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State program developers have found much of the current coastal 

 research being conducted in universities and elsewhere involves long 

 leadtimes and cannot, therefore, serve policymakers' demands for 

 quick information. 



The Committee's initiative in the research area responds in part 

 to the recommendations of the Coastal States Organization of the 

 National Governors Conference and of the National Advisory Com- 

 mittee on Oceans and Atmosphere in its third annual report issued 

 June 28, 1974, The summary of NACOA's deliberations included this 

 suggestion : 



The National Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 

 [should] be amended to include the encouragement and sup- 

 port of the research, development, and advisory services by 

 the States needed to provide a basis for careful, long-endur- 

 ing decisions on coastal zone matters. 



NACOA surveyed existing research resources before recommend- 

 ing the amendment. The NACOA report made the following point 

 about the connection between research and policy in coastal zone man- 

 agement : 



It is important to note here that NACOA is not recom- 

 mending scientific and technology development programs for 

 the sake of science but as a vital input to and an integral part 

 of an effective coastal zone management system. This is a 

 critical point which should not be overlooked. 



5. Ill creased Funding for Program Developtnent and Irrhflementation 

 The Coastal Zone Management Act, as a joint State-Federal effort, 

 requires the use of both State and Federal funds for program devel- 

 opment and implementation under sections 305 and 306. At present, 

 the Act's matching formula calls for one-third State funds and two- 

 thirds Federal funds. 



It is increasingly difficult for States to provide their share of 

 coastal zone management funding at the current matching level. This 

 problem was cited almost unanimously by coastal States and terri- 

 tories corresponding \yith the Committee. 



— M-ftssaciTii setts expressed, directly and succinctly, the need for 

 expansion of Federal funding under sections 305 and 306, in corre- 

 spondence with the Committee : 



We support the increased funding and an 80-percent Fed- 

 eral share for sections 305 and 306 of the Coastal Zone 

 Management Act, The expanded Federal share is necessary in 

 light of the critical financial conditions in Massachusetts and 

 other States, 



The only nonparticipating territory, American Samoa, cited this in 

 correspondence with Senator Hollings as the reason for its failure to 

 join the program : 



The Territory of American Samoa has been in regular 

 contact with the administrators of the Coastal Zone Man- 

 agement Act since its inception. We have not as yet partici- 

 pated in any of the program activity. Our reasons for not 



