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Section 307 authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements witli 

 coastal States to underwrite, by guaranty thereof, bond issues or loans 

 for the iuirpose of land acquisition or land and water development and 

 restoration projects. We believe that the bill should prescribe the terras 

 and conditions of the bond issues or loans that may be guaranteed by 

 the Secretary and the rights of the Federal Government in the case 

 of default. Section 307 also states that the aggregate principal amount 

 of guaranteed bonds and loans outstanding at any time may not ex- 

 ceed $140 million. We believe that the bill should further specify a 

 maximum amount which the Secretary could guarantee for each bond 

 issue or loan and an aggregate amount of such guaranteed bond issues 

 or loans available to each State. We also note that the bill does not 

 identify the source of the Federal funds that would be needed in the 

 event of any defaults. 



Section 311 authorizes and directs the Secretary to establish a coastal 

 zone management advisory committee composed of not more than 15 

 persons designated by the' Secretary. However, the bill does not (1) 

 specify the tei-m of service of the members, (2) include a provision 

 for the designation of a chairman, and (3) include a provision that 

 would require the SecretaiT to distribute membership to the advisory 

 committee among various academic, business, governmental or other 

 disciplines. We suggest that the committee consider inclusion of such 

 provisions in the bill. 



Section 312(a) of the bill states that the Secretary shall not approve 

 the management plan and program submitted by the State unless the 

 views of Federal agencies principally affected by such plan and pro- 

 gram have been adequately considered. The bill does not, however, 

 specify the time period within wliich the Federal agencies are to sub- 

 mit their views. The committee may wish to set a specific time limit for 

 Federal agencies to consider a coastal State's management plan and 

 program. 



This bill does not require a finding by the Secretary that the State's 

 coastal zone management plan and program be consistant with an 

 applicable implementation plan under the Clean Air Act, as amended, 

 tlie Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and tlie Solid 

 Waste Disposal Act of 1965, as amended. The committee may wish to 

 add a section to the bill for this purpose. 



The bill does not provide for the segmented development and adop- 

 tion of State's management plans and programs and appears to require 

 that only a completed comprehensive plan and program shall be sub- 

 mitted to the Secretary. Such a requirement might tend to impede 

 the giving of immediate attention by States to the more urgent needs 

 of particular coastal zone areas. As further encouragement to the 

 coastal States to undertake the preparation and implementation of 

 plans and programs, the committee may wash to add a provision to the 

 bill to allow the States, with the approval of the Secretary, to develop 

 and adopt a management plan and program in segments, provided that 

 (1) the State adequately allows for the ultimate coordination of the 

 various segments into a single unified plan and program and (2) such 

 unified plan and program be completed as soon as is reasonably prac- 

 ticable, but within specified time limits. 



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