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(5) Section 305(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1454(b)) is amended by deleting 

 the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon, and by 

 adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: 



"(7) a definition of the term 'beach' and a general plan for the protection of, 

 and access to, public beaches and other coastal areas of environmental, recrea- 

 tional, historical, esthetic, ecological, and cultural value: 



"(8) planning for energy facilities to be located in the coastal zone, planning 

 for and management of the anticipated impacts from any energy facility, and a 

 process or mechanism capable of adequately conducting such planning activities." 



(6) Section 305(c) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1454(c)) is amended by deleting 

 "66%" and inserting in lieu thereof "80", and by deleting in the first sentence 

 thereof "three" and inserting in lieu thereof "four". 



(7) Section 305(d) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1454(d) ) is amended by— 



(A) deleting the period at the end of the first sentence thereof and inserting 

 in lieu thereof the following " : Provided, That notwithstanding any provision of 

 this section or of section 306 no State management program submitted pursuant 

 to this subsection shall be considered incomplete, nor shall final approval thereof 

 be delayed, on account of such State's failure to comply with any regulations 

 that are issued by the Secretary to implement subsection (b) (7) or (b) (8) of 

 this section, until September 30, 1978." ; and 



(B) deleting the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the 

 following " : Provided, That the State shall remain eligible for grants under this 

 section through the fiscal year ending in 1978 for the purpose of developing a 

 beach and coastal area access plan and an energy facility planning process for its 

 State management program, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Secretary 

 to implement subsections (b) (7) and (b)(8) of this section.". 



(8) Section 305(h) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1454(h)) is amended by deleting 

 "June 30, 1977" and inserting n lieu thereof "September 30, 1979". 



(9) Section 306(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1455(a)) is amended by deleting 

 "66%" and inserting in lieu thereof "80". 



(10) Section 306(c)(8) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1455(c)(8)) is amended by 

 adding at the end thereof the following new sentence : "In considering the na- 

 tional interest involved in the planning for and siting of such facilities which are 

 energy facilities located within a State's coastal zone, the Secretary shall further 

 find, pursuant to regulations adopted by him, that the State has given considera- 

 tion to any applicable interstate energy plan or program which is promulgated 

 by any interstate entity established pursuant to section 309 of this title.". 



(11) Section 306 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1455) is amended by adding at the end 

 thereof the following new subsection : 



"(i) As a condition of a State's continued eligibility for grants pursuant to 

 this section, the management program of such State shall, after the fiscal year 

 ending in 1978, include, as an integral part, an energy facility planning process, 

 which is developed pursuant to section 305(b) (8) of this title, and approved by 

 the Secretary, and a general plan for the protection of, and access to, public 

 beaches and other coastal areas, which is prepared pursuant to section 305(b) (7) 

 of this title, and approved by the Secretary.". 



(12) Section 307(c)(3) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1456(c)(3)) is amended by 

 (A) deleting "license or permit" in the first sentence thereof and inserting in lieu 

 thereof "license, lease, or permit"; (B) deleting "licensing or permitting" in the 

 first sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "licensing, leasing, or permit- 

 ting" ; and (C) deleting "license or permit" in the last sentence thereof and in- 

 serting in lieu thereof "license, lease, or permit". 



(13) Sections 308 through 315 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1457 through 1464) are 

 redesignated as sections 311 through 318 thereof, respectively ; and the following 

 three new sections are inserted as follows : 



"coastal energy facility impact program 



"Sec. 308. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make a grant to a coastal State, 

 if he determines that such State's coastal zone has been, or is likely to be, im- 

 pacted by the exploration for, or the development or production of, energy re- 

 sources or by the location, constructinn, expansion, or operation of an energy facil- 

 ity. Such grant shall be for the purpose of enabling such coastal State to study and 

 plan for the economic, environmental, and social consequences which are likely 

 to result in such coastal zone from exploration for and development or produc- 

 tion of such energy resources of from the location, construction, expansion, or 



