sensible tradeoffs. Environmental baseline data accumulated by the Depart- 
ment of the Interior and NOAA concerning proposed leasing areas on the 
OCS should be made available to coastal States directly or through the 
Office of Coastal Zone Management. This data should be provided to the 
States well in advance of the decision to lease in order to assure adequate 
time for them to evaluate the effects of the decision and to make comments. 
Also, NACOA recommends that the Office of Sea Grant which funds 
the initial development of many promising research areas and service 
programs related to the coastal zone and its resources, should be funded 
to its statutory limit as early as possible, preferably FY 1975. The addi- 
tional funding should be devoted to activities related to planning and 
management of coastal zone environments and resources. 
Second, the Estuarine Sanctuaries Program provided by Section 312 of 
the National Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 should be extended 
in time, and the funding provided by Section 315 of that Act should be 
increased to a level sufficient to comply with the clear Congressional intent, 
namely, at least one estuarine sanctuary in each of the identifiable zoogeo- 
graphic regions. We note especially that funds are now available on a 
one-time-only basis for purchase of a limited number of sanctuaries, but 
no support is available for planning and management of these areas on 
a continuing basis. It sems obvious that adequate monies to provide sup- 
port for these Federal/State sanctuaries should also be added in this sec- 
tion. We do not know how much it will take and, hence, must leave it 
to the legislative amendment process to determine. 
Third, NACOA recommends that the level of funding for management 
in coastal zone areas should be increased for FY ’75 to $20 million and 
the full annual funding level be made available in FY ’76. In addition, 
we recommend that the allocation restrictions in Section 306 Administra- 
tive Grants Program be revised so as to allow more realistic assignment of 
funds according to need and readiness of individual participating States, 
especially during the build-up and phase-down periods of program develop- 
ment. With these actions the Coastal Zone Management Program en- 
visioned by the Act will, in our opinion, be well under way. 
One area requiring special attention from the Congress remains. There 
is no clear provision for support of essential research, development, and 
advisory service programs in the National Coastal.Zone Management Act 
of 1972. For the National Coastal Zone Management Program provided 
under that Act to be fully productive, NACOA is convinced that adequate 
scientific data and information and technical support need to be made 
available to the planners and managers who make the decisions. 
Knowledge is the Key in the Coastal Zone 
To make effective planning and management of the coastal zone pos- 
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