 

 coastal zone lands. 



