II. PUBLIC LAW 94-370, THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT 

 ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1976 



Public Law 94-370 



94th Congress, S. 586 



July 26, 1976 



an act 



Q'o improve coastal zoue management in the United States, and for other purposes. 



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

 United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That this Act may 

 be cited as the "Coastal Zone Management Act Amendments of 1976". 



SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 



Section 302 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 

 1451) is amended — 



(1) by inserting "ecological," immediately after "recreational," 

 in subsection (b) ; 



(2) by striking out — 



(A) the semicolon at the end of subsections (a), (b), (c), 

 (d), (e),and (f), respectively, and 



(B) "; and" at the end of subsection (g), 



and inserting in lieu of such matter at each such place a period; 

 and 



(3) by inserting immediately after subsection (h) the follow- 

 ing: 



"(i) The national objective of attaining a greater degree of energy 

 self-sufficiency would be advanced by providing Federal financial 

 assistance to meet state and local needs resulting from new or expanded 

 energy activity in or affecting the coastal zone.". 



SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 



Section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 

 1453) is amended — 



(1) by redesignating paragraph (a) as paragraph (1), and 

 by amending the first sentence of such paragraph (1) (as so 

 redesignated ) — 



(A) by striking out " 'Coastal" and inserting in lieu 

 thereof "The term 'coastal" ; and 



(B) by inserting immediately after "and includes" the 

 following : "islands," ; 



(2) by redesignating paragraph (b) as paragraph (2), and 

 by amending such paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) — 



(A) Dy striking out "'Coastal" and inserting in lieu 

 thereof "The term 'coastal"; and 



(B) by striking out "(1)" and "(2)" and inserting in lieu 

 thereof "(A)" and "(B)", respectively; 



(3) by striking out "(c) 'Coastal" and inserting in lieu thereof 

 "(3) The term 'coastal"; 



(4) by inserting immediately before paragraph (d) thereof 

 the following : 



"(4) The term 'coastal energy activity' means any of the following 

 activities if, and to the extent that (A) the conduct^ support, or facili- 

 tation of such activity requires and involves the siting, construction, 

 expansion, or operation of any equipment or facility j and (B) any 

 technical requirement exists which, in the determination of the 

 Secretary, necessitates that the siting, construction, expansion, or 



Coastal Zone 



Management Act 



Amendments of 



1976. 



16 use 1451 



note. 



90 STAT, 1013 



(581) 



