I. COASTAL ZOXE MANAGEMENT AND OUTER 

 CONTINENTAL SHELF xlCTIVITIES 



Legislative activities related to Coastal Zone Management and the 

 Outer Continental Shelf activities with which the Committee will 

 deal during the 94th Congress, particularly the first session, include 

 the following : 



— General oversight of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 

 and Federal activities thereunder ; 



— Committee interest in legislation to increase the supply of energy 

 from the outer continental shelf ; 



— Examination of current attitudes of State executive and legisla- 

 tive personnel in regard to offshore oil and gas developments ; 



— Examination of the environmental and socio-economic impact 

 of offshore oil and gas developments on the coastal zone; 



— Consideration of non-petroleum, ocean-related energy sources to 

 complement the oil and gas resources of the continental shelf ; 



— Consideration of the issues of public access to beaches and islands, 

 and their recreational use ; 



— Examination of certain provisions of the Marine Protection, Re- 

 research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 as they relate to other 

 concerns of the Committee discussed in this paper; 



— Oversight of deep water port activities ; 



— Committee interest in land use policy and planning legislation 

 and energy facilities siting. 



These Committee activities are discussed in detail in the following 

 sections of the report. 



1. GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972 



The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 * became effective in Oc- 

 tober, 1972, but its implementation was delayed for almost a year due 

 to lack of funding support from the Administration. After extensive 

 negotiations between members of the Committee on Commerce and the 

 Administration, it was agreed that appropriations would be made 

 available for implementing the Act. Subsequently $12 million was ap- 

 propriated, and in 1974, 31 of 34 coastal States and territories were 

 awarded grants to begin the development of their coastal zone man- 

 agement programs. 



In January of 1975, some technical amendments to the Act were ap- 

 proved as Public Law 93-612. These amendments made several changes 

 in authorization levels and allocation formulas for program develop- 

 ment, program administration, and estuarine sanctuaries grant pro- 

 grams in order to provide greater flexibility in the administration of 

 grants. 



1 Public Law 92-583, 86 Stat. 1280, 92nd Congress, S. 3507, October 27, 1972. 



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