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The Coastal Zone Management Act provides a framework 

 for Federal-State cooperation in planning for onshore de- 

 velopment induced by OCS operations, particularly siting of 

 pipelines, refineries, and other facilities in in the coastal 

 zone * * * 



The National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere 

 (NACOA) has recognized the need for more financial assistance to 

 coastal States for coastal zone management. In its Third Annual Re- 

 port to the President and to Congress the Committee found a "wel- 

 come increase in coastal zone management activity, but [also] a heavy 

 increase in offshore activities engendered by the energy crisis." On 

 this basis, NACOA recommended. 



The level of funding under the Coastal Zone Management 

 Act supporting matching grants for management be increased 

 to $20 million for fiscal year 1975 and the full $30 million 

 for fiscal year 1976 authorized in the legislation. 



Although the Administration was at first reluctant to fund the 

 Coastal Zone Management Act, its representatives have now become 

 convinced coastal zone management is an essential decisionmaking 

 tool, especially with regard to energy development in the coastal zone. 

 The Administration supports the $3 million increase in the authoriza- 

 tion level for program development grants and has verified that sup- 

 port in a letter to the Chairman. The letter stated in part that — 



In view of the fact that the President has recently an- 

 nounced his decision to request increased funding under the 

 terms of the Coastal Zone Management Act for Coastal 

 States impacted by accelerated Federal oil and gas leasing 

 activities, the Administration is preparing legislation in- 

 creasing the Act's authorization level to $12 million per year 

 for section 305. The legislation will also deal with several 

 minor technical matters. 



The Committee on Commerce concurs with the Administration on 

 the need for an increased authorization level for section 305 of the Act. 



Need for Replacing the 10 Percent Limitation on Section 306 Grants 

 ivith Dollar Limitations 



S. 3922 would amend the Costal Zone Management Act to remove 

 the present 10 percent limitation on the amount any one State may 

 receive from the total amount appropriated for Section 306 manage- 

 ment grants and replaces it with specific dollar limitations to States 

 allocated in yearly intervals. Each State could receive, at most, $2 

 million for fiscal year 1975; $2.5 million for fiscal year 1976; and $3 

 million for fiscal year 1977. 



This language is designed to deal with an unusual situation which 

 is expected to occur only at the beginning and the end of the Section 

 306, or management, phase of the coastal zone program. Not all 

 States will complete their coastal zone management programs at the 

 same time, and only three or four are expected to be eligible for 



