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amended, to assist the States in establisliing coastal zone management 

 plans and programs. The bill would amend the act by adding title III 

 which would, if enacted, be cited as the "National Coastal Zone Man- 

 agement Act of 1971." 



The bill involves matters of policy for determination by the Con- 

 gress and therefore we have no recommendation with respect to its 

 enactment. However, we have the following comments concerning 

 specific provisions of the bill. 



The act which the bill proposes to amend was approved June 17, 

 1966, and is codfied in 33 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. Consequently, lines 8 and 

 9 on page 1 of the bill should be changed to read "approved June 17, 

 1966, as amended (33 U.S.C. et seq.) ." 



Section 304(c) defines "Coastal State" as including Puerto Rico, 

 the Virginia Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the District of Co- 

 lumbia. We assume that it is not intended to include the Trust Terri- 

 tory of the Pacific Islands and the Panama Canal Zone. 



Section 305 of the bill authorizes the Secretary to make annual 

 grants to any coastal State for the purpose of assisting in the develop- 

 ment of a management plan and program for the land and water re- 

 sources of the coastal zone, provided that no such gi-ant shall be made 

 under this subsection until the Secretary finds that the coastal State is 

 adequately and expeditiously developing such management plan and 

 program. 



This language appears to preclude making grants to States which 

 have not yet started to develop a management plan and program. The 

 coinmittee may wish to consider whether the bill should also allow 

 States which have not started to develop a management plan and pro- 

 gram to receive grants for the purpose of developing a management 

 plan and program. 



Section 306(a) of the bill authorizes the Secretary to make annual 

 grants to any coastal State for not more than 50 per centum of the costs 

 of administering the coastal State's management plan and program. 

 Section 306(c) (4) of this bill states that the Governor shall desig- 

 nate a single agency to receive and administer the grants for imple- 

 menting the management plan and program. It is not clear whether 

 the grants issued under this section are intended to cover the costs 

 of monitoring the management plan and program or if these grants 

 are intended as operating grants for the implementation of the man- 

 agement plan and program. The committee may wish to clarify this 

 language. 



Section 306(c) (2) of the bill requires the coastal State to make pro- 

 visions for public notice and to hold public hearings on the develop- 

 ment of the management plan and program. All required public hear- 

 ings under this title must be announced at least 30 days before they 

 take place and all relevant materials, documents and studies must be 

 readily available to the public for study at least 30 days in advance of 

 the actual hearing or hearings. The committee may wish to increase 

 the number of days notice for public hearings, in order that the pub- 

 lic may have advance notice that relevant studies and documents are 

 to be available at least 30 days in advance of the hearings. This 

 would give the public the benefit of the full 30 days to examine tlie 

 relevant documents. 



