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needs. The Federal land use program will be structured similar to the 

 Coastal Zone Management Act in that it would create a system of 

 grants to encourage states to develop and implement _ a land use 

 planning program within a given period of time. The legislation pro- 

 poses that the Department of the Interior would have jurisdiction over 

 the program. 



In view of the fact that many coastal states will have completed 

 their coastal zone plans before land use legislation is passed by the 

 Congress, it is essential that this legislation not compromise in 

 any way what has already been accomplished in the coastal zone. Close 

 coordination is therefore essential at all levels of government, but 

 essentially at the state level. 



This does not mean that the two programs should be combined at 

 either the Federal or State levels in order to be effectively admin- 

 istered. The coastal zone is an ecosystem quite different from inland 

 areas, and in most cases, under much greater development pressures. 

 By its very nature it needs the special attention that the Coastal Zone 

 Management Act provides. And the expertise of an ocean-coastal zone 

 oriented agency like NOAA, which currently administers the program, 

 is an important aspect of the program's success. 



Because of the implications of land use legislation for the future of 

 the coastal zone management program, NOPS will continue to follow 

 the land use legislation as it moves through the Congress and to make 

 necessary recommendations to appropriate committees as necessary to 

 improve the coordination and administration of the two programs. 



Another critical point of interface between land use legislation and 

 the Coastal Zone Management Act in the 94th Congress concerns the 

 designation of areas both suitable and unsuitable for energy facilities 

 siting and to improve methods for the siting of such facilities. Senator 

 Jackson's new Land Use bill addresses this need in a new Energy 

 Facilities Planning title, which would require a state energy facilities 

 siting plan to be reviewed and approved by the Federal Energy 

 Administration. 



NOPS recognizes that coastal areas are prime targets for a variety 

 of energy facilities, primarily because of increasing oil imports and 

 accelerated development of oil and gas lands on the OCS. Two studies 

 are presently underway at NOP's request in the Office of Technology 

 Assessment which NOPS hopes will provide information as to how 

 energy facilities siting decisions can be made in the coastal zone using 

 the management structure provided in the Coastal Zone Management 

 Act. The first study is an assessment of the impacts of proposed energjr 

 facilities on the states of New Jersey and Delaware, scheduled for 

 completion in the summer. The second is an assessment of the growth 

 and land use implications of energy facilities in the coastal zone, which 

 should be completed in the fall. NOPS will use the finding of these 

 reports to make recommendations in the form of legislation to the 

 Congress for dealing with the energy facilities siting problem in 

 coastal areas. In addition, NOPS will study the possibility of broad- 

 ening the "Coastal Impact Fund" in S. 586, to encourage proper siting 

 of energy facilities to accommodate regional and state energy needs. 

 These issues were aired in a series of hearings in March and April held 

 jointly with the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the 

 Committee on Commerce and NOPS. 



