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General Provisions 



Section 102. This section amends the Coastal Zone Management Act 

 of 1972 as amended, as follows : 



(1) This subsection amends the "Congressional Findings" section 

 (3U2) to provide in subsection (b) thereof an additional hnding that 

 the coastal zone is rich in ecological resources. 



(2) This subsection amends the definitions section (304) by : adding 

 "islands" as a specifically enumerated component of the coastal zone 

 together with already listed areas such as wetlands and salt marshes. 

 This amendment is of a technical nature in that the existing definitions, 

 as well as the intent of the act including its legislatixe history, make 

 it clear that islands are already covered by the Act although not spe- 

 cifically listed. This amendment is added primarily because specific 

 provisions are made in S. 586 with respect to islands (subsection 8 of 

 section 102). 



(3) This subsection amends the said "Definitions" section by adding 

 '"ishinds" as specific areas to which the estuarine sanctuary provision 

 of the act pertains. Again, this amendment is technical only as islands 

 were included in the original act although not specifically enumerated. 



(4) This subsection amends the said "Definitions" section by adding 

 a definition of "energy faciliti--;"' as section 304(j). The comprehen- 

 sive coastal zone managen>ent planning envisioned by the Act included 

 such facilities within its general coverage but other provisions of S. 586 

 which focus upon such facilities, directly, made it necessary to define 

 exactly what facilities it is to which these additional provisions refer. 

 The new subsection (j) defines such energy facilities to be new facili- 

 ties or additions to existing facilities. Existing energy facilities are 

 included in the uses of "energy facilities" in S. 586 only if existing 

 facilities are added to, or their function is changed. The point in 

 time to be used for determining "new" facilities, existing facilities, 

 and so on shall be the effective date of these amendments. 



Subsection (j) (1) defines one of two types of energy facility: one 

 is a facility which is, or will be, directly used in the extraction, 

 conversion, storage, transfer, processing or transporting of any energy 

 resource. Subsection (,i)(2) defines the second type of facility in- 

 cluded : one which will be used primarily for manufacture, produc- 

 tion, or assembly of equipment, machinery, products, or devices which 

 are, or will be, directly involved in the type of activity included. This 

 second type of facility is included only if it will serve, impact, or other- 

 wise affect a substantial geographical area or a substantial number of 

 people. The Committee does not intend to create ambiguities by its use 

 of tne term "substantial" in this definition. Each State should receive 

 assistance under this Act for comprehensive coastal zone management, 

 and in the event of reasonable doubt concerning whether tlie geo- 

 graphic area or number of people involved is substantial, the Commit- 

 tee expects that doubt to be resolved in favor of the States' inclusion of 

 them in its program. In the case of grants and loans for adverse im- 

 pacts from such facilities as provided hereafter in this bill, the Secre- 

 tary of Commerce (through NOAA) will, of course, additionally 

 determine the value or extent of those impacts and the amounts of 

 loans and grants. 



