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The form of a State Coastal Zone 

 Authority might range from a 

 volunteer commission with a small 

 staff to a major agency like the 

 Port of New York Authority. 



actions are taken or decisions are made chang- 

 ing or modifying the coastal zone. All infor- 

 mation and actions should be a matter of 

 public record. 



The Coastal Zone Authority should be or- 

 ganized to prevent domination by State agen- 

 cies charged with narrower i-esponsibilities. 

 However, the Authority will have to work 

 closely with other State agencies to achieve 

 the objectives of its plan, because the activ- 

 ities of these other agencies in promulgating 



conservation and fishing regulations and wa- 

 ter quality standards, for example, signifi- 

 cantly affect coastline and offshore water use. 

 Procedures must be established within each 

 State to ensure that the actions of other State 

 agencies are consistent witJi Authority-ap- 

 proved plans. To strengtli the Authority, the 

 Federal Government should consider with- 

 holding grant-in-aid assistance from any 

 project which contravenes plans of the Coast- 

 al Zone Authority. 



