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With tlie Secretary's approval, States would be authorized to de- 

 velop plans in segments so as to focus attention on problem areas, and 

 to revise plans to meet changed conditions. Grants could be terminated 

 if the Secretary determined that a State was failing to implement its 

 plan and program. 



Additional provisions would require the Secretary, before approv- 

 ing programs, to consult with Federal agencies principally involved. 

 Federal agencies conducting or supporting activities in the coastal 

 zone would be required to "seek to make such activities consistent with 

 the approved State management plan and program for the area." 

 Federal development activities in the coastal zone would be prohibited 

 if the coastal State deemed such activities inconsistent with a manage- 

 ment plan unless the Secretary found such project consistent with 

 tlie objectives of the bill, or in cases where the Secretary of Defense 

 determines that the project is necessary in the interests of national 

 security. Applicants for Federal licenses or permits to conduct any 

 activity the coastal zone would be required to obtain a certification 

 from the appropriate State agency that the proposed activity was con- 

 sistent with the coastal zone management plan and program. 



The Secretary would be required to submit an annual report to the 

 President for transmittal to the Congress on the administration of the 

 act. 



S. 582 would also authorize the establishment of "estuarine sanc- 

 tuaries" for the purpose of studies of natural and human processes oc- 

 curring within the coastal zone, and would provide for grants by the 

 Secretary of up to 50 percent of the costs of acquisition, development, 

 and operation of such sanctuaries. 



We recommend that these bills not be enacted, and that the Congress 

 instead give favorable consideration to S. 992, the Administration's 

 proposed "National Land Use Policy Act of 1971." 



The "national estuarine pollution study," which was developed for 

 the Secretary of the Interior by the Federal Water Quality Adminis- 

 tration, now a component of EPA, concluded that urbanization and 

 industrialization, combined with unplanned development in the es- 

 tuarine zone, have resulted in seA^ere damage to the estuarine eco- 

 svstem. In addition, the "national estuary study," developed for the 

 Secretary b}^ the Fish and Wildlife Service, identified the need for a 

 new thrust on the side of natural and esthetic values in the Nation's 

 estuarine areas. Clearly, we need to insure that environmental A^alues 

 are adequately protected in such areas. In this connection, however, 

 we are aware that land-use planning can affect all areas, not simply 

 estuarine areas, and that adequate planning for preservation of estua- 

 rine and coastal areas can only be effective if the full range of alterna- 

 tives to development in such areas can be considered. In other words, 

 estuarine and coastal zone planning must be considered within the 

 larger context of land-use planning statewide. 



S. 902 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make grants of 

 up to 50 percent of cost to assist the States in developing and managing 

 land-use programs. Programs would be required to include methods 

 for inventorying and exercising control over the use of land within 

 areas of critical environmental concern, including coastal zones and 

 estuaries. States would also be required to develop a system of controls 

 or regulations to insure compliance with applicable environmental 

 standards and implementation plans. 



