LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U.S. Senate, 

 Committee on Commerce^ 



Septemler 29, 1976. 



Dear Colleague: It has been 4 years since the enactment of the 

 Coastal Zone Management Act. Currently, all 30 coastal States and 

 three of four eligible territories are in the process of developing 

 coastal zone management progi-ams under this legislation. 



Since its enactment, the Coastal Zone Managment Act has been 

 amended twice, in 1974 and again in 1976. The 1976 amendments are 

 significant in both scope and concept. 



Since the legislative intent of this Act, as amended, is frequently re- 

 examined by the Congress and the Executive, the Committee requested 

 the Library of Congress' Congressional Research Service to compile 

 this history containing the legislative documents and debate. 



It is hoped that this legislative history will prove useful to you 

 and others involved in coastal zone management. 



We wish to emphasize that the content of this legislative history 

 have neither been approved, disapproved, nor considered by the Sen- 

 ate Committee on Commerce or the National Ocean Policy Study. 



Warren G. Magnuson, 

 Chairman, Committee on Commerce. 

 Ernest F. Rollings, 

 Chairman, National Ocean Policy Study. 



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