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fact that the need for such provisions appears to be rather remote and 

 could cause problems since they would extend beyond the territorial 

 limits of the United States. The conferees retained the authority to 

 establish estuarine and sanctuaries within State waters. 



Sec. 313. In the provisions for an annual report, the conferees in- 

 cluded the requirement, among others, that the Congress be notified 

 specifically as to Federal activities or projects which are not con- 

 sistent with an approved State management program thereby enabling 

 the Congress to take corrective measures as it deems appropriate. 



Sec. 315. The conferees agreed to compromise the appropriation 

 authorization provisions, by including a provision for $9 million each 

 year for a period of 5 years for development grants, a provision for 

 necessary sums, not to exceed $30 million for each of 4 fiscal years 

 beginning with fiscal year 1974 for administrative grants, and a pro- 

 vision for necessary sums not to exceed $6 million for the single year 

 of fiscal year 1974. In addition, conferees agreed to authorize neces- 

 sary sums not to exceed $3 million per year for 5 years for adminis- 

 trative expenses. 



MATTERS EXCLUDED IN CONFERENCE PROVISIONS 



In addition to deleting the Senate provisions relating to direct 

 grants to certain political subdivisions of States, discussed earlier as 

 to section 305, the conferees also deleted the Senate provisions (in 

 section 311 of the Senate version) establishing a National Coastal 

 Resources Board. The conferees concluded that such a Board was 

 cumbersome, expensive, and unnecessary. The conferees also excluded 

 the House provisions (in section 313 of the House version) authoriz- 

 ing a Federal management jorogram for the contiguous zone of the 

 United States, because the provisions relating thereto did not pre- 

 scribe sufficient standards or criteria and would create potential con- 

 flicts with legislation already in existence concerning Continental 

 Shelf resources. Having deleted the estuarine sanctuary extension 

 authority and the Federal contiguous zone program authority, the 

 conferees also deleted the penalty provisions which were contained 

 in section 316 of the House version, as no longer necessary. 



Edward A. Garmatz, 

 Alton Lennon, 

 Thomas N. Downing, 

 Charles A. Mosher, 

 Thomas M. Pelly, 

 Maangers on tlie Part of the House. 

 Warren G. Magnuson, 

 Ernest F. Hollings, 

 Ted Stevens, 

 Managers on the Part of the Senate. 



