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(3) such sums^ not to exceed $6,000,000 for the fiscal year end- 

 ing June 30, 197 Jf, and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, 

 as may he necessary, for grants under section 312, to remain avail- 

 ahle until expended, 

 (h) There are also authorized to he appropriated such sums, not to 

 exceed $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1973, and for each of the six succeed- 

 ing fiscal years, as may he necessary for administrative expenses inci- 

 dent to the administration of this title. 



Estimated Costs 



Pursuant to section 252 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

 1970, the Committee estimates that the additional costs for implemen- 

 tation of the provisions of S. 3922, over and above the anticipated ap- 

 propriations under existing authorizations contained in the Coastal 

 Zone Management Act (Public Law 92-583), would be as follows: $9 

 million for fiscal year 1975; $9 million for fiscal year 1976; $9 million 

 for fiscal year 1977; $39 million for fiscal year 1978; and $39 million 

 for fiscal year 1979. The total increase in authorization over the period 

 from fiscal year 1975 to fiscal year 1979 would amount to approximately 

 $105 million. 



Text or S. 3922, as Reported 



To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to provide more flexibifity 

 In the allocation of administrative grants to coastal States, and for other 

 purposes 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Coastal 

 Zone Management Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1280) is amended as follows: 



(1) Subsection (h) of section 305 is amended by deleting "1977" 

 and by inserting in lieu thereof "1979". 



(2) Subsection (b) of section 306 is amended by deleting all after 

 "relevant factors :" and by inserting in lieu thereof '"'"Provided, That 

 no annual grant made under this section shall be in excess of $2,000,000 

 for fiscal year 1975, in excess of $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1976, nor in 

 excess of $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 and succeeding fiscal years: 

 Provided further. That no annual grant made under this section shall 

 be less than 1 per centum of the total amount appropriated to carry 

 out the purposes of this section, unless at the discretion of a State a 

 lesser amount will suffice.". 



Section 315 is amended to read as follows : 



"authorization of appropriations 



"Sec. 315. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated — 



"(1) the sums of $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal vears ending 

 June 30, 1973, and June 30. 1974, and the sum of $12,000,000 for 

 each of the five succeeding fiscal years, for grants under section 

 305, to remain available until expended ; 



"(2) such sums, not to exceed $30,000,000, for tlie fiscal year 

 ending June 30, 1974, and for each of the fiscal years 1975 through 

 1979, as may be necessary, for grants under section 306, to remain 

 available until expended; and 



