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1 the three succeeding fiscal years, as may he necessary, 



2 for assistance under section 310, to remain available until 



3 expended; and". 



4 (c) Section 318 (b) of such Act is amended hy deletmg 



5 "four" and inserting in lieu thereof "seven". 



6 Sec. 7. (a) Section 302 (e) of the Coastal Zone Man- 



7 agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 (e) ) is amended by 



8 inserting "ecological," immediately after "recreational,". 



9 (b) Section 304 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1453) is 



10 amended by (1) inserting in subsection (a) thereof "islands" 



11 immediately after "and includes" ; (2) deleting in subsection 



12 (e) thereof "and" after "transitional areas," and inserting 



13 "and islands" after "uplands,"; and (3) adding at the end 



14 thereof the following nev7 subsection : 



15 " (j) 'Beach' means the area defined by the coastal State 



16 under paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of section 305." 



17 (c) Section 305 (b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1454 (b) ) 



18 is amended (1) by deleting the period at the end thereof 



19 and inserting in heu thereof a semicolon; and by adding at 



20 the end thereof the following new paragraph: , ■ 



21 "(7) a general plan for the protection of access to 



22 pubhc beaches and other coastal areas of environmental, 



23 recreational, historical, esthetic, ecological, and cultural 



24 value. Such plan shall include a definition of the term 



25 'beach'.". 



