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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 base- 

 line 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 



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

 drawn three geographic miles offshore the baseline or nine geographic miles off- 

 shore 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 'landward extent of maritime influences' means such amount 

 of land running back from the high water mark which in contemplation of human 

 and natural ecology may be considered to come under the direct and immediate 

 influence of the adjacent sea or lake. 



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

 and Engineering Development. 



"(h) 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 State 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 same provisions 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. 



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"Sec. 304. (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 and development 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 program based 

 upon such master plan. 



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

 examine 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 governmental 

 bodies, regional development agencies, port authorities, and other 

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

 velopment of the coastal zone, adjacent coastal States or authorities, 

 and private groups concerned with the commercial, industrial, recrea- 

 tional, and esthetic development of the coastal zone ; shall examine to the 

 extent possible land use plans and regulations of any adjacent foreign 

 countries ; 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 ; 

 "(C) such master plan shall include studies, conclusions, and explana- 



