535 



The Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries met on Decem- 

 ber 10, 197-i, and, by unanimous voice vote, ordered the bill reported, 

 with an amendment reflecting the action taken in the Subcommittee. 



Section-by- Section Analysis 



The following amendments to the basic Act are accomplished by 

 H.R. 16215, as reported : 



(1) An amendment of subsection (e) of section 305, to require the 

 Secretary of Commerce to waive the application of the 1 per centum 

 minimum requirement as to management development grants, when 

 the coastal State involved requests such a waiver. 



(2) An amendment to subsection (b) of section 306, to change the 

 allocation of administrative grants from a maximum limitation of 10 

 per centum of funds appropriated for such grants, to a maximum of 

 $2 million for any grant in fiscal year 1975, $2.5 million for any grant 

 in fiscal year 1976, and $3 million for any grant in fiscal year 1977. 



(3) A further amendment to subsection (b) of section 306, to re- 

 quire the Secretary to waive the application of the 1 per centum mini- 

 mum requirement as to any administrative grant, when the coastal 

 State involved requests such a waiver. 



(4) An amendment to subsection (a) of section 315, to increase the 

 authorization for program development grants from $9 million to $12 

 million per year for each of the fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977. 



(5) A further amendment to subsection (a) of section 315, to ex- 

 tend the authorization for estuarine sanctuaries grants, at a maximum 

 level of $6 million for the fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977. 



Cost of the Legislation 



Pursuant to Clause 7, of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 

 Representatives, the Committee estimates the cost of this legislation 

 to the government would be not more than $9 million for each of the 

 fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977. 



Departmental Reports 



The departmental reports on H.R. 16215, on which the hearings 

 were held, are as follows : 



General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, 



Washington, B.C., September 23, 1971^. 



Hon. Leonor K. Sullivan, 



Chairman, C ommittee on Merchant Manne and FisTieries, House of 

 Representatives, Washington, D.G. 



Dear IMadam Chairman : This is in response to your request for the 

 views of this Department with respect to H.R. 16215, a bill to amend 

 the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, to provide more flexibility 

 in the allocation of administrative grants, to coastal states, and for 

 other purposes. 



This bill proposes revisions to three separate provisions of the 

 Coastal Zone Management Act. The first proposed change would re- 

 move the 10 percent limitation on the amount of money that can be 



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