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"(b) The term 'territorial sea' means a belt of sea adjacent to the coast of 

 the United States and extending three geographic miles offshore from the baseline 

 and within which the United States exercises sovereign rights, subject to the 

 right of innocent passage. 



"(c) The term 'baseline' means the reference line from which the outer limits 

 of the territorial sea and other offshore zones are measured by the United States 

 Government. 



"(d) The term 'seaward boundary of the various coastal States' means a line 

 drawn three geographic miles offshore the baseline or nine geographic miles 

 offshore the baseline in the cases of Texas and Florida in the Gulf of Mexico, or 

 such other seaward boundaries as may be recognized by the United States 

 Government. 



"(e) The term 'coastal State' means any State bordering on the Atlantic, 

 Pacific, or gulf coast or the Great Lakes, and includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin 

 Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. 



"(f) The term 'Council' means the National Council on Marine Resources and 

 Engineering Development. 



"(g) The term 'coastal authority' means a commission, council, center, agency, 

 or other governmental entity, broadly representative of coastal needs, problems, 

 and uses, designated by the Governor of a coastal State through legislative or 

 other processes. Coastal States may jointly designate an interstate agency of 

 which they are a member, including a river basin commission, to serve as a 

 coastal authority, in which case such an authority shall be subject to the provi- 

 sions as a State agency for the purposes of this title, and shall be entitled to 

 funding equivalent to the sum of the allotments of its member States. 



"(h) The term 'estuarine sanctuary' is an area, not to exceed ten square miles, 

 within the coastal zone and unhampered by the mounting pressures thereon, set 

 aside to provide scientists the opportunity to examine over a period of time 

 the ecological relationships within estuaries. 



"approval of state programs 



"Sec. 305. (a) In recognition of the need for increased participation by the 

 States in the comprehensive planning and development of the coastal zone, the 

 Council shall review any planning, development, and operating program submitted 

 by a coastal authority and may, in accordance with the provisions of this title, 

 make grants to such authorities in order to assist them in developing a long- 

 range master plan for the coastal zone and implementing a development pro- 

 gram based upon such master plan. 



"(b) The Council shall approve any planning and development program for 

 the coastal zone which is submitted by a coastal authority, if such program — 

 "(1) provides for the formulation of a master plan for the coastal zone 

 over which such authority has jurisdiction as follows : 



"(A) such master plan shall include general planning principles and 

 provide a statement of desired goals and standards to help shape and 

 direct future development of the coastal zone, and such standards shall 

 be based on a study of current population and development trends and 

 existing or potential problems within the coastal zone, and be designed 

 to promote the balanced development of natural, commercial, industrial, 

 recreational, and esthetic resources and to accommodate a wide variety 

 of beneficial uses ; 



"(B) in preparing such master plan, the coastal authority shall exam- 

 ine the land use regulations and plans of the various governmental 

 bodies whose jurisdiction extends over territory located in the coastal 

 zone; shall consult with interested parties, including local govern- 

 mental bodies, regional development agencies, port authorities, and other 

 intrastate agencies, the various Federal agencies affected by the devel- 

 opment of the coastal zone, adjacent coastal States or authorities, and 

 private groups concerned with the commercial, industrial, recreational, 

 and esthetic development of the coastal zone ; shall examine to the extent 

 possible land use plans and regulations of any adjacent foreign coun- 

 tries ; and shall conduct or support such research, studies, surveys, and 

 interviews as are necessary to assist it in making informed decisions on 

 the most beneficial allocation of uses of coastal waters and lands ; 



